Upscale Women’s Contemporary Lifestyle Retail Store with Restaurant in a prime City Centre

Upscale Women’s Contemporary Lifestyle Retail Store with Restaurant in a prime City Centre Location
Ref. AB246
Location : North East Somerset
Asking Price : £550,000 + SAV

The clothing & lifestyle retailing is branded separately from the coffee-shop and is a companion store to a like branded store in Gloucester; both prosper from co-promotion and are very separate in clientele and trading.

This blend of sourcing strategy, shrewd purchasing and combined offering has resulted in a retail business that has become such a successful destination for customers and as an attraction to the City’s visitors, that the local Council has invested in Street Furniture and marketing promotion for the discrete area in which the store is located, further enhancing its reputation.

Not surprisingly, the store enjoys a good level of patronage – including circa TBC active customers on company database; the store enjoys a high perecentage of repeat custom.
This opportunity is an ideal business for anyone looking to engage with the contemporary home living sector or for someone already in the sector looking for a strongly performing, additional outlet to bolt on to their existing business activities.

The shop has all the equipment normally associated with a business operating in this sector and uses specialist Electronic Point of Sale (EPOS) equipment and software for sales, stock and customer statistics management.

Ideally located in this prime destination location, being adjacent to one of the main thouroughfares in this busy and historic City and well positioned among other popular retailers, art galleries and restaurants.

The breadth of product choice in combination with the quality of service provided by the knowledgeable and attentive staff, makes this shop stand out among the many competitors, including online alternatives.

A sourcing strategy that requires the vendor to travel to designers, manufacturers, suppliers and trade shows around the world, in order to find products consistent with the aesthetic that is core to the store’s offering; and at margins, highly beneficial to the business.

The business is being offered for sale on a going concern basis, all financial discussions will take place directly between the vendor and all interested parties under the auspices of Turner Butler.

The Asking Price of £550,000 plus stock at valuation is for 100% of the issued capital of the company, assuming Net Assets of £TBC,000 on completion (calculated on a zero cash-zero debt basis). The final selling price will have a £1 for £1 adjustment for any rise or fall in this benchmark Net Asset figure of £TBC,000 at completion.

The business has an attractive and informative website and free listings in local publications and their online versions.

The business has grown organically and with further marketing for both the shop and the regular updating of the website could build on the existing excellent customer base.

In addition to this a new owner could open the shop for longer hours or bring new ideas for new product ranges to the customer base.

The premises are leasehold with a 5 year renewable lease. The square footage is circa 5,000 sq. ft and includes coffee shop, retail area, stock room and office area.

Rates are currently c £30,000 per annum.
Business Hours:

Sunday & Bank Holidays: 11:00 – 16:00

The Company currently employs 3x full time Staff along with the Vendor, and a team of reliable and enthusiastic part time staff available on a flexible basis.

The vendor would be happy to stay and hand-over and are happy to provide training for an agreed handover period.

Genuine retirement sale.