Originally Posted by crucifissio

this boutique rents out its on space in the form of shelves and racks...you can rent a shelf for a fixed price or one rack where you can hang clothes and leave them to be sold by the shop workers...its very popular with small traders and the boutique is in a busy street it only sells clothes and accessories...

its a good business idea because the boutique never loses money the shelves are paid for up front, they invested 0 money in goods, it is of no great impact to them if some items do not sell, and its attractive to lots of people who would make money on the side but don't have the funds or time for a full shop in a busy street...