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Ref: 586 Blinds and Curtain Manufacturer and Retailer - Cheshire (0 x Bedroom)
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Commercial Road have been instructed to sell this established business, operating from a ground floor retail premises, on a very busy main road in Cheshire.
The business trades from a double fronted shop premises with a retail area of approximately 85 square metres. The retail area is well stocked and very well presented, and includes a cutting table, sample card viewing table along with numerous stands, display units and a point of sale area.
The retail area delightfully presents luxurious fabrics for the discerning customer to choose from to either purchase or have made into soft furnishings of their choice, along with other haberdashery and decorative items such as ribbons, buttons, beads, tie backs, tassles, edgings, curtain poles and “on trend” chalk paint to help ensure that the business benefits from passing trade and repeat custom as well as regular recommendation. Some of the fabrics and other products are not offered anywhere else in the immediate surrounding areas, which helps to bring customers to the shop from some distance.
The shop has an “Aladdin’s Cave” of luxury feel about it, and possibly enough products and sample books to give customers the chance to browse for hours if they choose to, as a warm welcome awaits, as does professional, creative, and personal advice, if needed.
In addition to the retail area at the front of the shop, the premises also house a kitchen, sewing room and toilet, and there is parking to the rear of the premises.
Currently primarily owner operated, with the assistance of a full time employee and Saturday assistant, the business operates efficiently and profitably.
The business is surrounded by other quality retail outlets and the town has a post office which serves a large catchment area within Cheshire, bringing shoppers from other surrounding affluent districts.
A design, measuring, make up and fitting service is offered for customers who want bespoke and exclusive soft furnishings for their home or business, such as curtains, cushions, blinds etc, and there is a re upholstery service offered to enhance the appealing customer centric proposition offered to customers old and new on a daily basis.
In addition to the sewing and eyelet machinery the business owns an “estimating” software license and other useful time saving equipment, as well as a van which is vinyl wrapped to promote the business throughout the Cheshire and surrounding areas, whilst on the road delivering goods.
Whilst there is a well-established and regularly visited facebook page, which brings new and repeat customers to the business, there is the obvious opportunity for a new owner to create a website to further build brand awareness and online retail opportunities further afield, and since the owner is currently turning business away, there is also a genuine option to expand the business by taking on more staff to meet the growing demand.
We are told that the business has increased turnover and profitability significantly in recent years, and that the current year’s management information will show continuing growth, giving a new owner the chance to take on a profitable business, operating within a growth phase, whilst still having immediate opportunities for even greater turnover.
The business is offered on a leasehold basis and the owners are prepared to offer a handover support period of between 1 and 3 months to introduce the new owner to suppliers and customers alike, if such support is required.
Tenure: Leasehold
EPC Grade: TBC
Please contact the Commercial Road team for further details or to arrange a viewing.
IMPORTANT NOTES: These particulars do not constitute an offer, neither should they be relied upon as statements or representations of the fact or warranties of any kind. All interested parties must satisfy themselves, by investigation and due diligence activities, prior inspection and or formal entry before contact with their solicitor. Neither we, nor our principals, accept any responsibility whatever in respect of these particulars, which are simply offered as a general indication to persons who may be interested.
Viewings and negotiations are to be conducted STRICTLY through Commercial Road Limited. NO DIRECT APPROACH is to be made to the business under any circumstances.
