DEATH OF THE INDEPENDENT SNEAKER STORE

Here’s a further, random thought. In ten years time, perhaps sneakers will be sold without any human interaction at all.

Maybe there won’t be ANY stores where you can hang out, rap with the staff about your girl’s love for Air Max and drop science on your vintage SBs.

Who knows, in 20 years time, perhaps sneakers will be teleported directly into your hands using subatomic ‘Soylent Green’ Flubber particles transmitted over your iPhone that reassemble themselves magically into bespoke foot covers. Weirder shit has surely happened.

Welcome to the future!

Woody
SNKR FRKR Ed.

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I would like to thank all the retailers who gave up their precious time to offer their opinions. If there is an upside to any discussion, perhaps our readers will have a renewed sense of pride in their local store!