I believe Switzerland has a similar approach. Anecdata #1: a long-established barber shop paying a fifth of the rent that the very similar empty unit next door

I believe Switzerland has a similar approach. Anecdata #1: a long-established barber shop paying a fifth of the rent that the very similar empty unit next door was advertised for. Anecdata #2: just too many ‘businesses’ which offered little of interest and which never seemed to have any customers; some shops even only opened for a fraction of the year (eg those selling Fasnacht regalia).