"For 25 years, Avondale Sports has been a landmark on Rathdrum Main Street, quietly adapting to changing tastes and fashions while responding to what people in the town actually need. Stocking its shelves with products ranging from running spikes to gas cookers, co-owner Bill Porter says that locals shopping locally is key to their longevity, and that "diversifying is the only way" to compete with online retail."
"Welcoming loyal shoppers, tourists and several famous names through their doors since August 2000, Bill Porter and his wife, Marie, were inspired to open the shop as a way of changing direction after years in a very different line of work, with Bill taking his lifelong involvement in sport in an exciting new direction."
Avondale Sports has operated on Rathdrum Main Street for 25 years, adapting quietly to changing tastes and fashions while meeting local needs. The shop stocks a wide range of items, from running spikes to gas cookers, reflecting flexible inventory choices. Co-owner Bill Porter attributes the store's longevity to locals shopping locally and emphasizes that "diversifying is the only way" to compete with online retail. The business has welcomed loyal shoppers, tourists and several famous visitors since August 2000. Bill and his wife, Marie, opened the shop to change careers after years in a different line of work, and to channel Bill's lifelong involvement in sport into retail.
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