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Phumzile, Kamogelo and Sesi

The Sneaker Shack started with a simple ambition to be part sneakers, making sneaker culture more accessible to
of the growing trend of getting premium footwear cleaned the local market. Solemate can be found online at
responsibly. That simple mission has now evolved into a www.heysolemate.com, with limited edition stock
growing SME, with bold ambitions of making a local and available, both virtually and in the Rosebank Sneaker
international impact. The Sneaker Shack firmly believes that Shack concept store.
it can have a positive impact on the way consumers engage
with their footwear, and through this have an even more The Sneaker Shack now has operations in most major
positive impact on the environment. The Sneaker Shack’s cities in South Africa such as Johannesburg, Pretoria,
Project Run initiative has also resulted in the collection and Durban and Cape Town. They’ve cleaned over 150 000
donation of over 600 recycled and refreshed sneakers to local pairs of shoes in their lifetime and they are on a mission
beneficiaries. to clean your shoes next!

The Sneaker Shack also recently launched its partnership For all of your cleaning, restoration, laces and footwear
with Solemate, a new sneaker resale platform. treatment needs, visit www.thesneakershack.co.za or follow
Solemate connects buyers and resellers of premium @thesneakershackSA on Instagram.

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