HIGH CLASS RETAIL GREENGROCER IN EDINBURGH SUBURB

Very well established business offering premium quality product range from superbly fitted & presented parade premises with high volume of year-round regular & passing trade in vibrant capital city suburb. Comes with excellent e-commerce website & scope for retail expansion & wholesale catering supplies etc in outstanding location. Priced for quick genuine retirement sale with valuable inventory of fixtures & fittings included & viewing highly recommended REF 1671

The subject premises occupy an outstanding and highly visible trading position among numerous other complementary independent operators in the vibrant and densely populated suburb of Morningside, which lies with excellent access to major bus, rail, road and motorway links on the outskirts of the prosperous and historic world-class Scottish capital city of Edinburgh.

We are delighted to present this outstanding opportunity to acquire a thriving commercial proposition of exceptional quality and real further potential, which we are confident you will agree represents genuine value.

This very well established and highly regarded traditional greengrocer currently primarily conducts an extremely popular retail operation of an extensive selection of premium quality, seasonal fresh fruit and vegetables with a local delivery service also available.

The store also stocks an excellent choice of gift quality fruit baskets, herbs, spices and associated sundries, all displayed to its very best advantage in a bright, charming and welcoming customer service area.

“Fruit-A-Licious” additionally offers a fast and efficient service and would naturally furnish any enthusiastic purchaser with ample scope for continued growth, not least with regard to considerable further development of its local delivery services, particularly for elderly customers in outlying areas, and to the possible provision of local wholesale trade supply services to the numerous catering establishments in the local area.

The business would also benefit by adopting a more vigorous marketing policy of its excellent existing products and services, both through its own dedicated e-commerce website and to further development of its social media presence, in order to improve upon the already high levels of turnover it has achieved since being established in its present form in 2009 by the current proprietor, with the aid only of a small team of two experienced and motivated staff who would be an asset to any purchaser, and we would strongly recommend the earliest possible viewing to avoid disappointment.

Fitted to superb industry specifications throughout, these extremely well maintained leasehold character parade premises provide truly outstanding and highly functional internal business accommodation, which briefly comprises an inviting and glazed, single-fronted public entrance directly off Morningside Road into the main, bright, welcoming and deceptively spacious, open-plan retail sales and customer service area with suspended ceiling, diffused inset spotlighting, feature polished laminate wooden flooring throughout for easy cleaning and basket collection point.

The main public area houses a full range of high quality, purpose-built, multi-deck ambient and refrigerated display units for an extensive selection of fresh greengrocery produce, fruit baskets and associated sundries in addition to a prominent, fully fitted point-of-sale counter area with electronic till point and weighing facilities.

Further ancillary internal business accommodation consists of a good-sized general dry goods store, together with a fitted shop kitchen area and all the usual washroom/WC facilities.

The premises also enjoy the benefit of electric heating, in addition to the added security benefit of a full alarm system.

Externally:

Occupying an outstanding trading position among numerous other complementary independent operators on a high footfall suburban commercial thoroughfare, to the exterior the premises are prominently signed and attractively presented and afford extensive and inviting display window space beneath an eye-catching retractable canopy onto a good-sized pavement display area, with “Pay & Display” customer parking available locally.

For further information, why not visit the business’ dedicated e-commerce website at:-

www.fruit-a-licious.com

The business is well fitted throughout and a valuable inventory of equipment is to be included in the sale price