Figuring out retail

Trying to look for small business ideas, plans, assistance, etc. as I am getting a bit obsessed with opening a store of some kind.

Other ideas (#235,742)...

1.  Recycling/Reuse/Green focus: Like that store on College - The Treehouse - but with a local (meaning NC) bend to the items being for sale there. It would be seasonal too; planters, heirloom seeds, plant markers, watering cans, etc. in the Summer, and homemade Xmas gifts, local woven blankets, old-fashioned kids toys. etc. in the Fall/Wintertime.

2. Country-focused: For instance, Le Petite Paris, a retail shop with an emphasis on Parisian items. For instance; French-made brand clothing, handbags, shabby chic stuff that related to Paris, France (I think France wrote the book on that!). One could even have French Providential furniture there too. Bonus on this idea is that I would have to make extensive visits to France to make sure the store is authentic.

More ideas later, but feel free to pipe in any ideas :-)