I love this type of videos, not only we the viewers get some insight about opening/running a tennis shop, but it also creates a community among shop owners to share information and cross-promote.
Is it illegal to have a Tennis ProShop Truck where you can move around and hang out nearby Public Tennis Courts- that would be a cool idea; and people can just track your whereabout just like a normal food truck.
A good idea on paper but your manufacturers are going to want you to have a "store front" to go along with your mobile tennis shop and that can prove costly.
Very interesting video, thanks. But I would like to know how much of the profitability of the business comes from stringing, as opposed to sales. Also, I understand that in the US retail prices of rackets (and other equipment?) are set by the manufacturers, so the opportunity for discounting is very limited. (I am in the UK where this doesn't apply). This means that a store has to get a racket sale on the basis of something other than a better price than its competitor; perhaps that is simply location, or it might be because better advice is given. What else helps? In this connection, I was interested in the discussion of which the best selling rackets, grips etc were: this suggests either that the retailer is passive in the transaction, merely providing what the customer asks for, or (quite differently, and more interestingly) that the racket is chosen by the customer when he hears the advice of the storekeeper. So the bestselling Yonex may be that because more customers come in demanding Yonex, or it may be because the retailer recommends Yonex more often than other brands.
Lovely lady. Lovely smile. Good luck with the new store. Stringing out of your house? Be careful, one of those 87,000 new IRS agents will be looking for their cut.
My stringer is 100 miles away. Important to find a competent stringer, who can string as requested. My local multisport store have an expensive machine, but the quality of the work was lacking.
Best of luck to Ivy on her reopening! It seems she's been gaining momentum and was able to jump into a bigger space. May she prosper on her business!
I love this type of videos, not only we the viewers get some insight about opening/running a tennis shop, but it also creates a community among shop owners to share information and cross-promote.
Wow, she is lovely - such a nice energy about her! I hope her store does really well!!
String Theory in Falls Church is great! Ivy's the best
Thank you Harry and Ivy for sharing your experience
Hope she gets it sorted out with Babolat. They have a huge slice of the market
The red Wilson Clashes look amazing!
We should support this lady and buy something from her shop! What's the name of it??
Totally agree. The name is in the description box.
People need to mark all these comments with PORN LINKS as SPAM! 😡😡😡😡😡 TH-cam should just BLOCK THESE USERS!!!!!!!!!!
They’re robots bro they taking all over the TH-cam comments 😂
Is it illegal to have a Tennis ProShop Truck where you can move around and hang out nearby Public Tennis Courts- that would be a cool idea; and people can just track your whereabout just like a normal food truck.
I’ve seen a pickleball ball van at courts. Paddles, shoes and balls.
That 's amazing
tennis is not that popular lol
Do it!
A good idea on paper but your manufacturers are going to want you to have a "store front" to go along with your mobile tennis shop and that can prove costly.
Please do the updates on her business. I hope her business is doing well and growing!!
I’m 5 minutes from Tyson’s corner. Need to visit her shop one day.
Thank you for the insight!
Harry thank you for showing us your face so often, but we're here to look at Ivy and the store.
It's a 2 way conversation dude.
Dude, thank you, dude. But dude I was just joking.
He's right! Stringing is therapy!
Yep. When you pick an orange color string, technically they call it Orange Theory.
Where is your store located in Virginia? I have an old frame that desperately needs strings and I want to try out the hyper G poly!
Very interesting video, thanks. But I would like to know how much of the profitability of the business comes from stringing, as opposed to sales. Also, I understand that in the US retail prices of rackets (and other equipment?) are set by the manufacturers, so the opportunity for discounting is very limited. (I am in the UK where this doesn't apply). This means that a store has to get a racket sale on the basis of something other than a better price than its competitor; perhaps that is simply location, or it might be because better advice is given. What else helps? In this connection, I was interested in the discussion of which the best selling rackets, grips etc were: this suggests either that the retailer is passive in the transaction, merely providing what the customer asks for, or (quite differently, and more interestingly) that the racket is chosen by the customer when he hears the advice of the storekeeper. So the bestselling Yonex may be that because more customers come in demanding Yonex, or it may be because the retailer recommends Yonex more often than other brands.
He has another video on that
Ivy is so pretty
Ivy is eye candy
Needs to get a handle on her total inventory and carrying costs 😅
Lovely lady. Lovely smile. Good luck with the new store. Stringing out of your house? Be careful, one of those 87,000 new IRS agents will be looking for their cut.
1.75 speed gang stand up!
8:35 Was it you “got a nice fat 4 figure bill”, or was it Brad?
Small business is really rough. Emotionally too. Try to avoid.
My stringer is 100 miles away. Important to find a competent stringer, who can string as requested. My local multisport store have an expensive machine, but the quality of the work was lacking.
Have you thought about stringing yourself? I bought a cheap machine about 30 years ago and it's still going strong and stringing isn't rocket science!