On Tuesday, Michael Lippert, owner of the Soccer Center at 451 South Ashland Drive, announced in an email that he would cease operations by the end of February.
He knew when Nike gave him notice about ceasing distribution through him several months ago, that it was going to be tough. In an interview with me for the Herald-Leader, he acknowledged the marketplace had gotten more competitive over the years with the Internet shopping experience beginning to really weed out small enterprises like his.
But he understood the dynamics and he was pleasant and gracious in talking to me about it. Read the full story on Kentucky.com. The Soccer Center is offering huge discounts on its remaining inventory through Feb. 14.
Bigger is sometimes better, but bigger is also sometimes just bigger. The Soccer Center will be missed in the Lexington community.
