REDUCED - POST OFFICE & STATIONERS - SUNDERLAND

Thriving community store currently operating in 5.5 day week from extremely well fitted & secure parade premises with high volume of year-round regular & passing trade on main road through prosperous suburb. Comes with valuable commission-earning franchises & scope for retail expansion & extended hours etc in outstanding location & sensibly priced for quick genuine sale with viewing highly recommended REF MOB1251

The subject premises occupy an outstanding and highly visible trading position among numerous other complementary independent operators in the prosperous and densely populated residential suburb of Fulwell, which lies at the junction of the A184 to the national motorway network (A194M) and the main A1018 into the vibrant city of Sunderland, which lies at the mouth of the River Wear on the Durham Heritage Coast.

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

This very well established community store currently primarily provides a wide range of traditional Post Office Services for local residents including postage, pensions, benefits, electronic utility payments, currency exchange and personal banking etc.

The Post Office services naturally generates significant extra trade for a highly complementary retail operation of a good selection of greetings cards, stationery and associated sundries, all displayed to its best advantage in a bright, welcoming and secure customer service area.

“Fulwell Post Office” also holds valuable, commission-earning automatic photo booth and ATM franchises, with a National Lottery franchise having also recently been acquired, and would naturally furnish any enthusiastic purchaser with ample scope for continued growth, not least with regard to still further expansion of the retail products and services currently offered.

The business would also benefit by operating significantly extended weekend retail hours in order to improve upon the already very respectable levels of turnover it is achieving in the hands of the current proprietor, with the aid of a team of four experienced and motivated shop staff who would be an asset to any purchaser, and we would strongly recommend the earliest possible viewing to avoid disappointment.

Fitted to the highest contemporary industry specifications throughout, these extremely well maintained leasehold terraced parade premises provide outstanding and highly functional internal business accommodation, which briefly comprises an inviting and deeply recessed, glazed and double-fronted public entrance with disabled access directly off Sea Road into the main, bright, good-sized and welcoming customer service area with greetings cards racking, high quality displays for stationery and associated sundries and a coin-operated automatic passport and identity photo booth,

The main public area also features a large and fully fitted Post Office counter with 1 x fully screened and 2 x open counters with computerised serving positions, full complement of parcel weighing, credit card payment and electronic utility payment facilities and access to a fully furnished and computerised “back office” area with telephone and full complement of modern, industry-specific business management systems.

Further ancillary internal accommodation consists of separate, general and secure storage areas, together with a small shop kitchen area and all the usual washroom/WC facilities.

The premises also enjoy the benefit of double glazing, in addition to the added safety and security benefits of CCTV monitoring and a full Post Office approved alarm system.

Externally:

Occupying an outstanding trading position among other complementary independent operators on a busy main road into Sunderland city centre, to the front the premises are well signed and attractively presented and incorporate a built-in ATM cash machine, with unrestricted customer parking available locally.

The premises also enjoy the use of a shared service yard area to the rear.

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