Visit to Pike Place Fish Markets
During my trip recently I visited the Pike Place Fish Market in Seattle. This business is phenomnal and its story produced the book series “Fish” which have sold millions of copies. They create an exciting business through selling fish in an open market. The team perform a number of routines. For instance when a person purchases some fish one of the team will yell out the order eg one salmon to Vancouver and then all of team yell out the order in unison. Then he THROWS the fish to another person who wraps it and settles the transaction. On the day I was there the vast majority of the crowd at the store had cameras and were watching for the action. They have developed a worldwide reputation. There is also I understand a waiting list to work there.
However I came across a recent quote from the owner to would be copycats – “People want to copy us.. but we tell them, Your success isn’t in doing what we do; it’s in discovering your own way.”
This quote is excellent. Look at your competition and businesses outside of your own industry to learn but discover your own way. Develop something unique to your business and clients.
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