According to a story in the Wall Street Journal (which we can’t read because we’re not subscribers) Foot Locker Inc. has reportedly said that is paying $102 million in cash to buy skateboard mail order company CCS from Delia’s Inc.
The reason: because Foot Locker wants “to capture more younger customers. . . The skateboarding-inspired apparel market has been a bright spot as consumer spending dwindles in segments like basketball shoes.”
[Link: The Wall Street Journal]
so the real question is: will core brands continue to sell to CCS? Most are already selling FL’s Eastbay division.
Will FL levergea core brands to sell to thier physical stores?
Will there be CCS physical stores in the near future?
it sucks and everything, but skateboard companies are trying to sell skateboards. just cause some jock faggot now has access to DLX or crailtap, or something like that, product, that doesn’t make them any less legit. what we, the consumer must do is only buy from independent retailers. skateshops bitch
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