Relocation to Brighton Helps Sporting Goods Business Thrive

Barbara Clark, owner of Instant RePlay Sporting Goods, said she didn't chose to locate to Brighton - instead, Brighton chose her.

"Scheduled to close due to insufficient sales in Pinckney, Instant RePlay took the challenge to move to Brighton and it worked," she said. "The store has been very well received over the last year and is now a solid provider of new, used and consigned sporting goods for the community."

Recently, Clark submitted information about the business to Patch. If you have a business and want to participate in Patch's Small Business Shout Out you can fill out the form here.

How did your business come to be?: Instant RePlay begin in Pinckney in 2009. It moved to Brighton at its current location in March 2012.

What kind of services do you offer?: Instant RePlay is a reseller of new, used and consigned sports and fitness goods. Throughout 2012 Instant RePlay assisted its over 2000 consignor base with the resale of their unused sports and fitness goods; giving 55% of the resale price received back to the owner.

What's a fact about your business that most customers probably don't know?: Instant RePlay works with charities in the resale of donated sporting goods.  These charities are then able to use the money earned toward their charitable mission. Consignors are able to designate a charity to receive the proceeds of their sale if requested.

What do you want your business to be best known for?: Community service; quality new and pre-owned sports and fitness goods for affordable prices.

What's your most popular product or service?: Depends on the season: Hockey is always popular. Golf, lacrosse, baseball, soccer, rollerblading, wakeboarding and other Spring/Summer sports are popular. Then snowboarding and skiing are hugely popular in the Winter.

When was the business founded?: March 2013 marks the 1 year anniversary at our location in Brighton, 620 W. Grand River. Would love to shout out that we made it a full year and we're growing strong.

Why did you choose to locate to Brighton?: Brighton chose me. Scheduled to close due to insufficient sales in Pinckney, Instant RePlay took the challenge to move to Brighton and it worked. The store has been very well received over the last year and is now a solid provider of new, used and consigned sporting goods for the community.