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shopakira.com
casual, resort, evening & party womenAge 13-18, 19-25, 26-45 $, $$, $$$
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About the Business

Established in 2002 in Chicago's Wicker Park, AKIRA is a women's boutique brand offering a diverse range of trendy clothing, footwear, and accessories. With 32 stores and an online presence, they feature top brands and private labels, catering to fashion-forward individuals with a commitment to customer satisfaction.


shopakira.com
USA
Founded in 2002
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Business Highlights

General

Year Founded: 2002
Target Gender: women
Target Age Group: 13-18, 19-25, 26-45

Shipping

Shipping Cost: $7.99
Free Shipping: sometimes
Free Shipping Detail: for orders over $75

Returns

Return Policy: not free
Return Instructions: item(s) must be returned in original condition (unworn, unwashed, unaltered) with the tags attached. shoes must be returned in their original shoe box
Return Cost: shipping fee

Sustainability

Sustainability Score: We avoid
Recycling Program: no

Product

Style: casual, resort, evening & party
Body Fit: regular, plus size
Available Sizes: Women's (XS, S, M, L, XL, 1X, 2X, 3X)

Customer Service

Support Channels: contact form

Payment Options

Payment Methods: card payments, PayPal, financing
Buy Now Pay Later: Shop Pay, Klarna

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Reviews Summary

Shop Akira has a rating of 1.5 stars from 97 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers dissatisfied with Shop Akira most frequently mention customer service, final sale and store credit. Shop Akira ranks 1852nd among Women's Clothing sites.

service
50
value
48
shipping
47
returns
40
quality
44
Illinois
1 review
15 helpful votes
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Order a pair of shoes online and my order was delivered today from someone in looks to be a employee personal car and the guys throw my merchandise over the gate as if it was trash couldn't believe it watching him on my camera. My son went out and approached him with disappointment and he never apologized and drive off. I'll never order anything else from you guys very unprofessional and disappointing on how you guys are allowing employees and their personal cars deliver and treat merchandise that customers purchased be handled with no care for the customers experience.

Date of experience: May 26, 2020
Illinois
1 review
2 helpful votes
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I contacted Akira via phone and email a week ago from today. I received an email that they will be looking to resolve my issue and someone from their staff will be contacting me. I have yet to receive a call but they were quick to take my money. I am a young single mother and I can not afford to have a bad experience in a clothing store that refuses to refund my money or return my call. They haven't even returned an email since they lied about someone contacting me. The manager of the Oakbrook location failed to communicate the return and refund policy to me. I feel I should be refunded my money because of negligence. The integrity of this company is awful and it comes off as snobbish. I will no longer shop in a store that forces customers to spend their hard-earned money. If I am forced to spend my money, and the issue is not resolved this will be the last dime I spend in a rude customer service merchant.

Date of experience: August 8, 2019
Germany
1 review
5 helpful votes
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October 10, 2023

Terrible clothes and terrible service. Do not buy anything from this website. I wore my pants once and they ripped and no refund... just 20% off voucher.

Date of experience: October 10, 2023
North Carolina
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Satisfied customer
January 5, 2021

I received my package today from Akira. I paid for 2 day shipping BUT I gave a specific date I needed the order by and it arrived before time so I am very satisfied. The quality is great and my outfit is bomb. Thanks Akira

Date of experience: January 4, 2021
Massachusetts
0 reviews
7 helpful votes
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My heel broke while I was crossing the street smh I paid over $100, customer service basically said oh well too bad and then they deleted my account and wishlist claiming it was a "sudden data leak". Do not recommend to my worst enemy. :|

Date of experience: January 24, 2022
California
1 review
6 helpful votes
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I purchased some items for a Bachlorette party, paid $20 for next day delivery and it took 6 days. I was watching the tracking and notified the seller that is was not going to arrive in time and therefore I wouldn't need the items and would like to return. They continued to fight me on this even after I provided them with proof. Their customer service is the worst! Neglecting to admit that next day delivery took 6 days and wouldn't respond back about me just returning everything. Finally had to contact my credit card to dispute the charge. Will never be ordering from them again. If zero stars were an option I would definitely give them -1

Date of experience: March 7, 2022
District of Columbia
1 review
10 helpful votes
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Unethical behavior
July 1, 2022

If SHADY BUSINESS is your forte, do ya thing. Recently Akira have been getting my orders wrong but after noticing a pattern, I e realized it's just corporate theft. Akira Will miscount inventory, allow you to purchase items they KNOW aren't in stock and ship you the wrong size, pretending it was a mistake, so they keep the money for the item and you're forced to pay shipping that cost more than the item. It's a small scam. This is the fourth time, I ordered an 8.5 shoe and received a 6 or 7 because that was all that was left in stock. The store changed my order and pretended it was my mistake. This has happened too many times to be a coincidence. This company is unethical, untrustworthy and insensitive to its customers.

Date of experience: July 1, 2022
Missouri
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I called customer service for 2 days no one responded nor did they call back the second day I was on hold for an hour the first day the same no one didn't call back and the ppl in the store is really supa nice, but that number you call *******871 is horrible, for that much money they charge ppl everyone should be jumping to answer these calls.

Date of experience: December 9, 2022
Matt H. Shop Akira Rep
over a year old

Hi Myla, thank you for reaching out! We are so sorry to hear about your recent experience with us. You can reach us via live chat on our website, or via email as well. We look forward to hearing from you so we can resolve any issues you may have!

Thank you for your feedback and patience!

Illinois
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Very Bad Customer Service
July 10, 2022

I purchased two pair of birkenstocks from the company both were on sale. Even though they were the same size one pair fit differently. I tried to return the pair that didn't fit and they told me since the items were discounted before checking out they were final sale, and could not be returned for any reason. The thing that I find funny is that other items final sale actually stated they were final sale which the shoes I purchased did not state they were final sale. They only had the sale price listed ( I never purchase final sale items). Just be careful when purchasing from this company.

Date of experience: July 10, 2022
Illinois
1 review
16 helpful votes
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Didn't receive my package and not only that I spent over 250 and paid 25 for delivery just to not get my package on time.
Customer service is terrible
I have to wait 24-48 hours to get a response about my package. Unacceptable

Date of experience: March 31, 2020