Customers can get their used glass containers (which have plastic tops) refilled at the shop, or else recycle the glass.

Stylists Rose Bouvier and Rachel Hart launched Golden Salon this June with the aim, they said, of making the shop “95% plastic free.” Many of the hair care and styling products have glass, steel, bamboo or cardboard containers. Credit: Brandy CollinsĪ new salon in Berkeley’s Northbrae neighborhood is putting a premium on environmental wellness. They met through Neyborly, a commercial real estate company that finds short- and long-term space for small businesses, and brought three other Bay Area online clothing and sneaker vendors together at the Telegraph storefront: Joog Life Co, Sago xStudio and Villanz Vintage. The Sneaker Shop carries a range of sneakers priced anywhere from $125 to $2,000.Ĭo-founders Anthony DeCarlo and Joseph Duran gained popularity selling high-end sneakers through Instagram - Decarlo through his South Bay Gems account and Duran via Sad Rockstar.

The Sneaker Shop has moved into a space previously occupied by Brandy Melville, a European clothing store that closed in 2020. Credit: Brandy CollinsĪ new store on Telegraph Avenue, just one block south of the UC Berkeley campus, will buy, sell and trade collectible vintage footwear and other apparel. All the sneakers for sale in the store are plastic-wrapped so that they won’t be scuffed or dirtied should customers touch them. Now Open The Sneaker Shop The Sneaker Shop.

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