German Business Ideas
One unusual business I passed by was the Dallamyr, a luxury food store in Munich. The store was filled with both tourists and German citizens buying luxury foods, coffees, teas and more. The store has about 2.5 million people visit it every year. The store has an indoor fountain stocked with live crayfish swimming in it. Products are purchased in individual departments, unlike in U.S. stores where there is usually one central cashier. This business is special because it draws in VIPs and Germans. VIPs include Queen Sirikit Rajini of Thailand as a regular customer. Dallamyr's building is well known in Germany because of the Dallmayr television advertising that features the building since 1980, including the staf in blue blouses and white aprons as well as the historic porcelain vessels.
I think that this business would work in certain parts of the United States. I think a business such as the Dallamyr would do well in New York City and possibly Los Angeles, California because of the number of wealthy people in both areas. What was special about the Dallamyr was that it was in the middle of the town and when you walked in, you felt that you could find anything you needed. The sections of fine teas, alcohol and pastries made the experience different from walking into any supermarket. Dallamyr reminded me of Harrods in London. I think the Dallamayr is unique to Germany because of it felt small and was not a franchised store. I think that I would not want the Dallamyr to expand to the United States because when I walked around the store, I felt that it was something that was a "German" experience. It might have been that the workers were dressed in dirndls, folk dresses comprised of a full skirt, blouse, bodice and apron. I would love to revisit the store one day and try every selection of tea they have! |