Arklyz Group / The Athlete's Foot Acquires Shoe City and ycmc.com
May 25, 2022
Arklyz Group, owner of The Athlete's Foot, has acquired Shoe City, a Baltimore-based sneaker and streetwear retail chain, together with its online platform ycmc.com. The acquisition adds approximately 40 retail locations in the DC-Maryland-Virginia (DMV) region and aims to accelerate omnichannel growth by integrating Shoe City into The Athlete's Foot organization.
- Buyers
- Arklyz Group, The Athlete's Foot (TAF)
- Targets
- Shoe City
- Sellers
- Shoe City family (led by President Greg Greenburg)
- Industry
- Retail
- Location
- Maryland, United States
- Transaction Type
- Addon
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