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Sneakers ER

A trainer shop, sneaker laundry and café on the Trongate by the Tolbooth Steeple, set up by two best friends.

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Sneakers ER is a trainer shop, sneaker laundry and café on the Trongate, in the shadow of the Tolbooth Steeple at Glasgow Cross, and it was set up by two best friends.

Its flagship shop sits behind a long run of dark windows, with Sneaker Laundry lettered above one door and Sneakers ER above the other.

The laundry is the unusual part, and the shop also sells everything needed to keep trainers in top condition, from cleaning kits to dyes, paints and glues. The store holds walls of trainers from Air Jordan, Nike, Adidas and New Balance, alongside streetwear from Stone Island, CP Company, Supreme, Palace, Kith, Stüssy and Carhartt, with books and magazines about sneaker culture. There is a café inside, a neon sign over the counter, and even a barber's chair set among the boxes. It suits anyone who loves trainers, or who simply wants a coffee at the east end of the Merchant City. Sneakers ER opens Monday to Friday from nine until six, and at the weekend from ten.

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Before you go

Sneakers ER opens Monday to Friday from 9am to 6pm and Saturday and Sunday from 10am to 6pm.

Hours
Mon to Fri 09:00 to 18:00; Sat and Sun 10:00 to 18:00.
Where
73 to 77 Trongate, G1 5HB.

Opening hours

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Monday
9am–6pm
Tuesday
9am–6pm
Wednesday
9am–6pm
Thursday
9am–6pm
Friday
9am–6pm
Saturday
10am–6pm
Sunday
10am–6pm

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Where it is

73 to 77 Trongate, by Glasgow Cross.

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