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Exhibit 12

FOOT LOCKER, INC.
  
COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
(Unaudited)
($ in millions)

         
  Fiscal Year Ended
     Jan. 29,
2011
  Jan. 30,
2010
  Jan. 31,
2009
  Feb. 2,
2008
  Feb. 3,
2007
NET EARNINGS
                                            
Income (loss) from continuing operations   $ 169     $ 47     $ (79 )    $ 43     $ 247  
Income tax expense (benefit)     88       26       (21 )      (93 )      145  
Interest expense, excluding capitalized interest     14       13       16       21       23  
Portion of rents deemed representative of the interest factor (1/3)     213       217       225       224       214  
     $ 484     $ 303     $ 141     $ 195     $ 629  
FIXED CHARGES
                                            
Gross interest expense   $ 14     $ 13     $ 16     $ 21     $ 23  
Portion of rents deemed representative of the interest factor (1/3)     213       217       225       224       214  
     $ 227     $ 230     $ 241     $ 245     $ 237  
RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES     2.1       1.3       0.6       0.8       2.7