East Devon Carpet Business For Sale

Business description

SUCCESSFUL, PROFITABLE & LONG ESTABLISHED BUSINESS - AFFLUENT EAST DEVON TOWN a business concentrating mainly on floor coverings (carpets & vinyl’s) & curtains with some upholstering. A retirement sale after 33 years & a golden opportunity for someone to take over the terrific goodwill & existing customer base. Perfect for someone with some product knowledge, in this type of trade, on the sales, managerial or supervisor side. No ‘hands on’ experience or skills needed as all the work is carried out by self employed fitters, curtain makers, upholsterers, etc. The premises are subject to some alteration work, by the landlords, who have offices next door, & when completed will offer just over 1,000 square feet of space to include the storage areas, office, toilet & kitchenette.

The premises, open 9.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. with half days on Saturdays & no Sundays are mainly used for storage but are in a known shopping spot, in the town, opposite a very busy delicatessen as well as a very busy fruit & vegetable shop - both of which we have previously found buyers for. A lot of the work is carried out by visiting customers in their own homes & new owners may wish to carry on this successful formula or they may wish to make the premises more ‘passer by’ and ‘walk in friendly’.

Takings, excluding Vat, are in excess of £200,000 but new ‘more energetic’ owners could be more active on the promotional side which is not carried out as most of the business comes from existing customers or recommendations from existing customers. Our clients are most anxious that the business is sold to the ‘right people’ as they have lived in the town for 40 years and have a huge amount of pride in their name & reputation. One of our clients is prepared to offer a good handover training to create the maximum chance of success for the new owner/s.

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