Renner's Fine Boots & Shoes

Renner’s Fine Boots & Shoes is a near-century-old cobbler and fine-footwear retailer on the Country Club Plaza, founded in 1927 as a shoe-and-boot repair shop and still operating today at 4632 Wyandotte Street.¹²

Description

Renner’s Fine Boots & Shoes is a service-trade business on the Country Club Plaza combining a working cobbler’s shop with a fine-footwear and leather-goods retail floor. The store performs repairs on all types and brands of men’s and ladies’ shoes, boots, belts, wallets, and handbags, including sole and heel replacement on Western boots, work boots, dress shoes, and casual shoes, plus stretching, conditioning, polishing, and zipper replacement.¹²

On the retail side, Renner’s carries Western boots from Lucchese, Tony Lama, and Nocona; men’s dress and casual shoes from Alden of New England and Mezlan; exotics from Belvedere and Ferrini; Brighton accessories; and a deep selection of shoe-care products (Woodlore, Lincoln, Pecard, Bickmore, Angelus, and 80-plus polish shades).¹ Retail hours are listed as 9am–6pm Monday through Saturday.¹²

Ownership and history

Renner’s traces its founding to 1927, when Mr. Renner opened the business as a shoe-and-boot repair shop on the Plaza; the company says it has “continued that tradition” of repair service “that Mr. Renner began almost a century ago.”¹ The official site frames its longevity as “over 90 years” of operation, consistent with a 1927 origin.¹

The current owner is listed as Karole Glaser, who identifies as Owner of Renner’s Fine Boots & Shoes.³ The line of succession from the founding Renner family to the present ownership is not documented in available public sources. Mr. Renner’s full first name is likewise not stated in available sources.

Links

• Official site: https://rennersbootsshoes.com/
• About / history: https://rennersbootsshoes.com/about/
• Country Club Plaza directory: https://countryclubplaza.com/stores/renner-s-boots-shoes-repair/

Sources

Disputes

None at this time.

Footnotes

1. https://rennersbootsshoes.com/about/ — asserts: founded 1927 by Mr. Renner as a shoe-and-boot repair shop; “over 90 years” of operation; address 4632 Wyandotte St, Kansas City, MO 64112; hours 9am–6pm Mon–Sat; full repair services; brands carried (Lucchese, Tony Lama, Nocona, Alden, Mezlan, Belvedere, Ferrini, Brighton; care products). ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶

2. https://countryclubplaza.com/stores/renner-s-boots-shoes-repair/ — asserts: current Country Club Plaza merchant-directory listing for Renner’s Boots, Shoes & Repair (corroborates active Plaza tenancy). ↩ ↩² ↩³

3. https://www.linkedin.com/in/karole-glaser-b8b93b19/ — asserts: Karole Glaser is Owner of Renner’s Fine Boots & Shoes (single-source; family-succession detail uncorroborated). ↩