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By Lois Weiss | April 16, 2019 | 9:57pm

Foot Locker is marching its new “Power Store” to Washington Heights.

When it opens this fall, the 25,000-square-foot space at 605 W. 181st St. will sell sneakers for sure — but also feature a barbershop, a gaming zone, an event space with a DJ, and artist areas where customers can design their own footwear and get their sneakers cleaned.

London, Hong Kong and Detroit already have slam-dunk versions of the Power Store with Philadelphia and LA locations soon to open.

The space was previously occupied by America’s Kids. Foot Locker’s current spot at 621 W. 181st, which is roughly half the size, will shutter itself. The stores are both between St. Nicholas and Wadsworth avenues along the popular shopping street served by the No. 1 subway and bus routes.

Foot Locker was represented by Evan Schuckman of Ripco.

The building owner, Marx Realty, was repped by an in-house team led by Henry Henderson.

“In this retail day, there will be winners and losers,” said Craig Deitelzweig, CEO of Marx Realty, which owns property in 16 states. “We chose Foot Locker because they are local and we believe that Foot Locker understands what it takes to be successful in this retail environment. They are very future-proof.”