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Another exit: Foot Locker to relocate headquarters from New York to Florida
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Foot Locker is relocating its headquarters to Florida from New York.
The footwear retailer said Wednesday the city of St. Petersburg will become its new corporate headquarters come late 2025.
Foot Locker said it was seeking to “further build on the Company’s meaningful presence in St. Petersburg and to enable increased collaboration among teams across banners and functions, while also reducing costs.”
Foot Locker is relocating its headquarters to Florida from New York. (Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images / Getty Images)
The retailer already has a “very meaningful commercial and executive team presence” in St. Petersburg, according to CEO Mary Dillon. The company won’t be requiring relocation for workers, she told analysts and investors.
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“Historically, that was originally the headquarters of Champs Sporting Goods,” Dillon also told analysts and investors. “We have a large concentration of folks there already, and we think it’s a great place for us to continue to grow and do business and continue to attract top talent.”
Meanwhile, Foot Locker’s corporate presence in New York City will be “limited” in the future.
Dillon said the HQ relocation to the Sunshine State was “going to continue to give us better opportunities, both for further collaboration across the business and there’s some financial benefits over time as well.”
Foot Locker’s corporate presence in New York City will be “limited” in the future. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images / Getty Images)
Foot Locker linked the corporate move to an effort to “further support strategic progress” of its “Lace Up Plan.”
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The “Lace Up Plan,” which kicked off in March, includes initiatives like new store formats, moving away from mall stores, revamping its loyalty program and leaning more into digital to improve Foot Locker’s growth.
The footwear retailer has the launch of a Global Technology Services Hub in Dallas, Texas, slated for next month in a move separate from the headquarters relocation. Dillon said the site will “be a key enabler of our technology infrastructure modernization under Lace Up.”
Foot Locker linked the corporate move to an effort to “further support strategic progress” of its “Lace Up Plan.” (Christinne Muschi/Bloomberg via Getty Images / Getty Images)
Foot Locker’s planned move from New York to Florida will make it the latest company to move its headquarters out of the Empire State.
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Some others include Icahn Capital Management in 2020 and ARK Investment Management in 2021.
The footwear retailer’s market capitalization hovered around $2.79 billion on Wednesday afternoon after releasing its second-quarter results earlier in the day.
ORLANDO, Fla. – Ahead of the coldest temperatures in years for Central Florida, the National Weather Service has issued a freeze watch for Friday morning.
A freeze watch means temperatures of 32 degrees or lower are possible.
Exterior pipes should be protected in Marion, Sumter and northern Lake counties where temperatures could be below freezing for four to six hours.
Plants sensitive to the cold should be covered or brought inside by Thursday evening.
It’s also a good idea to bring pets inside.
A strong Arctic cold front is expected to arrive Thursday morning. Temperatures top out in the upper 50s and lower 60s early in the day, but are expected to fall for most of the afternoon.
Temperatures will bottom out in the 20s and 30s across Central Florida.
This does not include the wind.
Parts of Central Florida could again dip below freezing Saturday morning.
A reinforcing shot of cold air arrives Sunday which could send parts of Central Florida back below freezing Monday morning.
A big warmup arrives late next work week and into the following weekend.
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TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A cruise ship that departed Florida has been hit by a norovirus outbreak, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The CDC reported that 94 people fell ill on the Holland America Line cruise ship Rotterdam during its voyage between Dec. 28, 2025, and Jan. 9, 2026.
Those affected by the norovirus outbreak showed the typical symptoms of vomiting and diarrhea.
The virus, which is highly contagious, is the number 1 cause of foodborne illnesses in the United States, according to the Cleveland Clinic. Symptoms appear between 12 and 48 hours after exposure and can include other symptoms like stomach pain, headaches, and fevers.
According to the CDC, 85 passengers out of 2,593 reported being sick. Nine of the 1,005 crew members reported being ill as well.
The CDC said Holland America Line and the Rotterdam crew increased cleaning and disinfection measures and quarantined those who fell ill to prevent the disease from spreading further.
CruiseMapper.com showed that the ship departed Fort Lauderdale on Dec. 28. The cruise line’s website also has several future voyages out of Fort Lauderdale as well.
8 On Your Side has reached out to Holland America for more information on the outbreak.
After a push to nearly the end of the launch window, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket took off on Florida’s third launch of 2026.
The rocket lifted off at 4:08 p.m. Monday, January 12 from Launch Complex 40 in Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. It had originally been scheduled for earlier in the afternoon, but the launch time was repeatedly pushed back. SpaceX did not give a reason for the change in timing.
The Falcon 9 carried 29 Starlink internet satellites to orbit on the booster’s 25th mission. No sonic booms were heard in Brevard County, as the booster landed on the Just Read the Instructions drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean.
Next SpaceX rocket launch from Cape Canaveral
The next Falcon 9 rocket launch from Florida is scheduled for no earlier than 1:01 p.m. Wednesday, January 14 from Launch Complex 40 in Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
The mission is the next batch of SpaceX Starlink internet satellites, titled Starlink 6-98.
Brooke Edwards is a Space Reporter for Florida Today. Contact her at bedwards@floridatoday.com or on X: @brookeofstars.
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