SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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                                    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): August 19, 2004
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                                FOOT LOCKER, INC.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



                                                            
      New York                          No. 1-10299               13-3513936
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(State or other jurisdiction            (Commission             (IRS Employer
of incorporation)                       File Number)          Identification No.)


112 West 34th Street, New York, New York                             10120
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(Address of principal executive offices)                           (Zip Code)



Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (212) 720-3700
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Item 7.       Financial Statements and Exhibits.

              (c)   Exhibits

              99.1     Press Release of Foot Locker, Inc. dated August 19,
                       2004 reporting operating results for the second
                       quarter of 2004.

Item 12.      Results of Operations and Financial Condition

              On August 19, 2004, Foot Locker, Inc. issued a press release
              announcing its operating results for the second quarter of
              2004. (A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit
              99.1, which, in its entirety, is incorporated herein by
              reference.)



                                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 being hereunto duly authorized.


                                        FOOT LOCKER, INC.
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                                           (Registrant)


Date: August 19, 2004                   By: /s/ Bruce L. Hartman
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                                            Bruce L. Hartman
                                            Executive Vice President and
                                            Chief Financial Officer