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Eastbay,Inc

(Public)  
Exercise - Fitness, Retail, Fashion - Apparel - Textile
1,000 - 2,500 employees  |  
Approx. 10 active jobs   |  Website
Overview
Eastbay is a global leader in the direct mail catalog and Internet sales market for retailing athletic footwear, apparel and sports equipment. The company is a subsidiary of Foot Locker, Inc. and features top athletic brands such as adidas, ASICS®, Reebok, Converse, New Balance, Saucony and Nike. Eastbay also has its own clothing brand, offering jackets, pants, shorts and tops in a variety of team colors and styles, all featuring the signature Eastbay logo. While Foot Locker’s corporate offices are based in New York, Eastbay’s catalog and Internet operations are based in Wausau, Wisconsin.
Benefits
Associates of Footlocker.com/Eastbay enjoy a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision insurance, life insurance programs, disability, retirement plans, merchandise discounts and more.
  • Health Insurance Footlocker.com/Eastbay offers group health insurance to all full-time associates and their eligible dependents, including domestic partners, under an IRS Section 125 Plan (pretax contributions). Various plans are available with no preexisting condition clauses.
  • Dental Insurance The group dental insurance is available to all full-time associates and their eligible dependents, including domestic partners, under an IRS Section 125 Plan (pretax contributions). The dental plan allows participants to visit dentists of their choice.
  • Vision Insurance Vision insurance is offered at a low cost to all full-time associates and their eligible dependents, including domestic partners, under an IRS Section 125 Plan (pretax contributions). The insurance covers eye exams, eyeglasses, and contact lenses. Discounts on laser vision surgery are also offered.
  • Life Insurance All full-time associates receive a free life insurance policy from the Company along with the option to purchase additional life insurance coverage for themselves and eligible dependents.
  • Disability Insurance Eligible full-time associates receive a free Short Term Disability policy from the Company and the option to purchase Long Term Disability and Voluntary Accidental Death and Dismemberment policies.
  • AFLAC Eligible associates may purchase supplemental insurance through a local AFLAC representative. Premiums are paid for through payroll deductions.
  • 401(k) Plan The Company's 401(k) Plan allows associates to invest pretax dollars toward their retirement. The Company offers a generous match to the dollars associates contribute to their accounts.
  • Group Retirement Plan The Company offers a non-contributory Retirement Plan for all eligible associates.
  • Stock Purchase Plan Eligible associates are allowed to purchase Foot Locker, Inc. common stock at a 15% discount once each year.
  • Paid Time Off All full-time associates are eligible for up to 10 days of vacation per year and up to nine paid personal days. Additionally, associates receive seven paid holidays and two paid half-day holidays.
  • Jury Duty Pay Jury duty is recognized service to the community; therefore, associates will not be financially penalized for such service.
  • Sympathy Leave All associates are eligible for paid sympathy leave, should the death of an immediate family member occur.
  • Flexible Spending Accounts Eligible full-time associates may enroll in a Healthcare Spending Account and/or Dependent Care Spending Account. These accounts allow associates to pay for eligible expenses using pretax dollars.
  • Educational Assistance The Educational Assistance Program allows eligible full-time associates to apply for up to $5200 in tuition reimbursement per year.
  • Wellness Benefits Footlocker.com/Eastbay promotes many extra wellness benefits for all associates. The onsite services include blood pressure screens, cholesterol/glucose screens, flu vaccinations, and Prostate Specific Antigen Screens. Other wellness benefits offered include annual mammograms and a discounted membership to the YMCA.
  • Associate Discount Program The Associate Discount Program offers an immediate 30% discount on all regularly priced and permanently marked down merchandise to all regular and seasonal associates in any Foot Locker, Inc. store in the country in which they work including Foot Locker, Kids Foot Locker Lady Foot Locker, Champs, Footlocker.com/Eastbay.
  • Student Award Program The Company offers the Student Award Program, which recognizes academic achievements. A gift is awarded to all full-time students who maintain a 3.0 grade point average (based on a 4.0 scale) per semester.
  • Savings Bond Program All associates are eligible to purchase Series EE and I United States savings bonds through payroll deduction.
  • Career Opportunities Footlocker.com/Eastbay supports the continued advancement of its associates. Company wide job vacancies are posted at all locations to determine interest of current associates.
  • Casual Dress Policy All Footlocker.com/Eastbay associates enjoy a casual dress policy, allowing associates to work in clothes they feel comfortable in.
  • Travel Program The NAVIGANT travel program allows associates to utilize discount travel options.
  • Social/Volunteer Events Footlocker.com/Eastbay offers many social and volunteer events throughout the year for all associates. These events allow associates to socialize and help the community. Examples of such events include a summer cook out, baseball game outing, The American Heart Walk, and United Way week, which includes a week of fundraising activities.
  • Disclaimer Benefits are available to associates who meet eligibility criteria. Benefits are subject to change with or without notice.
Career Opportunities
The Footlocker.com/Eastbay Interview
Research the Company:
Candidates don’t have to be industry experts, but they should show they have made the effort to research the company.
Dress Appropriately:
Although we offer a casual work environment it is recommended to dress a notch above your day-to-day attire.
Be On Time:
Be sure to know the exact location and plan to arrive a few minutes early to the interview.
Prepare:
Be prepared to answer and ask questions. Our interview will contain a variety of questions including behavioral questions. Be prepared to reflect on specific examples of your experiences in school, previous employment and/or life experiences.
Our History
It's a remarkable story that began in 1980 when boyhood pals and coaches Art Juedes and Rick Gering set out to find professional-quality shoes for their athletes and ended up in business for themselves.

With little more than $7,000 worth of running shoes and a dream, they set up clinics near their Wausau, WI, home.

At each stop they told about the benefits of their shoes and handed out a price list. In 1983 that price list become a four-color catalog, featuring shoes for track and field as well as baseball. Operators were hired to take the orders, and by 1988, Eastbay's call center, shipping and creative departments occupied an entire city block.

Eastbay's team sales division was created in 1989 and its first in-house catalog was produced in 1990. That also was the year Eastbay established its own brand of clothing, offering jackets, pants, short and tops in a variety of team colors.

Still, Eastbay's biggest move came in 1995 when it was decided to take the company public. And on Friday, Sept. 29, Eastbay opened on the Nasdaq stock exchange at $19.50 a share. Two years later, shareholders sold the company to retail giant Woolworth for $146 million.

As growth continued and the need for space increased, Eastbay moved its downtown corporate operation and retail store to Wausau's west side in July 1997, and in October, combined its shipping department and various warehouses in a new 250,000-square-foot Distribution Center.

By 1998, Eastbay's team sales division was serving about 8,000 high schools and colleges. And in March, Eastbay converted its informational Web site to an e-commerce site at www.eastbay.com.

Although an era ended when Eastbay founders Art and Rick retired on June 30, 1999, the business continued to thrive.

Today, Eastbay has more than 2,000 employees and is the world's largest direct-mail athletic footwear and apparel company. Eastbay's purchasing department buys tens of thousands of products each year, and its creative services department employs about 40 artists, photographers and editorial associates who create more than 75 catalogs annually, with a circulation of more than 80 million customers worldwide.

Orders are taken by associates at Catalog Communication Centers in Wausau and Oshkosh. Together the call centers employ hundreds of workers, fielding inquiries from thousands of customers, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Completed orders are shipped from Eastbay's Distribution Center that's staffed by more than 400 workers, who saw their workplace double in size when expansion was completed in 2002.

Eastbay's parent company also underwent revision in November 2001, changing its name to Foot Locker, Inc., a reflection of its global commitment to the athletic footwear and apparel business. But even as Eastbay continues to grow, it remains committed to providing athletes and coaches with the absolute best in performance footwear and apparel, both today, and in the years to come.
Contact
Call us! 1-800-991-1586
International: 1.715.261.9588