Foot Locker is closing 110 stores as the retail apocalypse rages on (FL)
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- Foot Locker announced on Friday that it plans to close approximately 110 stores this year.
- The retailer has been a victim of the retail apocalypse, closing 147 stores in 2017.
- "The disruption that has characterized the retail industry recently is not going away," Foot Locker CEO Richard Johnson said Friday.
Foot Locker is closing more stores in 2018.
The retailer plans to close approximately 110 stores this year, the company announced on Friday. It will additionally open about 40 new stores. See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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