Renee Plante admits she got a little nervous last year when Amazon.com Inc opened a massive warehouse just a few miles away from the sporting goods shop she manages in the Minneapolis suburb of Shakopee.
Valley Sports has occupied the same brick building on 1st Avenue since 1977. She expected even long-time customers might want to try Amazon, given the buzz about the new facility and its new proximity. She worried she might lose some sales of sweatshirts, soccer balls and other gear.
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