ONLINE ANTIQUES & COLLECTABLES BUSINESS IN SANDBACH

Super opportunity to acquire very well established & highly regarded WEB BASED curio hunter's "Aladdin's Cave'. Stunning & eclectic product range. EASILY RELOCATABLE. Comes with high volume of eBay & Amazon online sales. HUGE scope for development of 'cash & carry' sales & extended hours etc. Currently run on 5-day week from well fitted industrial warehouse & office premises in excellent commercial location & there is potential to continue the lease here. Sensibly priced for genuine retirement sale after many successful years trading in same hands with viewing highly recommended REF 2680

The subject premises occupy a very convenient trading position among other independent operators in a thriving commercial development situated on the outskirts of the vibrant and historic market town of Sandbach, which lies with excellent access to major road and motorway links (A50, A533, A534, A34 and M6 junction 17 etc.) in the affluent Cheshire commuter belt.

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

Currently operating from substantial, secure and well fitted industrial warehouse premises, this very well established and highly regarded curio hunter’s ‘Aladdin’s Cave’ currently primarily conducts an extremely popular and highly efficient, web-and mail order based sales operation of a stunning and eclectic range of premium quality antiques and collectables, with free shipping on orders over £9.99 offered throughout the UK.

The company offers products including costume, fine and vintage jewellery and watches, home and garden furnishings, objets d’ art, tableware, toys and gifts and general bric-a-brac, with an excellent choice of regularly changing seasonal goods also available.

“iAuction Shop Ltd” generates the vast majority of its sales both through its own dedicated e-commerce website, and through the popular eBay and Amazon platforms, and would naturally furnish any enthusiastic purchaser with considerable scope for continued growth, not least with regard to huge development of its currently limited “cash and carry” sales, particularly with reference to possibly operating weekend hours.

The business would also benefit by adopting a more vigorous marketing policy of its excellent existing products and services, both through its own informative dedicated e-commerce website and to further development of its social media presence, in order to improve upon the already impressive levels of turnover it has achieved since being established in its present form in 2003 by the two current family directors, and we would strongly recommend the earliest possible viewing to avoid disappointment.

While eminently easily relocatable the business currently operates from substantial and well fitted leasehold commercial premises providing excellent and highly functional internal business accommodation, which we understand maybe available for lease.

Affording easy access for deliveries and despatches by means of large, full-height industrial doors, with a separate public/personnel entrance, to the GROUND FLOOR, there is the main, bright and spacious storage warehouse and goods inward/outward area with concrete flooring, high ceiling, diffused fluorescent lighting throughout and extensive racking for a wide selection of premium quality antiques and collectables.

The ground-floor premises also incorporate a fitted staff kitchen/restroom area and separate male and female washroom/WC facilities, together with a fully furnished and computerised sales and general administration office with telephone and full complement of modern, industry-specific online ordering and business management systems.

Extending to approximately 4,500 internal square feet in total, the ground-floor premises also afford staircase access to a good-sized MEZZANINE LEVEL employed for additional general storage purposes and including an additional, small and fully computerised private and general administration office.

The property also enjoys the benefit of a mains electricity power supply, in addition to the added security benefit of a full alarm system.

Externally:

Occupying a very convenient trading position among other independent operators in a thriving commercial development situated with excellent access to major national and international transport links in the Cheshire commuter belt, to the exterior the premises incorporate a good-sized loading bay area providing private unrestricted off-road parking facilities for approximately 8 vehicles, with additional communal parking available locally.

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

www.iauctionshop.co.uk

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