Catering to a growing hype for sneakers in Spain, Foot Locker is planning to open its first stores under the trendy Sidestep banner in the country, competing with other foreign banners like Courir, Snipes and JD Sports, and many local banners. The first Sidestep stores are slated for openings in two shopping centers of Barcelona – El Triangle (replacing a former Foot Locker store) and Gran Via 2, and in two Madrid malls – Plenilunio and Carrer del Carmen. They will be added to the 76 other Sidestep stores operated by Foot Locker in Germany, Switzerland and the Netherlands. The American athletic footwear retailer acquired the Sidestep chain along as part of the former German-based Runners Point Group in 2013, for a total of 200 doors. Foot Locker ended up closing the Runners Point chain last year.

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