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  "headline": "Salomon lands Foot Locker, marking US retail acceleration milestone.",
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      "body": "{Stash Edge — Retail & Shelf Play}\n◆ DIAMOND · Retail distribution expansion · Salomon\n\nSalomon lands Foot Locker, marking US retail acceleration milestone.\n\nFoot Locker picked Salomon because the brand had already built its own audience outside the mall. Retail now rewards proof of demand, not polished pitch decks. If you ship DTC and have repeat customers, you have the one thing a buyer will listen to: evidence someone actually wants what you make. No DTC velocity, no major retailer call. Have the number ready when you call.\n\nMy Stash Take on what it means for the rest of us →\nhttps://pops4-stash-edge.billing-010.workers.dev/l/t/li/salomon-2026-07-16t03-1\n→ Your Stash Room — your logo, live pricing, ships blind: https://pops4-stash-edge.billing-010.workers.dev/l/r/li/salomon-2026-07-16t03-1\n→ Proper imprints, done right at POPS4: https://pops4-stash-edge.billing-010.workers.dev/l/s/li/salomon-2026-07-16t03-1",
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      "body": "{Stash Edge — Retail & Shelf Play}\n◆ DIAMOND · Retail distribution expansion · Salomon\n\nSalomon lands Foot Locker, marking US retail acceleration milestone.\n\nMy Stash Take →\nhttps://pops4-stash-edge.billing-010.workers.dev/l/t/bs/salomon-2026-07-16t03-1",
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      "title": "Salomon lands Foot Locker, marking US retail acceleration milestone.",
      "body": "✍️ YOUR NOTE — write 2–3 lines to ONE person so they feel: \"this is about me… I could actually do this… I could make money from this.\" Energize them, make it yours. (This is the part that gets the opens.)\n[ your take… ]\n———\nHere is a real one you can run this week 👇\nPer Glossy, Salomon officially launched in Foot Locker stores and online, with Foot Locker representatives calling the launch one of the retailer's most exciting brand partnerships.\nHere's the cool part — the lever almost everyone misses (and you don't have to): do not wait for perfection or full DTC velocity before approaching tier-one retail. Salomon walked into Foot Locker with momentum, not dominance. One major retail anchor creates velocity and proof for the next five. The play: identify which single-channel retailer already sells to your exact customer, then pitch them one limited SKU or colorway first—not a full range. Let them sell through before expanding.\nWhat that means for you: Foot Locker picked Salomon because the brand had already built its own audience outside the mall. Retail now rewards proof of demand, not polished pitch decks. If you ship DTC and have repeat customers, you have the one thing a buyer will listen to: evidence someone actually wants what you make. No DTC velocity, no major retailer call. Have the number ready when you call.\nIf you make, sell, or gift anything with your name on it — this is yours to run. You can do this.\n(Real, not theory — Glossy: https://www.glossy.co/fashion/salomon-continues-its-us-growth-streak-by-launching-at-foot-locker/?utm_campaign=glossydis&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=general-rss.)\n———\nOr — want it built FOR you? Your logo, your products, your own private room, priced and ready, in about five minutes. That's literally what we do →\nhttps://www.pops4.com/vip?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=stash",
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