Crisp Culture has compiled a list of the best independent online sneaker stores. The major retailers are listed at the bottom, if you aren’t already familiar with them. If you are searching for where to buy sneakers online, then look no further. Here are the best online sneaker stores:
Sneakersnstuff
“If any store was going to be crowned king of colabs, the title would hands down go to Swedish duo Erik and Peter at Sneakersnstuff.” – Sneaker Freaker Magazine
Website: Sneakersnstuff.com
Location: Sweden
Founded: 1999
Brands: adidas, Air Jordan, Nike, New Balance, Reebok, Asics, Puma, Vans, and more.
Notable Collaborations: Reebok, Happy Socks, Karhu, Converse, Supra, Asics, and more.
Crooked Tongues
This online-only sneaker store is the brainchild of Mubi Ali and Gary Warnett. The Crooked Tongues homepage features a good balance of editorial content and cool new kicks.
Website: CrookedTongues.com
Location: London, England
Founded: 2000
Brands: adidas, Air Jordan, Nike, New Balance, Reebok, Puma, Saucony, Le Coq Sportif, and more.
Notable Collaborations: Reebok, Le Coq Sportif, and New Balance.
Livestock
With two locations in Vancouver and one in Toronto, Livestock has become the premier sneaker boutique in Canada. They also have a great selection online.
Website: Deadstock.ca
Location: Vancouver and Toronto, Canada
Founded: 2003
Brands: adidas, Air Jordan, Nike, New Balance, The Hundreds, and more.
Notable Collaborations: Reebok and Puma.
KITH
With one location in Brooklyn and another in Manhattan, Kith is one of the top sneaker spots in New York. Ronnie Fieg’s dope collaborations push the Kith online shop to the next level.
Website: KithNYC.com
Location: New York City
Founded: 2011
Brands: adidas, Gourmet, Nike, Vans, Sebago, New Balance, Saucony, and more.
Notable Collaborations: New Balance, Asics, Sebago, and Timberland.
Flight Club
If you can’t find the sneakers you are looking for on eBay… make sure you check out Flight Club. The prices may be high, but the deadstock selection is great!
Website: FlightClub.com
Location: New York City
Founded: 2005
Brands: Nike, Air Jordan, adidas, Reebok, and more.
Notable Collaborations: Nike and Mitchell & Ness.
Size?
The UK seems to have a plethora of cool sneaker shops. Size? is no exception with their classic Nike collaborations and overall great selection of products.
Website: Size.co.uk
Location: United Kingdom
Founded: 2000
Brands: adidas, Asics, Nike, New Balance, Air Jordan, Le Coq Sportif, and more.
Notable Collaborations: Nike, Converse, adidas, New Balance, Lacoste, and PUMA.
End
End provides a nice mix of streetwear, sportswear, and high-end fashion. You can depend on End for a well-curated selection of contemporary menswear.
Website: EndClothing.co.uk
Location: United Kingdom
Founded: 2005
Brands: adidas, Nike, New Balance, Clarks
Notable Collaborations: Tricker’s
Concepts
Concepts has developed a reputation for their great collaborations, along with their unique selection of products.
Website: Cncpts.com
Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts
Founded: 1996
Brands: adidas, Nike, Converse, Vans, Visvim, and Clarks.
Notable Collaborations: New Balance, Red Wing Shoes, Fila, Clarks, Asics, and Nike SB.
Hanon Shop
Website: Hanon-Shop.com
Location: United Kingdom
Founded: 1990
Brands: adidas, Nike, Reebok, Asics, Clarks, Saucony, and more.
Notable Collaborations: Reebok, adidas, Clarks, Asics, and Saucony.
Extra Butter
Website: ExtaButterNY.com
Location: New York City
Founded: 2008
Brands: Asics, adidas, Nike, Air Jordan, Ewing Athletics, Reebok, and more.
Notable Collaborations: Asics and Reebok.
atmos
The prices may be in Yen, but atmos is worth checking out even if you reside outside of Japan.
Website: Atmos-Tokyo.com
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Brands: adidas, Nike, Reebok, and more.
Notable Collaborations: Nike, adidas, New Balance, Reebok, Timberland and more.
Urban Industry
Urban Industry has good selection of streetwear and sneakers. Another great site from the UK.
Website: UrbanIndustry.co.uk
Location: United Kingdom
Founded: 2002
Brands: New Balance, Nike, adidas, HUF, and more.
Notable Collaborations: ONLY NY and The Quiet Life.
Major Sneaker Stores
If you are not already familiar with them…
- Nike.com
- adidas.com
- NewBalance.com
- Footlocker.com
- Eastbay.com
- Champsports.com
- Karmaloop.com
- Vans.com
