Meow Claw (Maryland, Opened in 2024)

• Positioning: Japanese anime-style premium claw machine specialty store

• Scale: 28 high-end machines (over $2,000 per unit)

• Location: University town / young community street shop (renovated from a former milk tea shop)

• Core Strategies

• Prizes: Japanese anime IP, Hello Kitty, limited-edition trendy toys (scarce in North America)

• Pricing: $1–3 per play, membership deposit discounts

• Operation: 100% guaranteed win mechanism (guaranteed prize after N plays), hundreds of daily visitors, evening queues

• Target Customers: 18–35-year-olds, international students, families

• Results: Monthly store revenue of $40,000–$50,000, expanded to 3 branches in less than a year