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This job can be very fun if you're someone who likes shoes and clothes and working with people. You work with clothes, shoes, hats, backpacks and other athletic products. For me, it was a very enjoyable environment to be working in and, for the most part, I enjoyed everyone I worked with. The job was very flexible when it came to school and personal life, and I personally did not mind working late closing shifts.

However, the biggest downside to this job is that can become very competitive when it comes to commission. As a part time employee, you can earn 4.25% commission on any sales you make. For each hour you work, you will make whichever rate is higher, so if you make more money on commission than your hourly, that is what you will earn for the hour. This allows you to somewhat have control over how much you make -- the harder you work to sell products, the more money you will make. This can create a very competitive work environment. During the customer check-out process, you are required to select the associate who helped the customer so that they can earn commission. If another employee is ringing up your customer, they can easily choose themselves as the person who assisted them and you wouldn't know, thus taking potential money out of your commission. This was a somewhat regular occurrence when working and nothing was done to correct it.

There are also slow days where there are little to no customers and it is impossible to make commission. The downtime is used to replenish floor stock and fold clothes, however if those tasks are already complete, you will have to stand and wait for the next customer to walk in through the door.

Overall, the job was okay and the money was decent, however I don't see myself ever returning to this position.

Do not work here unless you NEED a part-time job.  My store ran like a high school frat party, clique system and all.  The company (Foot Locker LLC) as a whole is not a "family" and they do not care about you.

Most of the management rarely enforce customer service expectations, task completion, and safety protocols unless upper management was visiting.  Workload was wildly unbalanced, and favoritism was given to those who catered to  management laziness, forcing the teammates giving actual effort to the job to do the most work.  Any complaints regarding notable issues were met with behavioral/manipulative social backlash and inconsistent/nonexistent resolution.

Uncompetitive pay - you will start at minimum wage, and raises and periodic evaluations will not occur unless you are promoted; promotion is most often based on social favoritism instead of job merit; the most recent training programs are completely computer-based and only accessible via the store website at Foot Locker/affiliate locations, and unless you are a favored employee allowed to stand around, ignore customers and do nothing, you will not have any allowance or time to learn more and progress to a higher position.

Unless you are okay with being lazy and dishonest, or willing to put up with laziness and dishonesty, stay away.

The consists of assisting customers in order to find something that meets their desired needs. Tuesdays and Thursdays consist of getting all shipment done within a timely manner.

I have learned that I do enjoy talking and communicating with people. It is very satisfying at the end of the day to know that your services helped someone out.

My managers are great. I have learned a lot within the 3 years of being apart of the Footlocker Co. The training programs are fairly easy for me. I found myself to be promoted within a year and a half of employment.

My Co-Workers are fun and easy to work with. The staff that currently works are great team workers, and understand the concept of the job and the duties that are required in order to benefit the company.

The hardest part of the job would have to be the lack of down time. When the store is slow the money is poor. It can sometimes be hard to stay motivated when there are periods of time that you can go a whole day with $200 in sales. Based on the commission scale, the $200 does not go far.

The most enjoyable part of the job includes the people that you are surrounded with. Everyone wants to watch each other achieve good things. You will never be left to feel like you were unprepared to do something. Someone is always willing to take the time to help and make sure you are understanding of the task at hand.

Decent first job for teens but advancement is extremely limited if you don't wish to constantly move. I knew store managers who has been over 4-5 different stores, each in different states for little to no pay difference and never got to move on from store manager role. Store Manager and beyond pay rates are great but assistant manager and below pay is pathetic. When I became assistant manager after 5 years with the company I only got 10$ an hour, which where I live is equal to starting pay at McDonald's. Easy job, get treated like trash by customers and even the company in some instances for following the policies they set, and the pay is well below most other jobs. Just work there for the sneaker discount (the company treats it like your getting an amazing deal hence why they won't pay employees much Just don't expect to get retros, air forces, or any other high value shoe with it, just the cheap stuff). Store level employees (Store Managers and below) were always great to work with but District Managers and above it was obvious they didn't really care about anything other than what the company tells them to care about. 

The saying I mean is, I wish there was a way to know your in the good old days before you actually left them. I mean this because Champs used to be an awesome place to work. I think all kids (forsure boys) think about working in a shoe store at some point. It's chill and you get to wear cool shoes everyday to work. If you don't have many cool shoes, you can get many pairs with the nice discount. Minimum wage was always not great but with commission, the pay was able to be made well. As a part time employee making commission, my average wage could have been anywhere from minimum wage all the way up to 15 an hr. (Times like xmas or black friday I was making up to 18 an hr! Champs was awesome man, and then they cut commission. It turned a whole 180. Not to mention, my manager that I had worked for 3 years had gotten fired about 3 months before commission was cut, so I was already boiling a pot of frustration. However, my new manager was cool and very flexible with my schedule and honestly understood employees were fed up with the commission being cut. I do believe full timers all got raises, but part timers were basically kicked to the curb. If you are a part timer at Champs, I hope you are seeking new employment. Now it is officially only fit for 16 year old high school kids who don't really need a lot of money.

I worked as a Sales Associate at Champs Sports during the summer of 2024. Overall, it was a good experience, especially for someone looking to gain retail and customer service skills. The job mainly involved assisting customers, restocking merchandise, organizing displays, and handling transactions at the register.

Pros:
✅ Great for learning sales and customer service: The role helped me develop strong communication skills, as I was constantly interacting with customers and helping them find the right shoes and apparel.
✅ Good team environment: I worked with a solid group of coworkers, and teamwork was key in keeping the store running smoothly, especially during busy hours.
✅ Employee discounts: Champs offers solid discounts on shoes and sportswear, which was a nice perk.
✅ Flexible scheduling: The managers were generally accommodating with schedules, which was helpful.

Cons:
⚠️ Low pay: Like many retail jobs, the pay wasn’t the best, especially considering the amount of work put in during peak hours.
⚠️ Standing all shift: If you’re not used to being on your feet for long periods, this job can be physically tiring.
⚠️ Pressure to meet sales goals: There was sometimes pressure to push add-ons like socks, cleaner, or accessories, which could feel repetitive.

Overall Rating: 7/10                                                                                     

Unless you’re in a good store with good management enjoying your job is gonna be 50/50. You will only progress if you are loud and obnoxious speaking to the team and if the district managers like you. The discount is actually good it’s 30% off of pretty much everything, now all of the new shoes you can’t use it on sadly. If part time you will get hours based off of how much the manager likes you and if full time you won’t know anything about your progress to becoming a manger because there isn’t a set requirement for being a manager. As for shoes that come out it goes by seniority so if there are a ton of people in the management team part time most likely won’t get a shoe at all or won’t be able to use the discount on them if able to. Most of the managers I work with hate the job they want to leave or want their own store all of them are on their phone and just stand around until something happens then complain when they have to do any work. This company is apart of footlocker and from everything I hear footlocker is an entirely different store even though everything is the same . I’ve been sales lead for almost a year and I could name others in champs that have been longer than me that are still sales leads and in a footlocker nearby three sales leads have been promoted to an manager. 

The champs in Westland mall was a horrible job. The managers think they have more power and treat the employees low. All the employees were always complaining about the main manager and how they were being treated. When you first get the job they’ll treat you so good just to get you fooled give it some time before there rolling there eyes at you .there was occasions where the manager would scream at the employees in front of costumers but not just that at the costumers as well an embarrassment. If was not their way it wasnt any way. Super tough on you to make sure you were doing everything perfect , couldn’t make a simple mistake and if you did it was Like the world was going to come to an end.  They wouldn’t even let you breathe they could do whatever they want but don’t you dare even crack a joke . Just treated the employees or their little friends good but everyone else was treated very badly . Everyone talks about quitting and how they hate the job . Super dramatic job too always gossiping about one another . They’ll also use you make you feel good like they like you to get favors and get you to work hours they don’t want to work and then go back to looking at you and talking to you w nasty attitude.

Working for Champs was one of the most fun part time jobs I've had. This does not mean it does not have drawbacks though. 

For the fun parts, you are constantly around some of the newest sneaker releases and clothes. All my coworkers were really nice and chill to be around and overall company culture was fun to be in. You also may receive  commission for everything you sell depending on your store, for me it was around 2%. You also get an employee discount and weekends where most things are 50% off.

The worst part of the job for me was emphasis on hitting sales goals and signing customers up for the rewards programs. The idea of constantly exceeding is drilled into its employees so often that it can create a negative environment, especially if it is close to Christmas or Back to School season. Upper management would come into the store and breathe down your neck to make sure you are engaging with customers constantly. And if you did not reach your sales goal, you will be either given less hours or switched to the back room handing boxes.

A typical day at work would just be interaction. Interacting with customers is key because without them there would be no champs. Each day you meet all sorts of people, with all sorts of taste in athletic shoes. You will make a connection with each and every customer in some way, and ultimately finding out what they like. Since working there I learned a whole lot about people. I feel like I learned how to interact with people, how to solve problems, and the best skill that I can say I have accomplished since working at champs is being able to work unsupervised. What I learned about management is that it can be very tough, and that you should always try to do what managers tell you because most of the time they tell you to do those things for the good of the company. There is really no hard part to this job I've been there so long every thing is so natural to me. And the most enjoyable part of the job would be assisting the customer getting them what they truly want and completing all your goals for the shift

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