88% matchShoe Palace
Same mainstream mall-scale sneaker chain, JD-owned
What changes: West Coast/strip-mall footprint, less team equipment
Brand profile
Champs
American mall-based sneaker and athletic apparel chain, a Foot Locker banner now owned by Dick's Sporting Goods.
BradentonOrigin
UnisexFocus
Athleisure / SportswearStyle
$$Price
3 brands like Champs like Shoe Palace, Shoe City, Shoe Gallery →
What to know about Champs
A retailer, not a label
Champs Sports is a mall-based athletic chain selling Nike, Jordan, adidas, New Balance, Puma and Champion, plus a small line of its own basics.
More gear than rival chains
Alongside sneakers and team apparel it carries training gear, accessories and a broader equipment assortment than most sneaker-focused chains.
New owner, fewer stores
Long a Foot Locker, Inc. banner, it passed to Dick's Sporting Goods in September 2025, and its store count has shrunk under recent rationalization plans.
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Brand facts
Champs Sports is an American mall-based athletic retailer founded in 1984 in Bradenton, Florida by Bill Robinson. It sells sneakers, team apparel, training gear and accessories from Nike, Jordan, adidas, New Balance, Puma and Champion, alongside its own basics, and stocks a broader equipment assortment than most sneaker chains. A Foot Locker, Inc. banner since the Woolworth era, it passed to Dick's Sporting Goods when Dick's completed its purchase of Foot Locker in September 2025. Its footprint has shrunk under recent Foot Locker store-rationalization plans.
- Founded
- 1984
- Origin
- Bradenton, United States
- Price
- $$
- Focus
- Unisex
- Facts checked
- September 2026
- Styles
- Athleisure / Sportswear, Streetwear