If you’re on the hunt for limited edition or hard-to-find sneakers and aren’t interested in paying expensive shipping and duties from across the border, this list is for you! Below are the best Canadian online stores for sneakers:
1. Livestock
This boutique stocks apparel, accessories and sneakers by brands like Nike, Reigning Champ, Adidas, Levis, Huf and more. Their selection consists mostly of menswear, but they also feature a great selection of hard-to-find Nike Women sneakers. If you’re in the hood, they have one retail location in Toronto and three in Vancouver. If you change your mind about an order, Livestock offers store credit and exchanges for returns within 7 days of item delivery as long as the shoes are unworn and in new condition.
2. Capsule
Based in Toronto, Capsule is a premium boutique that specializes in unique footwear, accessories and apparel. A few of the brands they stock include Nike, Air Jordan, New Balance, Asics, Reebok, and Saucony. They also carry Nike and New Balance sneakers for women. If you want to shop Capsule in real life, they have two boutiques in Toronto. Capsule offers store credit and exchanges for returns within 7 days of delivery as long as the return item is in brand new, unworn condition.
3. NRML & NRML Femme
NRML is a boutique based in Ottawa and they pride themselves on being one of North America’s premiere streetwear stores. They stock a huge selection of clothing, footwear, and accessories for men and women from sneaker brands such as Nike, Vans, Adidas, Ewing Athletics, New Balance, Supra and more. They allow refunds on unworn and unused merchandise for a store credit within 30-days of purchase.
4. BB Branded
This lifestyle and sneaker boutique is based out of Windsor. They stock apparel, accessories, and sneakers for men and women from brands like Nike, Converse, Reebok, Ewing Athletics, New Balance and more. Every Monday, they add a small selection of shoes to their clearance section for 30% off. Unfortunately, this boutique does not offer refunds and only does exchanges in the chance that the item is damaged or defective. They do, however, offer free shipping on orders over $99.
5. Courtside Sneakers
Courtside Sneakers has two physical locations in Atlantic Canada: one in Moncton, New Brunswick and the other in Charlottetown, PEI. They specialize mostly in menswear, but also stock a small selection of Nike Women sneakers. Brands you’ll find on this online boutique include Nike, Asics, Air Jordan, Vans and more. They offer store exchanges and credit within 30-days of purchase.
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