Most other sports (besides cycling) don't have "speciality" stores for people to buy sports specific gear, so how did running-specific stores come about?
Most other sports (besides cycling) don't have "speciality" stores for people to buy sports specific gear, so how did running-specific stores come about?
Supply and demand.
We have a few in Seattle, but none of them do well.
Demand barely covers costs probably.
Philh wrote:
Most other sports (besides cycling) don't have "speciality" stores for people to buy sports specific gear, so how did running-specific stores come about?
Not true...
Soccer stores, hockey pro shops...
Golf? Tennis?
Never been to a store that sells running.
Ski shops. Surf shops.
Yutre wrote:
Never been to a store that sells running.
Marathon Sports
Most other sports (besides cycling) don't have "speciality" stores for people to buy sports specific gear,
fencing, archery, ice hockey... have you ever tried buying any sports equipment before?
Never heard of bicycle shop?
Where do you live? in addition to the sports already mentioned -- in my area we have lacrosse stores, swimming stores and at least one store that specializes in women's/girl's team sports (fastpitch/lacrosse/field hockey).
In the UK they do most of their business with hobby joggers and new runners. There used to be a few really good independent running shops around but these have been swallowed up by the big chains which reside in shopping centres and on high streets and charge extortionate prices to cover their rent.
In Switzerland we have many cycling stores too. Almost everyone is into fitness and outdoor sports here.
Because otherwise I would have never switched to my new awesome, fantastic, best-ever-trail-shoe Saucony QC's!!!
Sorry. A little high from this morning's run.
Philh wrote:
Most other sports (besides cycling) don't have "speciality" stores for people to buy sports specific gear, so how did running-specific stores come about?
I don’t know, but I live in a town of less than 50k residents. We have a running store, 3 bike stores, 2 ski shops, 1 hunting store, plus at least half a dozen multi outdoor type stores that sell shoes bikes etc, not to mention Walmart and target.....I have no clue how it works!
Do you mean because most go there to try on shoes only to buy them cheaper online later?
interestingly wrote:
We have a few in Seattle, but none of them do well.
Demand barely covers costs probably.
Huh? Super Jock-n-Jill does pretty well from their Greenlake location. They must be doing well because they just opened a second store in Redmond maybe two years ago.
I remember when Laurel James was selling running shoes out of her car trunk many years ago. Then she opened Super Jock-n-Jill in an old gas station in the Greenlake area sometime around 1975. A few years after that she moved to her present location right across the street from Greenlake one of the most popular running areas in Seattle. Her sons now run the business and have for quite a few years.
Besides SJJ, there are quite a few other running specific stores that have been doing business for more than 10+ years.
Philh wrote:
Most other sports (besides cycling) don't have "speciality" stores for people to buy sports specific gear, so how did running-specific stores come about?
Golf.
Tennis.
Hockey.
Swimming.
Soccer.
Ski.
Surf.
Climbing.
Seattle Runner wrote:
interestingly wrote:
We have a few in Seattle, but none of them do well.
Demand barely covers costs probably.
Huh? Super Jock-n-Jill does pretty well from their Greenlake location. They must be doing well because they just opened a second store in Redmond maybe two years ago.
I remember when Laurel James was selling running shoes out of her car trunk many years ago. Then she opened Super Jock-n-Jill in an old gas station in the Greenlake area sometime around 1975. A few years after that she moved to her present location right across the street from Greenlake one of the most popular running areas in Seattle. Her sons now run the business and have for quite a few years.
Besides SJJ, there are quite a few other running specific stores that have been doing business for more than 10+ years.
Sound Sports, down on 1st and Madison, has been around for 20+ years. I went there for many years when I used to work at Immunex. Phil Kochik (former Sound Sports staff) is doing a really nice job up at 7Hills Running Shop, a trail-specific store, on Magnolia.
there's a soccer store in the same plaza as the running store I go to
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