Business & Tech
Biz Q&A: New Store Hopes to Score with the Soccer Set
Soccer Post owner Pete Gruben offers apparel and equipment for soccer enthusiasts of all ages and levels.
Every week Plainfield Patch profiles a new business that has chosen to call Plainfield home.
Business name: The Soccer Post
Address: 24402 W. Lockport St. (across from Plainfield Village Hall). Customers enter from the parking lot behind the store.
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Owner’s name: Pete Gruben
Phone number: 815-436-6635
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Web site: soccerpost.com; also on Facebook at soccerpostplainfield.
Opening date: Sept. 1, 2011
Hours: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday
Type of business: Soccer specialty store featuring cleats, apparel, training equipment, bags and balls for every level of soccer. The store is part of America’s largest retail soccer specialty store chain.
What sets your business apart from others of its kind? “We are soccer specialists, not sports generalists as most sporting goods and athletic shoe stores are,” owner Gruben said.
What inspired you to open your store in Plainfield? “Soccer is the fastest-growing sport in America. I have three kids playing it and I wanted to offer the community a place to go that is close by for all their soccer needs,” Gruben said.
