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June 17, 2013
Foot Locker gets approval for Runners Point purchase

Foot Locker has received approval from the Federal Cartel Office in Germany to complete its acquisition of Runners Point Warenhandelsgesellschaft mbH (RPG), initially announced in May 2013.

May 29, 2013
Report: Foot Locker most tweeted about sporting goods/outdoor retailer

Footlocker was the most tweeted about brand with over 50,000 posts, according to GenSent Insights’ 2013 report on Sporting Goods and Outdoor Retailers.

May 28, 2013
Foot Locker posts record net income

Foot Locker reported record net income of $138 million for its first quarter, up 8% from $128 million during the same quarter a year earlier.

May 8, 2013
Foot Locker to buy German athletic footwear chain Runners Point

Foot Locker Inc. said Wednesday that it will buy German athletic store chain Runners Point Warenhandelsges (RPG) for 72 million euros ($94 million) as it expands in Europe.

March 8, 2013
Foot Locker Q4 profit up on higher sales

Foot Locker Inc. said its fourth quarter profit rose to $104 million from $81 million a year earlier.

February 20, 2013
Foot Locker increases capital expenditures for 2013

Foot Locker announced that its board of directors has approved a $220 million capital expenditure program for 2013.

February 20, 2013
Foot Locker names Build-A-Bear Workshop chief to board

Foot Locker announced Wednesday that it has appointed Maxine Clarke, founder and CEO of Build-A-Bear Workshop, as a member of its board of directors.

December 12, 2012
Claire's makes Italy and Luxembourg debuts

Claire's Stores announced the recent opening of company-owned-and-operated Claire's stores in Italy and Luxembourg, bringing the retailer’s European presence to 15 countries.

November 14, 2012
Wal-Mart launches food subscription service called Goodies

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. announced it will officially launch its previously announced food-by-mail subscription service, called Goodies, which allows customers to trial sample-sized foods for a monthly fee.

October 30, 2012
Wal-Mart: No significant damage from Sandy

Bentonville, Ark. -- Wal-Mart Stores Inc. released a statement on Tuesday that none of its facilities have sustained any significant damage from Hurricane Sandy.

Some 168 stores remain closed, said the retailer, but some will be reopening with the use of generators.

The company also said that the superstorm has not had an impact on holiday planning at this point.

October 10, 2012
Wal-Mart to grow Neighborhood Markets to 500 strong by 2016

In its annual meeting with analysts on Wednesday, Wal-Mart Stores U.S. president Bill Simon said the retailer would accelerate small-store growth to compete with dollar stores and drug stores, and announced plans to have 500 Neighborhood Market stores and 12 Express stores by fiscal 2016.

October 10, 2012
Walmart Canada to grand-open 30 stores in October

Walmart Canada said it will complete 30 real estate projects by the end of October, including two supercenter conversions and 28 new stores totaling 2.4 million sq. ft. of retail space.

August 17, 2012
Foot Locker profit and sales rise in Q2

Foot Locker reported that net income for the quarter ended July 28 rose to $59 million, from $37 million last year.

August 15, 2012
Foot Locker Ups Its Game in Europe with The Locker Room

Foot Locker is kicking up its heels in the United Kingdom. The footwear giant has opened a new format — The Locker Room — with an eye to rolling it out throughout England and continental Europe. The concept expands Foot Locker’s core strength in athletic footwear to include apparel and accessories for a wide range of performance sports.

August 1, 2012
Foot Locker goes live with RedPrairie enterprise workforce management

RedPrairie announced that Foot Locker has rolled out Red Prairie’s enterprise workforce management solution at approximately 2,700 stores throughout North America.

July 9, 2012
New from Foot Locker: The Locker Room

Foot Locker is debuting a new retail brand, The Locker Room, in the United Kingdom.

June 6, 2012
Claire’s Stores names former Disney Store executive as CEO

Claire’s Stores Inc. has named James D. Fielding, former president of Disney Stores Worldwide, as CEO, effective June 18, 2012.

May 17, 2012
Foot Locker names COO

Foot Locker Inc. said Thursday that current executive VP and retail group president Richard Johnson as been promoted to COO, giving the company veteran operational oversight of all the retailer’s banners. The appointment is effective immediately.

March 6, 2012
Foot Locker unveils updated strategic plan, to open stores in 2013

In a conference call to investors, Foot Locker announced an updated strategic plan and financial initiatives intended to elevate the retailer’s performance for the 2012 to 2016 period.

March 5, 2012
Canadian discounter acquires 10 stores from Hudson's Bay Co.

Canadian discount store chain The Bargain! Shop said that it will acquire 10 retail locations from Hudson's Bay Co.’s closing Fields banner, effective Aug. 1.

March 2, 2012
Foot Locker Q4 profit jumps 42% amid cost cutting and higher sales

Foot Locker Inc. said that its fourth-quarter profit increased 42% amid higher sales and cost cuts.

January 6, 2012
CEO of Claire’s Stores steps down

Claire’s Stores announced that Eugene S. Kahn has resigned.

October 4, 2011
Claire's Stores names head of European business

Claire's Stores, Inc. said Tuesday that it has named Beatrice Lafon President of the European Division, effective immediately.

July 13, 2011
Woolworth Mexico’s deployment of RedPrairie solution wins logistics award

RedPrairie Corp. announced that Grupo Comercial Control, parent company to Woolworth Mexico and other well-known retail brands, won Mexico's annual National Award for Logistics for its successful implementation of a WMS integral strategy based on the RedPrairie Warehouse Management solution.

June 20, 2011
Canada’s tb!s on the Move

In March, Canadian discounter tb!s the bargain shop promoted U.S. retailing veteran Beryl “Jack” Buley to president and CEO. Buley was recruited by the chain in 2010 as executive VP and chief merchandising officer.

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