What We Do Isn’t Easy, but the Work Changes Lives
Our warehouse isn’t as big as an Amazon Fulfillment Center, but if it was empty a football field isn’t a bad comparison. Straddling the line of different areas of Miami, it would be easy to pass our building and you wouldn’t think anything of it. There are a few cars parked outside. Trucks pull up […]
Sneaker Impact Partners with Complex Health and Wellness Miami #gymowner #recycle #sneakerheads
Source: Best Physical Therapy South Miami – Complex Health (wearecomplex.com) Anywhere Sneaker Impact can be we will make sure we are there, but we need your help. Do you know of a location perfect for collecting used sneakers? Drop us a line and we will set your business up with one of our bins. All […]
The Top 5 Women’s White Running Shoes for the Summer Designed More Sustainably
Sneaker Impact may not sell new shoes, but we know you are probably wondering how you can make a better decision on what you are purchasing. If you can’t pick up a pair of shoes from a resale store to EXLOS (extend the life of a sneaker) and you have to grab a pair of […]
Nike’s Reverse Logistics Takes a Sneaker Impact Styled Approach to EXLOS
Nike’s refurbishment program gives new life to once-discarded sneakers. Source: Nike’s Reverse Logistics Mission To Save Millions of Shoes Sneaker Impact has been EXLOSing for years (extending the life of sneakers). While Nike’s Reverse Logistics removes shoes from the supply chain created by Sneaker Impact, it’s good to see that the influence companies like […]
Understanding the Mission of Sneaker Impact | Interview on Power 96.5 Miami
There is a lack of understanding of the importance of sneaker recycling. In the U.S. consumers and fans of kicks have so much access to footwear, the country has a skewed vision of what used really looks like. Take for instance a runner who runs 1000 miles in a few months. For that runner those […]
Sneaker Impact: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle | The Three Laws of More Responsible Consumers
Brands and retailers are built on selling as much product as possible. This creates a constant interchange of products being created, shipped and stored until the consumer enters a store and decides to purchase those items. Each of these steps contributes to harmful actions against the environment, but they can’t be eliminated or the economy […]
The Paradox of Footwear and Apparel in Underdeveloped Countries
What happens when we’re told to “walk a mile in his shoes” but the child has no shoes? In Ghana this is an everyday reality making harmful diseases more prevalent. Source: Ghana: Walking Without Shoes | Pulitzer Center In 2015, Olivia Conti completed a series on underdeveloped areas in Ghana and Ghanaians who walked everywhere […]
How Sneaker Retailers Can Maintain Brand Integrity as Returns and Damaged Shoe Inventory Increases
Sneaker retail is an industry which has received the brunt of the issues created by Amazon’s policies which cater to a considerable amount of consumer misbehavior. At certain times of the year Amazon has a return policy of 90 days! Amazon has also placed sellers in the difficult position of accepting returns with immediate refunds […]
Tools to Freshen Up Your Old Kicks | Our 2 Favorite Sneaker Insoles
We love to discover new products which could assist you in refreshing those sneakers you have in your closet (if you don’t want to send them to us, lol). One of the best ways to keep a pair out of a landfill is the simplest, insoles. While the outsole of a sneaker is extremely hard […]
