At 24 years old, Oakland native Kevin Shephard made history as one of the youngest Black men to have a clothing brand nationally distributed through Foot Locker’s “Home Grown” program, which amplifies designers who are shaping the future of streetwear.
Foot Locker recently opened a community-based Store in Crenshaw, California on Wednesday, February 16. The new location housing elite sneakers and apparel looks to provide a balanced retail experience, which includes the concerns of the surrounding community.
the ribbon-cutting ceremony and grand opening of Foot Locker’s West Coast community-based Store in Crenshaw, California. The new store, which will open to the public on Wednesday, Feb. 16, provides an elevated retail experience, including full-family shopping with exclusive product, custom store artwork by local muralists, and an activation space that will host ongoing community events for sneakerheads.
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Foot Locker and community activist and real estate developer Danny J. Bakewell, Sr have come together to open Footlockers latest store in Compton, but this is no ordinary store. This is designed to be a community driven store, a store reflective of the very community they are in and a store that is committed to making a difference.