You guys, this place it awesome- it`s really an outlet. And…read morefor Zürich prices, this is as cheap as it gets! They have new and gently used gear, clothes, and shoes- for Christmas or every day, this is the store to choose! I got new hiking boots for only 59 Franks, elsewhere was at least 200, for that I`m giving thanks! The snowshoe selection downstairs had new and slightly used, but not enough sizes from which I could choose. But I`ll totally come back, for warm or active wear, it`s just the coolest store with prices beyond compare!

My wife described this as halfway between an REI and an LL Bean, and I think she's got it about…read moreright. The gear selection mirrors REI well, but there's a fuller clothing line, especially at the more casual end --- and I still haven't figured out the kid's fishing pool. A touch of Cabela's, perhaps? The staff is helpful, and will happily break out their (sometimes rusty) English if need be. We mostly shopped in German, but once you start looking for books in English the conversations tend to follow suit. Picked up a new hostel liner for hut-to-hut hikes, didn't find the book we hoped for, and figure I'll be back next time I need some ski gloves.

A nice sneakerstore in the middle of Niederdorf !…read more They don't have a full range of sneakers, but they have for sure a good selection. Especially they try to have something that the other ones don't have. Staff is OK-friendly. And prices are normal average. My favorite sneakersstore in Zurich !

I was meeting someone at a restaurant right next door so I decided to kill some time in here. It's…read morea nice enough Patagonia store, right in the heart of Zurich's shopping district (women's stuff upstairs, men's downstairs). What really puts this place over the top for me was its store dog, a slender brown beauty named Itala who was SO well-behaved she was almost unnatural. She very calmly sat up on her little round red rug while I scratched and pet her and not once did she break her composure--amazing. When it was time to say good bye she just very calmly lay back down on her rug, so very cool. Kudos to these peeps for their lovely store dog policy :)

This is a very conveniently located store near the Zurich Casino... I so want to give this store a…read more4+ star rating, but it loses 2 stars for (1) running out of things and not appearing to care that items are out of stock (2) employees seem to try and help you at first, but when the going gets tough, they don't really seem to be bothered to going the entire way through b/c their time is more valuable or whatever the real story is. Why do it if you're only half in it? There is a good assortment of sporting goods here, whilst they try to deliver on range; they fail short in delivering. For example, I was looking for 2kg hand weights, and they sold out of every type of hand weights in 2kg. I chased down an employee who just told me sorry no more. That's it. There was no, I'll have a check at the stock room, or oh I'll call the one in Dietlikon to see if they have one, or hey maybe you should go on line and check (they do have a website you can order things from). So I went to Dietlikon location and even worse was despite the fact the store is bigger and in a remote area - they failed short of having any weights nor did anyone bother to help me. I only came here b/c it's so convenient and also a friend gave me a gift card that I wanted to use. I was on a tram today and it went by a Migros SportXX, so I figured I'd check their online store. Their online store is way better than Athleticum's, selection was much more varied and easier to find (the search tool at Altheticum website was not very clear and didn't give the exact search returns, Migro SportXX was a breeze) and the best is - the shipping is "gratis" (free), unlike Athleticum which charged me CHF 7.50 shipping for a similar item I was going to buy at Migros SportXX. So I saved a lot of time traveling to hunt for items while getting free shipping, and earning Migros punkte (points), thanks Migros!