HARDWARE. DIY AND GARDENING.

Price:

Leasehold - £25,000
Freehold - £100,000

Seller Ref:

D26658Z

Location:

Kent

Business Type:

Commercial Property, Retail businesses

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Description:

THE BUSINESS:

The shop is conveniently situated in a busy shopping precinct in a densely populated residential area in the Chatham area of Kent.

The bright. spacious. double-fronted shop is well fitted for the trade and has a retail area of around 640sqft. In addition to an office. kitchen and toilet. there is also a storeroom of approximately 300sqft. At the back of the shop there is an L-shaped yard with parking for 2 cars. At the front of the shop there is a 40ft deep forecourt currently used for the display of hardware and a wide variety of garden plants.

This is a very well established business which has been in the present ownership since 1976 and is now for sale because of retirement.
The shop is family managed by 1 full-time owner and 2 part-time owners.

The shop sells a wide range of: general hardware. gardening equipment. bedding plants and shrubs. kitchenware. small electrical goods. paint. wallpaper and pre-packed building materials. Other elements to the business include: key cutting. shoe repair agency. dry cleaning and repairs agency. carpet cleaner hire and tool hire. Weekly takings are approximately £1.750 with a Gross Profit Margin in excess of 40%. New owners may wish to extend the shop into the area currently used as a storeroom. and may also wish to consider introducing more discount lines which may prove popular in this particular location.

Freehold £100.000 or leasehold £25.000.
Ref: D26658Z

Full sales details available at www.emfgroup.com

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