Soccer Specialty Store

So I just went to the website of the self proclaimed largest chain of soccer franchise stores in the nation, Soccer Post. Here is what they claim:

• Currently there are Soccer Post stores in ten states, from New Hampshire toCalifornia 
• Soccer Post is the largest chain of franchised soccer specialty retail stores
• Soccer Post has been in business since 1991

Anybody else think there is some room for growth? After watching the world cup this year, I'd be willing to bet that the US sports market is going to trend toward soccer for the next 10-20 years. This means more kids signed up for soccer leagues, more adults joining leagues, and more money being spent on the sport.

Yes, you can get soccer stuff at Dick's and Sports Authority and all of those stores, but expertise is valuable. Being a store that caters to a specific sport makes it easier to shop. 


I think there is room for new businesses in the soccer genre.

Make Your Own Tea Store

This is a specialty store (online or brick and mortar), that sells ingredients to make herbal teas. It would sell very basic teas, and every kind of spice that a person could need in making teas.

The key is emphasizing that you make your own tea. The customer can create any kind of flavors they can imagine. The shop provides basic recipes, but the customer knows what they like.

People everywhere blend their own tea already, but there isn't a place in every city that they can go to stock up on supplies or get ideas for new recipes.

I've been looking all over the web for a place to buy ingredients for herbal tea. I can find recipes, but where do you get chamomile flowers to throw in some tea? I found some on Amazon, but there isn't a site that sells a "make your own tea kit" as far as I can tell. I think there is a tribe of people out there who are looking for this store.

Thoughts?