Athlete's Foot Canada rights sold. (athletic shoe store chain)

From: Footwear News | Date: May 7, 1990| Author: Johnson, Cameron | Copyright information

Athlete's Foot Canada rights sold

TORONTO (FNS) -- The Athlete's Foot Group Inc., Atlanta, has agreed in principle to purchase the franchise rights and trademarks of bankrupt Canadian shoe retailer The Athlete's Foot Ltd., Kitchener, Ontario, for an undisclosed sum.

The deal, disclosed last week, gives the Atlanta-based retailer the rights to the Athlete's Foot name in Canada and 14 of The Athlete's Foot Canadian franchises. The Athlete's Foot Canadian stores, wh...

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