{"id":2077,"date":"2014-11-12T22:57:03","date_gmt":"2014-11-13T03:57:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stockx.com\/sneaker-blog\/?p=2077"},"modified":"2019-05-17T15:31:50","modified_gmt":"2019-05-17T19:31:50","slug":"re-ranking-complexs-10-most-influential-sneaker-boutiques-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stockx.com\/news\/re-ranking-complexs-10-most-influential-sneaker-boutiques-list\/","title":{"rendered":"Re-Ranking Complex’s 10 Most Influential Sneaker Boutiques List"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last week Campless was asked\u00a0by two different reporters for our thoughts on sneaker collaborations and their importance to the sneakerhead market. \u00a0In short, we confirmed that collabs are a big deal. \u00a0As evidence, we referenced posts about\u00a0Concepts’ 2013 collaborations<\/a>\u00a0and the $2.3 million opportunity Ronnie Fieg has created for resellers.<\/a>\u00a0 It also reminded us about an analysis we’d been meaning to do.<\/p>\n

Back in September our friends over\u00a0at Complex Sneakers had a great write-up ranking the\u00a0Ten Most Influential Sneaker Boutiques of The Past Ten Years<\/a>. For quick reference, here is their list:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
1)\u00a0Flight Club<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2)\u00a0Alife<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3)\u00a0Undefeated<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4)\u00a0Foot Patrol<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5)\u00a0Concepts<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6)\u00a0Patta<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7)\u00a0Dave’s Quality Meats<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8)\u00a0Atmos<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9)\u00a0Hanon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10)\u00a0Packer Shoes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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We can all agree the list is solid, but unless this is your first Campless post, you know where this is headed.\u00a0 What if……what if we were to apply some sneakerheaddata to the idea of “influential boutiques”?\u00a0 Could we quantify the relative influence of each boutique on the Complex list?\u00a0 Could we quantify the importance collectors attach to sneaker collaborations?<\/p>\n

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Methodology<\/strong><\/span>:\u00a0 Average Resell Price of Boutique Collab
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In our deep-dive analysis into Nike’s business model<\/a> we exhaustively examined how resell price is a function of limited supply and high demand.\u00a0 With that as our foundation, we decided a ranking of boutiques based on highest average resell price of their single highest priced collab would be a good proxy for exclusivity and power of each boutique’s brand and, ultimately, its influence on the sneaker game.\u00a0 For example, here are four Atmos collabs and their average deadstock price, as tracked by the\u00a0Campless Price Guide<\/a>:<\/p>\n