Newsagents Established 40 Years For Sale

Business description

We are pleased to offer to the market this extremely well established newsagent shop, which has been trading successfully for the past 40+ years.

The current vendors have been in ownership for the last 2 years but are selling to look for a larger business.

The shop has a very respectable turnover of £10,000 per week with further £4,500 on lottery and £2,500 on Payzone.

The shop is of generous proportions selling the following product range:
• Newspapers
• Magazines
• Greeting cards
• Stationery
• Sweets and snacks
• Cold drinks
• Sandwiches
• Some diary products and ice cream
• Tobacco products

The business delivers newspapers and magazines with 7 morning rounds, 13 evening rounds and 14 Sunday rounds.

The shop is well provided with shelving and display equipment fit for purpose.

This is an excellent shop in the right area which needs a little bit of money spending on it to brighten things up.

We are advised that stock at cost is approximately £15, £20,000.

The business is staffed by the 2 vendors full time.
REF: 9354LE
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
We have been advised by the vendor of the following:

Weekly sales: £10,000 plus £4,500 lottery & £2,500 payzone
Gross Profit: 30%

Accounts will be made available to interested parties after a viewing has taken place.

Please let us know if you require finance for the purchase of a business.


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Property information

Property:

Leasehold

Lease terms:

TENURE: Leasehold
Original lease: 12.5 years
Remaining lease: 10 years
Review every: 5 years
Rent: £16,500

We are advised that the annual business rates are currently: £5,000

Location:

Our client’s newsagent is conveniently located on an extremely visible corner site to a small shopping parade. It is positioned on a very important main arterial road into the city Leicester and has a very valuable front car park, this ensures a good high passing trade as a well attended local clientele.

The area is generally one of middle to better end housing stock and the shop enjoys a mainly monopolistic presence.

Premises details:

BUSINESS PREMISES
A large corner site being 2 shops into 1 occupying the ground floor, briefly comprising:

Ground Floor
• Main doorway leading to large retail space with cold drinks fridges, dairy/sandwich fridges and ice cream freezer
• Store room to left hand side
• Central counter with lottery and till, behind counter is the cigarette gantry
• Further storeroom
• Office and w/c

External
• Large car park to front of shop on the corner set back from main road
• Car parking facilities on the side road
• Paved to both roadways

Business Operation

Trading hours:

Mon, Tues & Thurs: 5.30am – 7.00pm
Wed, Fri & Sat: 5.30am – 7.30pm
Sun: 5.30am – 2.00pm

Employees:

The business is staffed by the 2 vendors full time

Other information

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