RETAIL & ONLINE QUALITY USED PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT IN SHREWSBURY

Shrewsbury, Shropshire

Ref: 116918

Leasehold £130,000 plus SAV
Status For Sale

Key Features

  • Consistently impressive levels of turnover on 4-day week
  • A fantastic town centre indoor retail position
  • Superbly fitted double Market Hall premises
  • Established reputation and regular local customer base
  • Lots of year-round passing trade benefits
  • Excellent e-commerce website
  • Huge development potential for ‘hands on’ operator
  • Ideal acquisition for expanding photographic solutions provider
  • Secure lease on very favourable rental terms
  • Sensibly priced for quick genuine relocation sale
  • Early viewing essential
  • AdvertText

    Young & still expanding photography enthusiast's 'Aladdin's cave' offering wide range of premium quality pre-owned camera equipment & accessories on 4-day week from extremely well fitted double display unit with high volume of year-round regular & passing trade in award-winning town centre indoor market hall. Comes with excellent e-commerce website & HUGE scope to develop for 'hands on' operator or outstanding acquisition for expanding photographic supplies & solutions provider, Sensibly priced for genuine relocation sale with early viewing strongly advised REF 2926

    Location

    The subject premises occupy an outstanding and much sought-after trading position among numerous other complementary independent operators in an award-winning indoor Market Hall situated in the busy heart of the prosperous and historic riverside county and market town of Shrewsbury, which lies with excellent access to major road links (A5, A49, A458, A528 and A488 etc.) in a delightful semi-rural area of Shropshire with a high volume of year-round tourist activity.

    Business Description

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

    This well established and highly regarded photography enthusiast’s ‘Aladdin’s Cave’ currently primarily conducts an extremely popular retail and online sales operation of a wide and eclectic range of premium quality, pre-owned cameras by all market-leading manufacturers together with an excellent choice of associated accessories and consumables including films and camera bags etc.

    “The Latent Image” also undertakes minor repairs and maintenance services and would naturally furnish any enthusiastic purchaser with truly vast scope for continued growth, not least with regard to possible investment in additional staff and to operating hugely extended hours in order to fully exploit year-round passing trade demand.

    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 2016 by the current proprietor, with the aid of just one experienced and motivated full-time assistant who would be an asset to any purchaser.

    Alternatively, this versatile proposition would most certainly appeal to some similar-sized or larger allied enterprise looking to very significantly increase its existing share of the professional photographic supplies and solutions services market by the acquisition of a dynamic and extremely well located additional independent operator with a priceless local name, a superb market-leading product range and an already impressive customer base, and we would strongly urge any genuine interested parties to pursue the earliest possible enquiries.

    Property Description

    These substantial and extremely well maintained double leasehold commercial premises provide outstanding and highly functional business accommodation, which briefly comprises a broad and inviting open-front public entrance with electrically-operated steel security roller shutters directly off the main indoor Market Hall concourse into a bright and welcoming, open-plan retail sales and customer service showroom area with feature spotlighting and solid timber flooring for easy cleaning.

    The main public area houses a full range of high quality, fixed and freestanding, purpose-built open and glazed displays for a stunning range of high quality, pre-owned cameras, associated equipment, accessories and consumable in addition to a prominent and fully fitted point-of-sale counter area with full complement of modern payment and online ordering systems.

    Occupying an outstanding trading position on a high footfall town centre indoor Market Hall concourse, the premises are well signed and attractively presented and naturally enjoy all the additional benefits of their excellent communal location, including full security (intruder alarm/CCTV and manned security) and access to all the usual washroom/WC facilities.

    Additional Information

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

    www.thelatentimagine.co.uk

    Fixtures & Fittings

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

    Enquire about this business

    Kevin Mulhern
    HeadOffice

    Ref: 116918

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