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ArticleFoot Locker plans to wind down Sidestep retail brand
Nine-and-a-half years after acquiring the sports fashion footwear chain as part of its deal for the Recklinghausen, Germany-based Runners Point Group, Foot Locker has decided to shutter Sidestep’s operation that currently consists of several dozen stores across Germany, Austria, the Netherlands, and Switzerland. In February 2019, Foot Locker operated 80 ...
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ArticleFoot Locker will convert about 35 Runners Point stores
As we had imagined in reporting the phaseout of its Runners Point banner in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, the management of Foot Locker told investors on May 22 that only about 40 stores would be closed, while the others would be converted to the Foot Locker or Sidestep format. Between ...
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ArticleFoot Locker closes its German Runners Point chain
Confirming in part a report aired on a German TV channel, Foot Locker said it “intends to consolidate our Runners Point business into our other operations in Europe,” after a year-long assessment of its operations and the competitive landscape in Europe. The TV report said that all the remaining Runners ...