Dick’s Bets On Foot Locker To Kick Start Global Growth Across Brands
The post Dick’s Bets On Foot Locker To Kick Start Global Growth Across Brands appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Foot Locker’s newly reimagined concept store at Melbourne Central, Australia. (Photo by Kelly Defina/Getty Images) Getty Images When Dick’s Sporting Goods announced in May that it would acquire U.S. sports giant Foot Locker for $2.4 billion, it caught the attention of both Wall Street and sneakerheads. The deal, finalized this week, creates a retail behemoth with more than 3,200 stores across 20 countries and an unlikely coming together of a global brand and Dick’s, which has traditionally been seen as America’s go-to sporting goods chain. The move represents both an ambitious expansion and a chance to revive Foot Locker, which has struggled to get out of the starting blocks in recent years, despite a series of store-led initiatives. The timing may prove critical. Foot Locker, still synonymous with sneaker culture and of course basketball, has seen rivals nibble away at its market. Nike is pulling back from wholesale distribution, while younger consumers are finding new ways to buy limited-edition kicks and are increasingly drawn to new brands from the likes of On, with ever more additions like the new footwear range from Gymshark. As a result, margins have thinned, inventory has piled up, and its heavy reliance on Nike left it exposed to changing brand strategies. For Dick’s, a retailer that has quietly reinvented itself over the last decade, this acquisition is a bet that it can apply its own formula of disciplined execution, omnichannel capabilities and scale to restore Foot Locker’s edge. Leadership teams at both companies have been careful to stress continuity. Foot Locker will operate as a standalone business within Dick’s, retaining its brands – Foot Locker, Kids Foot Locker, Champs Sports, WSS, and Atmos. Meantime, the new parent company has already moved leadership talent into place, including former Nike executive Ann Freeman to oversee North America.…
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Foot Locker’s newly reimagined concept store at Melbourne Central, Australia. (Photo by Kelly Defina/Getty Images) Getty Images When Dick’s Sporting Goods announced in May that it would acquire U.S. sports giant Foot Locker for $2.4 billion, it caught the attention of both Wall Street and sneakerheads. The deal, finalized this week, creates a retail behemoth with more than 3,200 stores across 20 countries and an unlikely coming together of a global brand and Dick’s, which has traditionally been seen as America’s go-to sporting goods chain. The move represents both an ambitious expansion and a chance to revive Foot Locker, which has struggled to get out of the starting blocks in recent years, despite a series of store-led initiatives. The timing may prove critical. Foot Locker, still synonymous with sneaker culture and of course basketball, has seen rivals nibble away at its market. Nike is pulling back from wholesale distribution, while younger consumers are finding new ways to buy limited-edition kicks and are increasingly drawn to new brands from the likes of On, with ever more additions like the new footwear range from Gymshark. As a result, margins have thinned, inventory has piled up, and its heavy reliance on Nike left it exposed to changing brand strategies. For Dick’s, a retailer that has quietly reinvented itself over the last decade, this acquisition is a bet that it can apply its own formula of disciplined execution, omnichannel capabilities and scale to restore Foot Locker’s edge. Leadership teams at both companies have been careful to stress continuity. Foot Locker will operate as a standalone business within Dick’s, retaining its brands – Foot Locker, Kids Foot Locker, Champs Sports, WSS, and Atmos. Meantime, the new parent company has already moved leadership talent into place, including former Nike executive Ann Freeman to oversee North America.…
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