NEW YORK, March 21, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Foot Locker,
Inc. (NYSE: FL), the New
York-based specialty athletic retailer, today announced its
partnership with WWE to bring limited-edition footwear and apparel
to select Foot Locker stores around the country.
For its first WWE product drop, Foot Locker will release a
collection of Puma product designed by Alexander-John, featuring
exclusive art of six WWE Legends: "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, The Ultimate Warrior, "Macho Man"
Randy Savage, Ric Flair, André the Giant and
Undertaker.
The collection will include limited pairs of WWE-inspired white
Puma Clydes in custom boxes, retailing for $199. Additionally, 23 pairs of black Puma Clydes
will be sold exclusively in Orlando for $499, touting Undertaker imagery and packaged in
a collectible sneaker casket. The WWE Legends will also be featured
on exclusive Puma T-shirts, available for $44.99.
The new collection is curated by renowned DJ, host and WWE
enthusiast, Peter Rosenberg.
"At Foot Locker, our focus is always on further extending
sneaker culture for our core consumers," said John Hochadel, VP DMM Product for Foot Locker.
"We're excited about partnering with WWE to bring this special
product story to life with Peter and Puma, for both the WWE and
sneaker communities nationwide."
"We are thrilled to partner with Foot Locker on a new product
line that will not only engage our current fan base, but appeal to
new fans as well," said Casey
Collins, WWE EVP, Consumer Products. "Integrating WWE
Legends on exclusive Foot Locker footwear and apparel brings WWE's
culture to life in new and exciting ways."
In celebration of WrestleMania 33, Foot Locker will sell the
WWE-licensed product in 33 select Puma Lab Powered by Foot Locker
locations around the country; slated to hit stores on Saturday, April 1, 2017, one day before the big
event. For release procedures and store locations, visit Foot
Locker's Launch Locator.
"I've been a fan of WWE forever and am also an avid sneakerhead,
so having the opportunity to curate this line exclusively for Foot
Locker is incredibly special," said Rosenberg. "WWE has an amazing
following and sneaker culture just keeps growing; I know this
product will get a crazy response from that community."
About Foot Locker
Foot Locker is part of Foot Locker,
Inc., a specialty athletic retailer that operates 3,363 stores in
23 countries in North America,
Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. Through its
Foot Locker, Lady Foot Locker, Kids
Foot Locker, Champs Sports, Footaction, SIX:02, Runners Point and
Sidestep retail stores, as well as its direct-to-customer channels,
including footlocker.com, Eastbay.com and SIX02.com, the Company is
a leading provider of athletic footwear and apparel.
Additional information may be found at footlocker.com |
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youtube.com/footlocker | Blog: unlocked.footlocker.com | Facebook:
facebook.com/footlocker | App: iOS and Android
About WWE
WWE, a publicly traded company (NYSE: WWE),
is an integrated media organization and recognized leader in global
entertainment. The company consists of a portfolio of businesses
that create and deliver original content 52 weeks a year to a
global audience. WWE is committed to family friendly entertainment
on its television programming, pay-per-view, digital media and
publishing platforms. WWE programming reaches more than 650 million
homes worldwide in 20 languages. WWE Network, the first-ever 24/7
over-the-top premium network that includes all live pay-per-views,
scheduled programming and a massive video-on-demand library, is now
available in almost all international markets other than
the People's Republic of China and
embargoed countries. The company is headquartered in Stamford, Conn., with offices in New York, Los
Angeles, London,
Mexico City, Mumbai, Shanghai, Singapore, Dubai, Munich
and Tokyo.
Additional information on WWE (NYSE: WWE) can be found at
wwe.com and corporate.wwe.com. For information on our global
activities, go to http://www.wwe.com/worldwide/.
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