Poor selection, only a few sizes in stock none of which are my size, And indifferent sales people…read more Plus the prices are just as high as you would find at a shoe store where you get real service.

I suspect most shoe store reviews are from a woman's perspective... so here is the other side of…read morethe story so to speak: First, if you have not been to a DSW, the name pretty much sums it up. A variety of name brand shoes at good prices. The have a large selection of brands, and cover the range from flip-flops to dress shoes and everything in between. The location is good. It is at the mall, so if you need to you can venture in. However, the store is actually on the outside of the mall, so you can avoid the mall entirely - a huge plus. The staff is helpful; they often welcome customers as they enter, and happy to help when asked. The store is well kept, and there always seems to be good music playing. A couple of grips: larger sizes are sometimes scarce on some styles. Being in the 12-13 range myself, with several friends there too makes it difficult. Also, it would be great if the shoes were displayed in groups based on type of activity. There is some of this, but also grouping by brands. If I am looking looking walking shoes, I should not have to wonder down each isle to see them all. That said, the I have been before, and will shop there again.

Very good customer service, good sales, and very good selection. Shopped for back-to- school shoes…read moreon the first day of tax free weekend. It was crowded, but the manager Sal was friendly and very helpful. I'd rather hit a free standing store than the mall for shoes with the kids, and this trip was fast and efficient.

Very impressed. Customer service was very good. He was helpful and sincere, without being…read moreoverbearing or annoying. Very well organized and clean, with a good selection of shoes. Especially for a chain, this was all very surprising.

Beverly was an excellent sales person bc she was kind and friendly and knowledgeable. The shoes…read morehere are of high quality and comfortable. They also have bags and clothes and flip flops. Great location off the water area and next to all the nice stores.

Great selection! great staff! The store is set up with 3 sections for easy shopping. If you want…read morecomfort and want to support local Id go here over big box stores and shop local for the better service and attention to detail. Also have a great clothing selection.

Thank you for the awesome service! The service here is exceptional and my wife and I love the…read morerewards program. Thank you to the owner for carrying the Birkenstocks in all the great colors! I got the gray ones, super comfortable, love the color, want another pair already.

I had a very bad experience with the local Peltz shoe store in St Petersburg, FL, I purchased a…read moreshoe cleaning product that the store manager convinced me to purchase. She explained that it would clean the upper sole part of my shoe. It did not work at all and was totally ineffective. Horrible product - please do not ever consider purchasing the soft sole shoe cleaner!!!! The worst part of this matter is that when I went to return this faulty product the store manager would not allow me to return. In this day and age, that is horrific customer service policy. What happened to the customer is always right. Unfortunately, I will never shop at this store again, and I don't recommend anyone else to. Why would you shop somewhere, where they don't allow you to return a faulty poduct that you don't want..

I am familiar with the Academy stores that were in Houston years ago. They have really expanded…read morebeyond an Army surplus store of the 60's. We were greeted as we came in. The store is enormous. It's located in Pinellas Square where the old furniture store used to be close to the cinema. An associate told us that they have been open since last November. Everything smelled new. If you're looking for a good old fashioned sporting goods store, Academy Spots + Outdoors is your one stop shop. Drop by if you can.

The employees are rude I was buying a bait caster and wanted to get 30 pound braid on it. But the…read moreguy who apparently works in the fishing department and acts like the paying customer is stupid and doesn't know what their talking about And would not put 30 pound braid on because it might "break the rod" even though the rating on it is for MONO not braid and for braid you double the max mono rating making 30 pound braid useable but the employee would not do that. Also it even shows 30 pound braid as the braid line capacity on the side of the baitcasting reel. Otherwise the selection of gear is ok. The value is average. But overall even if the employees were helpful it's an ok store

I recently needed to purchase Pickleball shoes. JOHN asked me some questions and recommended…read moreseveral brands but strongly recommended one (Ryka court shoes, made by women, for women's feet). He went above and beyond in fitting me in the store and ordering the shoes in my size online for me. They were a good value, shipped promptly to my home and were outstanding right out of the box! I will drop by to thank him in person. Famous Footwear-- hang on to him...he's golden!

Store manager Ms. Melissa and sales associate Kevin provide me with outstanding customer service…read more They made me feel welcome as if I was a close family member. I highly recommend the Lakeside Village Famous Footwear store in Lakeland Florida to anyone looking for warm family atmosphere.

Found this place on a trip to St. Pete. I forgot to pack a dressy shirt, and needed one for a…read moredinner cruise and settled on this store. Overall, I think this store is pretty nice. It is small, and the clothes are a bit crowded together. The layout is a bit tricky. I can imagine it would require some dancing maneuvers if there are a lot of people in the store. The service was great; very friendly and helpful. They have a lot of higher end men's and women's clothes in the beachwear style. I liked a lot of the prints and settled on a Tommy Bahama shirt. I generally don't pay this much for shirts, and I knock them down 1 star for high prices being the cheapskate that I generally am!But, the shirt is quality, looks good and my wife convinced me it was time to treat myself anyway, so the buyer remorse is low.

I had called them to see if they wanted to buy my brand new expensive garments and she yelled at me…read moreand told me that she was not a consignment store even though Google directed me to her office but if she's not a consignment store that's fine but she didn't have to yell at me and tell me my garments wasn't expensive and fine...

Stole my shoes. Do not consign with them. I'm having to contact lawyers to get my shoes back.read more

Such a great selection and helpful staff! Great experience! Love my new shows :) def recommendread more