Zum Stammtisch Pork Store, a staple in Glendale, Queens, will close on March 1 after 14 years of serving the local German community. Co-owner Hans Lehner cited rising operational costs and a diminished customer base post-pandemic as primary reasons for the closure. The store, opened after a legendary butcher shut down, thrived for years but struggled with fewer customers, particularly older Germans who frequented it before. The pandemic's fallout worsened the situation, marking a broader trend of retail closures across the nation.
For us, it's sad. We'd love to keep it going, but it just becomes a matter of numbers. Costs have been going up and up.
Honestly, since the pandemic, the base - the old Germans in the neighborhood - just aren't as plentiful. We're a niche market ... but with price increases and everything else, it doesn't work anymore.
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