FLORIST town centre position SALTCOATS/NORTH AYRSHIRE

Taking £3,000pw on easy hours * High footfall pedestrianised position in vibrant coastal town centre * Well fitted parade showroom premises * Long established reputation & regular customer base * Lots of year-round 'walk in' trade benefits * HUGE development potential * Valuable inventory of trade fixtures & fittings included * BARGAIN FREEHOLD PRICE for quick genuine sale after many years * Early viewing essential REF MOB1196

The subject property occupies a highly visible and sought-after trading position among other complementary independent operators on a high footfall pedestrianised commercial thoroughfare serving the vibrant and historic seaside town of Saltcoats, which lies with excellent access to major road links (A738 and A78 etc.) on the delightful and dramatic North Ayrshire coast of Scotland.

Operating from well fitted and presented freehold parade premises which are being offered at a very competitive sale price, this very well established and highly regarded florist is currently primarily locally renowned for its wide selection of seasonal fresh flowers and arrangements for all occasions including beautiful hand-tied wedding bouquets, corporate designs and bespoke floral tributes.

"K&C Flowers" also stocks an excellent and highly complementary range dried and silk flowers, gift baskets, scented goods, vases and soft toys, all displayed to its very bast advantage in a bright, welcoming and attractively appointed showroom and customer service area.

The store additionally offers local, regional, national and international relay delivery services, and would naturally furnish any ambitious and enthusiastic purchaser with ample scope for continued growth, not least with regard considerable further development of its delivery work and to operating significantly extended hours in order to fully exploit year-round local and passing trade.

The business would also benefit greatly by adopting a far more vigorous marketing policy of its excellent existing products and services, not least with regard to the possible introduction of online advertising and ordering, and to further development of its already very healthy social media presence, in order to improve upon the already impressive levels of turnover it has achieved in the course of almost sixteen highly successful years' trading in the hands of the current proprietor who has laid the most solid of commercial foundations for any new owner in terms of reputation and customer trust.

The business is run on a day-to-day basis by the current proprietor, with the aid only of a small, experienced and motivated team of two part-time staff who would be an asset to any purchaser, and we would strongly urge any genuine interested parties to pursue the earliest possible enquiries to avoid disappointment.

These well fitted and maintained freehold parade premises provide excellent and highly functional internal business accommodation, which briefly comprises an inviting single-fronted public entrance directly off Countess Street into the main, bright, welcoming and deceptively spacious retail sales and customer service showroom area, which houses a full complement of purpose-built and well maintained fixed and free-standing displays for an extensive selection of fresh, dried and silk flowers, gift baskets, vases, scented goods, soft toys and associated sundries, in addition to a fully fitted service counter and wrapping area with till point and credit card payment facilities.

The main public area, in turn, affords access through to fully equipped rear flower preparation and shop kitchen areas, housing a refrigerator storage unit, with further ancillary accommodation consisting of all the usual washroom/WC facilities.

The premises also enjoy the benefit of portable heaters, in addition to the added security benefit of modern steel roller shutters to the main entrance and window.

EXTERNALLY

To the exterior the premises are well signed and presented and afford ample and inviting display window space beneath an eye-catching retractable canopy onto a high footfall coastal town centre pedestrianised retail thoroughfare, with extensive public parking available locally.

The business and property are well fitted throughout and a full and valuable inventory of all the trade and ancillary fixtures necessary for the successful operating of the business is to be included in the sale price, further details of which will be made available upon request to any genuine interested parties.