A perfect shoestore.

Imagine a perfect shoestore. Many years ago you bought a pair of classical, semi-handcrafted shoes in this store and just because you didn’t care about the shoes always as you should have done, unfortunately they begin to fall apart… You want to buy them again.

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Seibstock Delicatessen in Merano, Italy.

In the old cities of southern Tyrol (Italy) the historic shopping street is often called Lauben (ital.: Portici) characterized by it’s typical arcades. In Merano Seibstock found it’s place in this street more than 100 years ago:

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The plumber’s shop.

Deutsche Version Downtown Munich, at historical Hackenviertel, just around the corner of fashion chains and departmentstores, Der Voelkel is both a historic and modern address for bath furniture.

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The most beautiful dairy shop.

The “most beautiful dairy shop in the world” in Dresden – a store like a picture book, covered allover with stoneware from Villeroy & Boch, has been added to The Guinness Buch of Records in 1998.

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Prada meets Dirndl.

The retail company Lodenfrey in Bavaria (not everybody’s sure they belong to Germany) was founded in 1842 and is still family owned. Respect! And now they invest millions of money in the company’s future: Enlarging size and range of brands, modernizing interior and image. Trading up and aging down. The world’s largest Dirndl department will be kept thank god, this [...]

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A sweet store in Vienna.

The picture thankfully took: Heidi Breuer In the 7th district of Vienna a rare store category survives with one representative at least a hundred years: A “Zuckerlgeschäft”. The interior is mint-green, the wallpaper is printed with flowers.  And all you can get is made of sugar and colour. Here you still get your raw sugar picked from a block.

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Designer fashion in a pub

The fashion designer John Rocha has opened his new London store in a former pub. Close to Bond Street the store replaces the traditional pub “The Duke of Albemarle” which was established in 1686. The monument-protected building now contains three floors with John Rocha’s fashion and crystal objects, designed for Waterford.

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A real good fish store.

That’s a real good store for fresh fish. And it’s even more: family-owned Fiedlers Fischmarkt in Bremerhaven at Germany’s north-west coast has recently renovated it’s space and delivers now a unbeatable authentic experience in fish shopping.

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Colonial merchandiser since 1879

Just around the corner of Hamburg’s town hall Ernst Brendler deals with tropical uniforms and marine clothing for more than 125 years. Here one finds authentic outfits for the next equator trip, moscito nets, helmets, linen suits, etc. And Brendler is famous for the for the stock of marine uniforms, blazers, sailor suits and lots more. The [...]

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A wonderful herb store in Duesseldorf

The Gewürzhaus Mostert in the old center of Duesseldorf (Germany) is a unique example of fascinating traditional retail, specialized in delicious mustard and herbs.

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