Hi HN fam.
Two of my current projects are related to retail, physical goods. (One is selling only over the Internet: stickers, t's, buttons, etc. One is storefront-only: bikes.)
I don't want to stalk you for free advice or anything, I merely would love to have your username listed in this thread so I can go back and read all the smart things you've said.
Sidebar: If this thread turns into a bounty of random awesome advice about how selling physical stuff is different than software, who am I to argue?