Full Service Flowers And Gift Shop In Pennsylvania For Sale

Business description

This is a completely fitted full service flower and gift shop. The décor for the shop is charming and natural making a perfect background to show the flowers and other merchandise to best advantage. A walk in refrigerator holds the fresh floral inventory. Two display coolers in the sales area are stocked with roses and other specialty flowers and completed flowers arrangements. Inventory of containers, ribbons and seasonal merchandise is stored in the loft area above the workroom and in the barn. The workroom is outfitted with a double sink, storage shelves and a specially designed work table. An additional back room is used for an office, break room and delivery staging area. A networked computer system consisting of a server, point of sale terminal and a workstation is used to run the business. Customer purchase history is a feature of the special software designed especially for the retail florist. There are over 3000 customer names in the database. The store uses two voice phone lines and three data lines. Extensive records have been kept outlining wholesale floral purchases, staffing schedules and business details for all major floral holidays for the past several years. These are the blueprint for planning for future holidays. Two regional fresh flower wholesalers provide the majority of the merchandise for the floral aspects of the business. They deliver regularly, filling orders placed the evening before. Generally flowers are received three days a week to minimize delivery charges. A local grower is the source for seasonal blooming plants and another supplies green plants. Some containers and artificial flowers and other trims are purchased from a regional wholesaler. Much of the gift merchandise is purchased from a single international supplier that offers a great variety. Other gift items are ordered directly from the manufacturers. Fruit is purchased from a local super market because the volume does not support buying wholesale. Snacks are purchase from one of the floral wholesalers or directly from suppliers. (There is potential for growing the fruit/snack basket business by soliciting orders from local corporations.) The gift business represents approximately 10% of turnover but could be marketed to increase this number. Weddings and parties are about 11% and

Property information

Real Estate:

Real Property Included

Location:

The area is approximately 30 miles from Philadelphia. and is one of the fastest growing in the state because of its proximity to major roads and it’s superior school system. The current owners, who wish to retire, purchased this beautiful floral and gift shop in 1991 and since then have developed an outstanding reputation with a large electronic database of customers and their buying history. The stand-alone shop is located on a heavily-traveled local road and has a large parking lot. This offering has 3 total buildings, a 1500 sq. ft. store, a 2000 sq. ft. 4 bedroom home and a 700 sq.ft. barn all on a beautiful 1.9 wooded acres. All are in good condition. This offering is perfect for a new owner who no longer wants to fight the traffic for a commute to work. There is a great potential for growth of the business and room to expand the building(s).

Other information

Expansion potential:

Growth and expansion could be obtained by additional marketing with join deliveries, TV advertising, corporate accounts, and extending weekend hours.

Competition / Market:

There is some local competition in the area.

Reasons for selling:

Owner is ready to retire.

Owner financing:

Owner financing is available. Please contact the seller for more information.

Financing available:

There is some owner financing to the right buyer.

Furniture / Fixtures value:

$82,000 (included in the asking price)