Foot Locker, Inc. to Present at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch 2011 Consumer Conference

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Mar 03, 2011, 04:30 ET

NEW YORK, March 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Foot Locker, Inc. (NYSE: FL), the New York-based specialty athletic retailer, today announced that Ken Hicks, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and Robert McHugh, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will participate at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch 2011 Consumer Conference in New York City on Thursday, March 10, 2011 at 11:20 a.m. ET.

A webcast of the live Foot Locker, Inc. presentation will be available in the Investor Relations section of the Foot Locker, Inc. website at http://www.footlocker-inc.com/investors.cfm?page=webcasts, and can also be accessed at http://www.veracast.com/webcasts/baml/consumer2011/id64263240.cfm. The webcast presentation will be available for replay approximately one hour after the conclusion of the live event and will remain available through Friday, March 25, 2011.

Foot Locker, Inc. is a specialty athletic retailer that operates approximately 3,400 stores in 21 countries in North America, Europe and Australia. Through its Foot Locker, Footaction, Lady Foot Locker, Kids Foot Locker and Champs Sports retail stores, as well as its direct-to-customer channel Footlocker.com/Eastbay/CCS, the Company is the leading provider of athletic footwear and apparel.

Disclosure Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Other than statements of historical facts, all statements which address activities, events, or developments that the Company anticipates will or may occur in the future, including, but not limited to, such things as future capital expenditures, expansion, strategic plans, dividend payments, stock repurchases, growth of the Company's business and operations, including future cash flows, revenues, and earnings, and other such matters, are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based on many assumptions and factors which are detailed in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the effects of currency fluctuations, customer demand, fashion trends, competitive market forces, uncertainties related to the effect of competitive products and pricing, customer acceptance of the Company's merchandise mix and retail locations, the Company's reliance on a few key vendors for a majority of its merchandise purchases (including a significant portion from one key vendor), pandemics and similar major health concerns, unseasonable weather, further deterioration of global financial markets, economic conditions worldwide, further deterioration of business and economic conditions, any changes in business, political and economic conditions due to the threat of future terrorist activities in the United States or in other parts of the world and related U.S. military action overseas, the ability of the Company to execute its business and strategic plans effectively with regard to each of its business units, and risks associated with foreign global sourcing, including political instability, changes in import regulations, and disruptions to transportation services and distribution. Any changes in such assumptions or factors could produce significantly different results. The Company undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

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