Independent Convenience Store with Food Takeaway Service

This is currently advertised as a confidential sale. The owner is happy to arrange viewings and answer questions.

The business runs as class 1 retail goods and takeaway. Profit so far has been 28%. It has a good, loyal customer base and there has been a retail/takeaway business on the premises for over 40 years. It is near several large clusters of customer groups and has a substantial residential customer base.

It will suit a couple or family wishing to run their own local business. The current owner is only selling due to change in life circumstances and needs to care for other family members which mean they have less time to dedicate.

The business has been closed due to staff isolating and the owner contracting covid but is due to reopen soon. It has been open part-time, 7 days a week due to the owner's other commitments and there is scope to substantially grow the business by increasing the opening hours and adding new products and services. The stated turnover is without "fringe" sales such as tobacco and cigarettes and is based on basic sales only. There is also scope to develop links with external services, such as JustEat and develop into evening trade, if desired.

Sale includes a valuable inventory of fixtures, fittings, equipment and stock, thus allowing the new owner to trade immediately. There is a good quality online ordering service integrated with the stock control and POS system, which was built by the current owner. The sale also includes the social media setup and suppliers/contacts list. There have been substantial recent internal and external improvements made to the retail unit. There are 8 years left on the lease so plenty of time to develop and grow further. A handover period with the current owner could be arranged.

Serious offers will be considered.