St. Louis/ Food & Drinks
Published on May 04, 2020
St. Louis' top 3 shoe stores to visit nowPhoto: Big River Running Company/Yelp

Looking to check out the best shoe stores around?

Hoodline crunched the numbers to find the top shoe stores in St. Louis, using both Yelp data and our own secret sauce to produce a ranked list of the best spots to venture next time you're in the market for shoe stores.

May is one of the top months of the year for consumer spending at retail and wholesale businesses across the St. Louis area, according to data on local business transactions from Womply, a software provider that helps small businesses get more reviews. Daily spending at St. Louis-area retail and wholesale businesses surged to $223,088 for the metro area in May of last year, second only to August with an average of $223,989, and 13% higher than the average for the rest of the year.

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1. Big River Running Company

Photo: Big River Running Company/Yelp

First on the list is Big River Running Company. Located at 5352 Devonshire Ave. in South Hampton, the shoe store and sports wear spot is the highest-rated shoe store in St. Louis, boasting 4.5 stars out of 44 reviews on Yelp.

2. Levine Hat

photo: levine hat/yelp

Next up is Downtown West's Levine Hat, situated at 1416 Washington Ave. With five stars out of 17 reviews on Yelp, the shoe store and men's clothing spot, serving hats and more, has proved to be a local favorite.

3. Hampton Shoe

Photo: hamption shoe/Yelp

Princeton Heights's Hampton Shoe, located at 5916 Hampton Ave., is another top choice, with Yelpers giving the shoe store and shoe repair spot 4.5 stars out of 38 reviews.


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