verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . december 2007 learn how and when to remove this template message shiekh shoes type private industry retail founded 1991 headquarters ontario california usa key people shiekh ellahi founder products shoes and clothing number of employees 1000 website shiekhshoes.com a sales receipt from a shiekh shoes store in westminster california . shiekh shoes is a west coast footwear and apparel retailer with its headquarters in ontario california that operates nearly 140 stores located in california nevada washington arizona oregon new mexico texas illinois michigan and tennessee . its product selection is aimed at young adults featuring athletic footwear and apparel from brands like nike jordan adidas reebok k swiss sketchers lacoste converse and steve madden for men women and children including many exclusive products not sold by other retailers . shiekh shoes also manufactures and sells its own brand of footwear which is only available through its stores and website . shiekh shoes retail stores are primarily located in shopping malls . stores feature an upscale blue white and silver design scheme and a high end sound system that appeals to its target 18 to 35 year old consumer . about shiekh edit shiekh ellahi began his career in footwear at the age of 17 when he was hired by a shoe store in a local mall . within a few months shiekh was promoted to assistant manager and shortly after store manager . after ascending the corporate ladder and relocating to new york city he decided to launch his own footwear venture and moved back to the san francisco bay area . after the success of his first store he began opening additional stores in northern california . the company has since expanded and now operates 146 stores throughout the west coast and southwest regions . references edit footwear news august 2 2004 issue external links edit shiekh shoes website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title shiekh shoes & oldid 686905597 categories clothing retailers of the united statesprivately held companies based in californiashoe brandsretail companies established in 1991companies based in california1991 establishments in californiahidden categories articles needing additional references from december 2007all articles needing additional references navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 22 october 2015 at 02 25 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view