Each sponsorship is a four-year deal costing them $4.25 million. Sponsorships įrom 2004 until June 18, 2012, Champs Sports sponsored the Florida Citrus Sports's annual college football bowl game. Promoting the grand opening was Minnesota Vikings's running back Adrian Peterson, who signed autographs and released a new shoe style. On June 19, 2013, Champs Sports and Nike launched their second mall-based location in the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota. The store displayed college football apparel featuring participating bowl teams, including Alabama Crimson Tide and Notre Dame Fighting Irish. īetween January 5–6, 2013, a Nike Yardline location was also opened in South Beach, Miami Beach, Florida during BCS weekend. Champs Sports and Nike stated that they are looking to expand the concept in the future. The first store opened in the Willowbrook Mall in Wayne, New Jersey. On September 8, 2012, Champs Sports and Nike launched Nike Yardline, a store specializing in NFL apparel. The magazine features athlete interviews, athletic gear, and interactive videos. Champs Sports partnered with many companies, including Under Armour, Adidas, and Nike, giving fans an interesting look on sports. With the first issue released on August 28, 2012, Swag Magazine is a quarterly online magazine focused on showing sports fans a different side of athletes and celebrities. This proved successful as high-end footwear grew in popularity. In 2000, after a decline in the market of sports apparel, Venator Group shuttered many of their stores, including 27 Champs Sports locations.
The surviving Woolworth Corporation changed its name to Venator Group, Inc., while continuing its focus on the specialty store idea. Woolworth Company closed their remaining department stores.
Farah, President, 1994–2000 Ī few months later, on July 17, 1997, the F. The acquisition of Eastbay is a logical complement to our athletic business. In 1997, the Woolworth Corporation acquired the mail-order catalogue athletic retailer Eastbay for approximately 146 million dollars. It, along with Foot Locker (which was owned by Woolworth and is now the name of the company that succeeded Woolworth), sold athletic merchandise, replacing the five and dime and department store concepts with the increasing specialty store concept. History Logo used until early 2022 Early years Ĭhamps Sports was acquired in the 1980s by the Woolworth Corporation, then a specialty store division of the F. The stores are mainly located in shopping malls, and are 3,500 square feet (330 m 2) on average. As of June 2019, there were 540 store locations found throughout the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Products sold at Champs Sports include apparel, equipment, footwear, and accessories. Sports apparel, equipment, footwear, and accessoriesĬhamps Sports is an American sports retail store, it operates as a subsidiary of Foot Locker.
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