Nike, as is well known by now, has nearly achieved world domination. With a Nike Town in most major international cities, they have colonized with world with their ever present check-like swoosh symbol.

The Berlin store is constantly changing and reinventing itself, with rotating arrangements and themes. Besides the standard offerings there are always specials—a select sneaker or sweatshirt, an item marked down, an exclusive line produced by an athlete—which are usually located near the entrance. Perhaps the nicest thing about giant corporate mega-stores is their streamlining of service: the employees are impeccably trained, with hawk-like abilities to identify that one sneaker you’ve been searching for for nearly 30 minutes.