Musician Neil Young recently launched PonoMusic – a music-playing device and online store focusing on lossless files.
"It went from an immigrant store to an Italian-American store focused on authentic products of Italy," Mr. Di Palo explained.
The humble spatula is such a nondescript item that "Spatula City", a store focused on selling them, was a parody advertiser in the 1989 Weird Al comedy vehicle UHF.
The startups are unsurprisingly all in the e-commerce space: Yeechoo is online fashion store focused on renting not buying, Shopline helps online sellers use the internet for marketing, while GoGoVan is delivery and logistics on-demand.
Craft Beer Hound Gift Box For craft beer lovers, Craft Beer Hound, a specialty designer and gift store focused on craft beer geeks, gift boxes are a great idea.
Nick Mahler, the owner of Dallas Novelty, a sex toy store focused on helping disabled people find toys that work for their needs, notes that there are more hands-free and digitally controlled devices than ever before, which is great for people with mobility issues.
Interestingly enough, 97percentt of parents reported that their child has asked to help with grocery shopping at least once since starting Common Threads, often guiding their families around the perimeter of the store focusing on fresh produce, lean proteins, legumes and whole grains.
Marks & Spencer has eight stores focused on expat enclaves such as Gran Canaria and Tenerife.
