The Sneaker Files team recently paid a follow up visit to Shiekh Shoes in San Francisco, CA. We were greeted almost immediately upon entering by a very friendly and familiar face, Abdul Haleem, VP of Operations for Shiekh Shoes. He was proud to start off the tour by showing us the very flashy Nike section, which was unlike any other sneaker display that any of us had seen. The Nike section was full of new releases and classics alike, most notably the back wall full of Air Force 1’s, which included a great variety of color ways. There were posters up on the walls and mannequins modeling Nike clothing. It was really hard for us to leave this section, but Abdul had assured us that there was more to see.
Second, Abdul took us upstairs and showed us something that many of us had never seen or expected: an upstairs salon. The Shiekh salon is ran by Ellis Cummings Jr., who told us that he actually had the opportunity to cut Method Man’s hair when he was in the store shopping. Men and women alike have a place in Shiekh shoes, both on the sales floor and upstairs in the salon. The salon is beautifully designed and very aesthetic.
Abdul made it a point to tell us that his goal is to look at a customer leaving the store and know that he has taken care of that customer head to toe, which is the exact direction that Shiekh is headed in. Shiekh is aiming to be a one-stop fashion shop, not to mention the fact that they will soon be opening a night club in the very same store! Rest assured we will be back to cover the night club as well! All in all, we had a great time visiting Shiekh Shoes San Francisco, and if you’re in the area check them out!
929 Market Street
San Francisco, CA. 94103
1-415-644-0920
ALL HAIL THE DOPEST SNESAKER SHOP IN ALL THE WORLD – WTF! WHAT DON'T THEY HAVE? I mean SERIOUSLY. LEs, GRs, QS, HS, Probably ever Tier account. Wow i need to plan a trip ASAP!
It's not nearly as great as you might think, save yourself the time and money, cancel your trip.
wow increible lo k diera por tener una tienda asi en mexico saludos bye
good lord they work on yer toes tooo, sheesh the awesome.
it's more than your average retailer yeah but nothing special, no SB or anything above ordinary
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i was there eh its cool store though. SF is the best place got lots sneaker. AIR JORDAN.
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dat store looks dopee. any1 kno wha brand that shirt is, da 1 dat says stop biting??
Yea I agree, it is still just a chain store with an urban account. So don't expect any SB's or anything special. They are sometimes limited to certain shoes that other chanins get because of this account and they sometimes do get shoes that others don't but nothing real special. For example they might get certain LS Jordan's that some chains won't get but if you look hard enough out of the three: champs, footlocker, and footaction usualy one of them will get the LS's. The urban account will almost always guarntee thay Shiekh will get all the LS's and fusions. But like I said one of your main 3 retailers will get them also just not always all 3 will get them at once. If they got SB's it wold be a different story. The store in SanFrancisco is set up ok but from what I can tell it perty much looks like the one here in tha H-Town which is on a smaller scale but nothing special. Thanks sneakerfiles for the story on chain store, you might as well have done a story on any footlocker here in the U.S. The only thing special on this store is that is has a salon.
i agree wit Couper…this is a good idea but there isnt too much shit here that i cant get at the mall…and they provide the customers with fila???? lol no thanks
damnn…theres alootttt of sneakers in that store…but nothing real special =/
Looks much cooler than the Shiekh we have here in Houston.
In that area downtown there are hella sneaker shops. i go down to sheik cuz theres also a sweet place right across the street – first step which has a different selection and sometimes has the same shoe but for cheaper. but ye, downtown SF is the best for sneakers: HUF for SBs, Nike Town for GRs, and First Step and Sheik for everything else. All within 5 mintues of eachother!
way better than anything we got out here, someone show some love to tampa fl
I totaly agree they are so cool ..
I totatly agree, great stuff..
Are those the hyperflights on that dudes feet on the 26th pic?
I LOVE SHIEKH IS THE BEST PLACE TO SHOP FOR ANY TYPE OF SHOES FOR ANY OCCASION……KEEP IT UP……..IS ALSO A GOOD LOCATION TO MEET PEOPLE LOL…..I LIKE WALKINIG IN THERE BECAUSE I FEEL COMFORTABLE UNLIKE FIRST STEP THEY SOLD ME A PAIR OF FAKE JORDANS ….NO HATE BT I LIKE THE REAL THING……
I LOVE SHIEKH IS THE BEST PLACE TO SHOP FOR ANY TYPE OF SHOES FOR ANY OCCASION……KEEP IT UP……..IS ALSO A GOOD LOCATION TO MEET PEOPLE LOL…..I LIKE WALKINIG IN THERE BECAUSE I FEEL COMFORTABLE UNLIKE FIRST STEP THEY SOLD ME A PAIR OF FAKE JORDANS ….NO HATE BT I LIKE THE REAL THING…
too many reeboks!!!
Yo, don't hate the best place on earth SHIEKH SHOES BABY!!! And now they got a Salon too? That is seriously dope! I am headin up there tomorrow!
dont get it twisted they got the titanium 23's and the the hufquake 90 and 1's so they are different from the other sheikhs
Yea those are hyperflights on that dudes feet, im glad im not the only one to notice that
i'm a frequent reader to sneakerfiles and live in the bay. here to tell the other SF heads that although this is a just article in their description of the place, its not worth anyone to make a special trip to go to. been there many times but the shoes aren't that exclusive (same as any other urban account), staff are very salesy and anyone who is looking for gear/kicks will go to a better spot. good to visit, ok shoes, but just a step above the nomal footlocker. just my words….
do they sell those shoes called michael jordans there?
I see nothing impressive at all period. It's just a big ass sheikh wit regular stuff. Nuthin' big.
I might be visiting this shop since I will be going on a trip to san Francisco.. Might as well check it out!!!
Hmmm…..Shiekh in SF…Now only if I had some cash flow, I'd definitely be there
fuck the store did u see those hyperfilghts oooo pretty
this is my favorite store i go there all the time and the prices arent that bad too.
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Fresh 2 Def said
FYI this location was one of the 23 locations in United states with Titanium 23's. They have many limited styles that Nike gives only to this location. As you guys cannot afford to buy those kicks, doesn't mean that the place sucks.
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