Do yuppy Brisbaners like Asisan grocery?
July 8, 2011 6:57 PM Subscribe
Would it be feasible to open an Asian-style grocery in Teneriffe, Brisbane, Australia, and would I be able to stop working for a corporate if I did?
By feasible I mean profitable, and what would I need to do this and quit my 9 to 5 job with the evil insurance company? Hoping to hear from happy Mefites who run their own businesses, a tall order I suspect.
I'm thinking about the numerous Asian grocers in inner-Melbourne (in Collingwood, Richmond etc) and how we lack them in Brisbane.
I would like to offer a good range of Asian grocery items (above, beyond and more than the limited pan-Asian that are the supermarket offerings) and maybe a few select take-away items like 'stir-fry of the day' at dinner time. Maybe sushi at lunch. Curry night is Thursday night type of thing.
Teneriffe is over-moneyed but under-groceried type of neighbourhood and the new posh-Mediterranean grocer seems to be doing well.
I'm thinking about the numerous Asian grocers in inner-Melbourne (in Collingwood, Richmond etc) and how we lack them in Brisbane.
I would like to offer a good range of Asian grocery items (above, beyond and more than the limited pan-Asian that are the supermarket offerings) and maybe a few select take-away items like 'stir-fry of the day' at dinner time. Maybe sushi at lunch. Curry night is Thursday night type of thing.
Teneriffe is over-moneyed but under-groceried type of neighbourhood and the new posh-Mediterranean grocer seems to be doing well.
This post was deleted for the following reason: at poster's request -- mathowie
@ryanbryan - I was a little inclined that way myself but I think the key is the title of the question "Do yuppy Brisbaners like Asisan grocery".
@evil_esto - I'm not an aussie but I visit from time to time. My first thought was to what degree are the asian groceries of Melb supported by a population of asian origin and to what degree does that population exist in Brissy ? Meanwhile there's loads of other boring stuff like how much does commercial real estate cost in Teneriffe etc ? To what degree do the asian grocery supply chains available in Melb exist in Qld. Etc, etc.
posted by southof40 at 7:43 PM on July 8, 2011
@evil_esto - I'm not an aussie but I visit from time to time. My first thought was to what degree are the asian groceries of Melb supported by a population of asian origin and to what degree does that population exist in Brissy ? Meanwhile there's loads of other boring stuff like how much does commercial real estate cost in Teneriffe etc ? To what degree do the asian grocery supply chains available in Melb exist in Qld. Etc, etc.
posted by southof40 at 7:43 PM on July 8, 2011
Response by poster: Ryanbryan - perhaps my fitness to run a business is actually my question. Hmm.
southof40 - I have started to look into the details and my brother-in-law is interested too (he has capital and a food-retailing background, also a local).
posted by evil_esto at 7:53 PM on July 8, 2011
southof40 - I have started to look into the details and my brother-in-law is interested too (he has capital and a food-retailing background, also a local).
posted by evil_esto at 7:53 PM on July 8, 2011
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posted by ryanbryan at 7:37 PM on July 8, 2011