10 of the Oldest Continuously Operated Stores From Around the World

(via mental_floss)  These days, businesses seem to open and close in the blink of an eye.  But despite the instability of running a business, some stores have managed to stick around for a seriously long time. These stores are some of the oldest continuously operating stores in the world—all have broken some kind of record for longevity, whether they’re the oldest store of their kind in the world or their country, and all are still in their original locations.