Hi
The YT algorithm just proposed this video about a small electronics store and I was wondering how this kind of stores can survive. The guy in this specific store does not only sell in his shop but also to schools and companies in bulk. But other shops, like toy shops or so, surely don’t have those large clients. So how do they manage to survive?
EDIT: here is the link to the video: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nA1UNJirOTI](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nA1UNJirOTI)
https://www.reddit.com/r/japan/comments/wq4oxm/how_do_these_tiny_specialised_shops_survive/
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Thank you for sharing. I watched every second and loved it.
There are also a lot of shops that are completely paid for. The owners keep them open for tax right-off purposes. They have a lot of leeway when there is zero overhead, no rent, no mortgage, all bills paid, full stock of goods that sell off slowly. Even without customers shops can exist for years.
Some people operate their store out of their home, or a store that’s already paid for, and if you don’t have a family to support all you have to do is earn enough money to afford bare necessities.