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Goldman Sachs is the latest firm on Wall Street to downgrade Foot Locker after a disappointing update from the athletic retailer.

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Foot Locker will bring in other brand partners as Nike limits sales to its largest vendor.

Morgan Stanley lowered its rating on Foot Locker (FL) to Underweight from Equal-weight following the long-term strategy update from the retailer. Read more.

Foot Locker on Friday projected a drop in revenue this year as it expects to sell fewer Nike products.

Foot Locker projects revenue to drop in 2022 as it anticipates it will no longer be able to sell as many products from its top vendor, Nike. The post Foot Locker shares tumble as it says 2022 sales will fall as it expects to sell fewer Nike goods appeared first on Retail Gazette .

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News about the conflict in Eastern Europe was contradictory as the trading week came to a close, but markets surged as Wall Street grasped for good news. On Friday, Russian troops reportedly were closing in on the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv. Yet on the same day, the Kremlin said Russian President Vladimir Putin had agreed to send a delegation to the Belarusian capital of Minsk to negotiate with Ukraine. SEE MORE The 22 Best Stocks to Buy for 2022 Chinese President Xi Jinping reportedly also gave a nod toward a peaceful resolution, saying "China supports Russia and Ukraine to resolve issues through negotiations" after a conversation with Putin, according to state-owned CCTV. But some of Friday''s bullishness might also have come from changing expectations for Federal Reserve action this year. "Wall Street anticipates central bank reluctance to go overly aggressive with tightening monetary policy, so they could provide a cushion for a growth hit that will stem the Russia-Ukraine developments," says Edward Moya, senior market strategist at currency data provider OANDA.

Shares of Foot Locker fell by as much as 35% during trading on Wall Street on Friday as the company said it expects profits to take a hit thanks to Nike''s new strategy of selling direct to consumers.

Nike''s direct-to-consumer strategy is driving a new merchandise strategy at Foot Locker that is impacting guidance and driving investor concern.

Nike may be playing games with Foot Locker.

Shares of Foot Locker Inc plunged as much as 36% on Friday following a bleak full-year forecast that underlined the footwear retailer''s struggles as biggest supplier Nike Inc ramps up selling directly to customers.