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Siedentop (left) and Felix Halder founded and run ekofair, a store for sustainable living in the German city of Bremen. Photos: dpa

The location is excellent and the rent – zero, for now. Smack in the middle of the centre of the German city of Bremen, three friends have opened a sustainable department store with products that are produced fairly, recycled and free of plastic.

There is also a cafe and room for events in the space, which measures about 600sq m in the middle of Bremen's pedestrian area.