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Finish Line Executive Case Paper

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In 1976, two friends, Alan Cohen and David Klapper, partnered to run a franchise called Athlete's Foot. Athlete's Foot was a large athletic footwear business. By 1981, Cohen and Klapper's vision had grown larger than what Athlete's Foot was able to contain. Therefore, in 1981, Cohen and Klapper decided to open their own company as a spin off of Athlete's Foot. They decided to call it Finish Line. At the time of Finish Line's start up, Cohen and Klapper still maintained 10 Athlete's Foot stores. After the first Finish Line stores were opened, Cohen and Klapper converted all previous Athlete's Foot stores into Finish Line stores in 1986 when their franchises expired. As of 2002, Finish line was the second largest athletic retailer with over 550 stores in 46 states.
Finish Line's success can be attributed to many things, such as, great knowledge of the athletic industry, structured growth, superior executive leadership, and great following of a well thought out......


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