actually I've heard of this upcoming store believe it or not all the way from Florida. Either the owner himself leaked the 411 or the sneakerheads around here know their info! This subject matter was relayed to me since I'm a frequent visitor of the Seattle/B.C. area.
It is great to see another store open up in Washington like mentioned earlier. I am sick and tired of sending stuff out to my Seattle connects (you know who you guys & gal are..jus kiddin Rey!) who aren't catching a break from any of your stores up there. Here are a few suggestions for the OWNER:
1) lets keep things at RETAIL!! Savvy sneakerheads would rather get things for a good price elsewhere than frequent a store that overprices their product. Trust me, everyone will be hyped up that there's a new store in town but word of mouth/message boards alone will kill that noise if the store is known to overprice.
2)stay HUMBLE and know your place in the sneakerworld. Being the new kid on the block, you are on the low end of the totem pole. You are not the @#%$ overnight. Your business will only grow by leaps and bounds depending on your interaction w/ your customers. This isn't the kind of business where the more money you flash, the more clientele you will get. there's nothing more irritating that a sneaker store owner with a braggadocio attitude and on the other end of the spectrum, being an owner with no personality is a no-no.
3)KNOW your product not just the hype that it creates. Get involved with your reps. Communicate with them. They are your insiders. Not just hypebeast.com, not just niketalk, etc. etc.
4)lets get the product you are selling out to the GENERAL PUBLIC not friends/pets/cousins/posse/homies. If you want to keep only those mentioned as your customers and not want to prosper in gathering the most clientele possible then sell all the hot product to your pals. Again, word of mouth/messageboards will kill you if this practice is leaked.
These are just a few suggestions off the head. If there are anymore, I'll have my peoples from the 206 post em. I wish this business well. It will give me another place to visit whenever I visit the beautiful Northwest. Tell me this though, is the owner's initials S.G.? :b
If so, we'll be watching. I've actually passed your mall kiosk before and kept on walking. Do you want to know why? The booth was full of your followers/posse members that made it uncomfortable for foot traffic to obtain service. So I guess that would be suggestion #5....make your new business venture a COMFORTABLE ENVIRONMENT to all that visit, not just a place for your entourage to hang out. Best wishes.
