I am very curious why you decided to continue with an existing store that had a lot of baggage in its final days..
The reputation of the store is already low and I'm surprised that you did not focus your energy into starting up a new store with a clean slate..
Judging from the responses.. it will be an uphill battle to try and win ppl over.
*EDIT* Not that I wanted to be negative about the whole thing.. just more concerned for you