Kassis Brothers Shoe Store

Kassis Brothers Shoe Store is an orthopedic shoe store in Charleston, SC. Established in 1960 by two immigrant brothers who made hand-made shoes for the physically-challenged, it has evolved into a full-service, family-owned retail store providing orthopedic and comfort shoes for the entire family, with an emphasis on comfort, support, and fit. The store carries an extensive selection of brands designed for comfort and support, and stocks the largest selection of shoes in widths in the Charleston metropolitan area. It also offers over-the-counter prefabricated orthotics, arch supports, and foot aids for common foot problems including heel pain, ball of foot pain, flat feet, bunions, hammer toes, corns and calluses, leg length differences, and diabetic foot needs. Foot assessments and fittings with its specialists are always free.

Fitting is central to how the store works. Staff measure each foot using a Brannock device or i-Step scanning device, and because the store stocks shoes in multiple widths, they can help customers find the best fit. When needed, they perform a gait pattern analysis or measure weight-bearing characteristics, and they may explore orthotics or other foot aids. The store notes that poorly fitting shoes can lead to bunions, corns, calluses, and hammertoes, and that fit is a function of length, width, and shape. Many current customers have shopped there for over 50 years and now bring in grandchildren for their first pair of shoes.

The store is located on Sam Rittenberg Boulevard in Charleston, about a tenth of a mile from Quickshot Shooting Range and the same distance from the Sam Rittenberg Boulevard main road. Ashley River Road is about four tenths of a mile away, as are the Saint Andrews Fire District Headquarters, Orleans Road, and the SC Highway Patrol investigative office.

Kassis Brothers received the 2015 Footwear Insight Gold Medal Customer Service Award, one of only 34 stores nationwide to earn it, and later the 2019 Gold Medal Service Award from Footwear Insight magazine, one of about 50 stores nationwide, with winners selected based on mystery shopper data.

For Charleston families seeking orthopedic and comfort footwear, Kassis Brothers Shoe Store has spent more than six decades measuring, fitting, and listening to the feet of the Lowcountry.

Services:

• Custom Shoe Alterations
• Diabetic Shoes
• Foot Pain Solutions
• Orthotics
• Shoe Fitting Process