Los Angeles — Foot Locker has opened its first West Coast community-based power store in Compton, Calif. The new 12,800-square-foot store — which opened on Aug. 26 — offers an elevated retail experience, including full-family shopping with exclusive product, custom store artwork by local artists, a curbside pickup window and an activation space that will host ongoing community events for the sneaker-obsessed.
“As part of our commitment to bring the best localized expression of Foot Locker to consumers, we are excited to expand our power store model to the West Coast with a new location in Compton,” says Bryon Milburn, senior vice president and GM of Foot Locker U.S. “Compton is a passionate market for sneaker culture, and we look forward to creating immersive brand connections from the local store staff, to the in-store experiences and products we offer.”
In support of Compton and the surrounding communities, Foot Locker has committed to hiring local by partnering with the City of Compton to recruit talent within a 5-mile radius of the store. The brand also engaged two local artists, Mel Depaz and AngelOnce, to design custom artwork for the interior and exterior of the store, as well as hosting neighborhood cleanups and maintaining a community garden.
The Compton store comes after the successful openings of Foot Locker power stores in Detroit, Philadelphia, New York, London, Liverpool and Hong Kong. Upcoming stores are planned for communities in Chicago and Vancouver, B.C.
Foot Locker is a part of Foot Locker, Inc. Brands include Foot Locker, Lady Foot Locker, Kids Foot Locker, Champs Sports, Eastbay, Footaction, Runners Point and Sidestep. With approximately 3,100 retail stores in 27 countries across North America, Europe, Asia, Australia and New Zealand, as well as websites and mobile apps, Foot Locker, Inc. has corporate headquarters in New York. For more information, visit www.footlocker-inc.com.
SOURCE: Foot Locker, Inc.