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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


       Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 4, 2004


                                FOOT LOCKER, INC.
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             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)


                                    New York
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                 (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)


        1-10299                                13-3513936
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(Commission File Number)           (IRS Employer Identification Number)


112 West 34th Street, New York, New York                        10120
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                      (Zip Code)


                                 (212-720-3700)
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              (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)



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          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 2.02.    Results of Operations and Financial Condition

              On November 4, 2004, Foot Locker, Inc. issued a press release
              announcing its sales results for the third quarter of 2004. A
              copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1, which,
              in its entirety, is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01.    Financial Statements and Exhibits.

              (c)   Exhibits

              99.1     Press Release of Foot Locker, Inc. dated November 4, 2004
                       reporting sales results for the third quarter of 2004.






                                    SIGNATURE


         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                                               FOOT LOCKER, INC.
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                                                          (Registrant)


Date:  November 4, 2004                     By: /s/ Bruce L. Hartman
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                                               Bruce L. Hartman
                                               Executive Vice President and
                                               Chief Financial Officer