Driving around I'll occasionally spot these stores and wonder how they are still open and, presumably, profitable for the owners. You know the ones I'm talking about, speciality vacuum cleaner stores, pool supplies stores and, most recently, scuba diving specialty store.
They're always small, rundown premises located in low foot traffic areas. With online retailers and large brick and mortar stores with lower prices and greater selection, who even goes to these places?
I would assume they would see a maximum of maybe 5-8 customers for the whole day, leading to very, very low sales.
So how are they surviving? Are they fronts for money laundering or tax avoidance schemes? Do you frequent your local vacuum cleaner store?
I'm not against these stores operating, just fascinated how they are able to exist.
Example from Google Images:
They're always small, rundown premises located in low foot traffic areas. With online retailers and large brick and mortar stores with lower prices and greater selection, who even goes to these places?
I would assume they would see a maximum of maybe 5-8 customers for the whole day, leading to very, very low sales.
So how are they surviving? Are they fronts for money laundering or tax avoidance schemes? Do you frequent your local vacuum cleaner store?
I'm not against these stores operating, just fascinated how they are able to exist.
Example from Google Images:
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