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Foot Locker (FL) Introduces Cozi Brand This Holiday Season

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Foot Locker, Inc. (FL - Free Report) constantly makes solid efforts to strengthen its product assortments. In a latest development, management announced the launch of Foot Locker’s first proprietary womenswear brand Cozi, designed to offer a trendy collection at affordable prices. The latest brand follows the successful unveiling of LCKR, and capsule collections by Melody Ehsani and Don C.

This holiday season, the Cozi collection is available globally in-store and online at Foot Locker, Foot Locker Canada, Foot Locker Europe and Champs Sports. The collection, ranging between $35 and $50, offers exclusive styles and colors available at select locations. The collection has a neutral color palette with buttercream, dusty rose, antique bronze and pesto among others.

The trendy style collection includes cropped quarter-zip pullover tops, hoodies, sweatpants and high-rise joggers, available in women's sizing varying from XS to 3X. We note that the "wear-whenever, wherever" brand is about to bring seasonal collections in a blend of spandex and cotton fabric throughout the next year. We believe that this female-centric apparel line Cozi will efficiently cater to women’s clothing requirements and tap higher demand.

Nearly a couple of months ago, Foot Locker launched its private label apparel line LCKR. The line’s initial collection was introduced to Foot Locker stores and online with more collections releasing ahead. Management is focused on expanding the collection into Canada.

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Foot Locker is trying to improve its operational and financial initiatives. Foot Locker is effectively managing inventory, improving supply-chain efficiencies and reorganizing the corporate structure. This New York-based athletic retailer is on track to convert its Footaction stores into other existing banner concepts.

Foot Locker steadily progresses with its membership program FLX, which inspires customers to remain within the Foot Locker portfolio of banners. At the end of the third quarter of fiscal 2021, FLX program members exceeded 28 million, including more than 3 million joining in the reported quarter. Management remains encouraged to continue refining FLX, globally.

Foot Locker remains committed to sustaining a robust level of investment for long-term goal. Foot Locker’s investments are directed toward community-based power stores in markets worldwide. It will continue focusing on digital advancement and enhancement of the supply chain. In addition, management constantly executes prudent acquisitions to strengthen portfolio and widen its consumer reach.

So far in the year, shares of this presently Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) player have increased 15.1%, outperforming the industry’s 2.2% growth.

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