Shop Shout: Rock City Kicks

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Located in Little Rock, Arkansas, Rock City Kicks has been one of the places to go to when it comes to kicks in the Natural State. Rock City Kicks has been giving sneaker lovers the latest in kicks and apparel at the same location since 2008, however, they now serve customers in their bigger and better North Bowman location.

Rock City Kicks carries all the usual brands in footwear such as Nike, Jordan, Crooks and Castles, Play Cloths, Supra, G Shocks and a slew of others. Click here to learn a little more about the shop and its owner. In addition, check out photos of the store after the jump.

Rock City Kicks
200 North Bowman
Little Rock, AR 72211
501.660.7888
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Tell us a little about you and your position at the store:

Name: Corey Bacon, Owner. After years of working for other people and wrestling with management, I decided to save everything I could to pursue my own endeavor.

What makes your store special?: We have an excellent staff, premium products, a great atmosphere and knowledge/love for the sneaker game. Rock City Kicks is the first sneaker boutique in Arkansas, and I believe that we’re raising the bar above and beyond the ‘same ‘ol same ‘ol.’

Shoe that got you hooked: The black Air Jordan V.

Last pair you purchased: “Copper” Nike Air Foamposite

Favorite pair you don?t own: Tough question. I’m going with the Adidas ZX8000 “Darth Vader”

Amount of pairs you own: 230 pairs at the moment. I had to start narrowing the collection down to make room for new ones.

Top 3 of all-time: black Air Jordan V, Adidas Micropacer, Nike Air Trainer Max ’91 Black/White. I had all of these before I was 15. I love sneakers, but at that age, there was nothing cooler.

Which upcoming release are you looking forward to?: I’m actually really interested to see how Eric Koston’s new SB will turn out. The old eS Koston was awesome. For now, I’d say the Air Jordan 6 Retro White/Black is a must have.

If I were not a shop owner, I’d be somebody’s disgruntled employee.

One reason why shoes matter:‘Cause flip-flops and socks just don’t cut it.

One reason you love shoes: Sneakers cross all cultural lines. I can’t tell you how many people I’ve met and become friends with based on conversations about sneakers. Seriously, who doesn’t like sneakers?

One thing that you dislike about the shoe game: I feel like we’re seeing less and less originality in the major sneaker game right now. There are a lot of great retro releases, hybrids, and alternate colorways of shoes currently, but where are the next generation’s classics?

Anything else you want to tell our readers?: I’d like to say thanks to everybody for supporting Rock City Kicks. I know I’ve been pleasantly surprised with the amount of attention and willingness to step out of the box here in Little Rock. We’ve also had a lot of great customers out of state. Thanks a million for your help and support. Let us know if we can do anything for you… 501-660-7888 and check out rockcitykicks.com.

Rock City Kicks