Successful And Growing Online Furniture Business For Sale | | Mulbarton Norfolk | | A successful and profitable home furniture internet business, growing year on year despite the market conditions. Huge potential for growth and easily transportable to anywhere in the UK. Freehold to buy Successful And Growing Online Furniture Business For Sale is located in Norfolk. | | BUSINESS FOR SALE ADVERT DETAILS ADVERT NUMBER : 36356
ADVERT IMPRESSIONS : 6,314 TIME(S) | | | | BUSINESS SECTOR: | Retail | | TRADE TYPE: | Home Accessories & Furniture Shops | | SALE: | Private Sale | FREEHOLD: | £95000 | | | | | | | | | | Add this business advert to your: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | BUSINESS DETAILS: | Overview:
This successful and growing business was founded in 2004. The business currently operates out of a home office in Norfolk and is internet only based. The business is run by the owner and could easily be relocated to anywhere in the country. The operation has established itself as a reliable independent online retailer of good quality home furniture. The business has grown to supply a product range of circa 2750 home furniture items to customers in the U. K, Ireland and Northern Europe. The business owns one website and has a second website 90% developed. The main website has a wide variety of furniture for sale including, dining furniture, living furniture, bedroom furniture, childrens furniture, home office, media storage, dining furniture, sofa & chairs and bookcases.
The business is supported by exemplary relations with key suppliers and this commitment to supply chain relationships has underpinned the business’s abilities in product quality, speed and flexibility of supply, and business growth.
The website stands out for its design and streamlined approach to processing orders and payments. This in turn allows the owner of the business to meet the demands of customers in a timely and effective manner with ease. Not only is the website very easy to use for customers, but is extremely easy to maintain even for those less familiar with IT. Advertising is predominately with Google “Adwords”, together with a product feed to Google. However the company has been exploring other modes of advertising recently with some exciting results.
Equipment & Stock:
Being very much a modern e-commerce company, the operation is run from desktop computers. The business uses a customised payment processing system that is integrated with the main website. The company maintains a small amount of stock for the most popular products which are stored in rented warehousing with its main distibutor.
Customer Service:
The vendor takes great pride in the company’s reputation for superb customer service. Although the web provides a very user friendly sales experience, the vendor will go that extra mile to achieve customer satisfaction, taking customer orders and enquires over the phone when required. The business offers a 14 day returns policy with a money back guarantee. There is free delivery for most orders within the UK, with a minimal delivery fee for orders to remote areas.
The website is completely secure and utilises the very latest technologies to ensure customers information and details are safe and transactions secure and speedy.
Key Strengths:
The business has grown year on year since inception and has huge potential for growth. Although there are 2750 products on the website there are over 5000 more products available for loading and a second website to attract a different market. The website receives over 800 unique visitors each day and over 10, 000 page hits. The business is very well placed for growing turnover and profits without high levels of investment or overheads.
Growth and Expansion:
There are a number of opportunities to grow the business that the vendor will share with the successful buyer.
Premises:
Currently located at the vendor’s residence. The business is operated from a home office in Norfolk and is completley transportable to anywhere in the UK.
Business Hours:
The website takes orders 24 hours per day, 7 days per week.
The vendor, supported at times by her husband, work flexibly, devoting around 5 hours per day, Monday to Friday, to maintain the business administration and operations.
Financial profile:
The business is being offered for sale on a going concern basis.
The business has shown month on month, year on year growth since inception. With a margin of around 30%, and recent turn-over circa £235, 000 per annum.
The assets of the business including the two websites, customer database, domain names (a dozen included in the sale), branding for three furniture websites and stock.
Employees:
Currently the business employs the vendor only.
Support and Training:
The vendor will provide all necessary training and all relevant contacts to allow continuity of trading.
Reason for Sale:
The business has grown rapidly from a small lifestyle business, to an operation that takes more time than the current husband and wife team would like to offer. They would like to hand-over the business to an owner who can further develop the company, and devote a new level of energy to take things to the next level. | | | | | | FOR SALE | | | | | REFERENCE: | 36356 / RightBiz | | | | | | Request more information about this business.. | | ENQUIRIES: | | | | CONTACT SELLER TO GET THE SELLERS DIRECT CONTACT DETAILS AVAILABLE TO MEMBERS ONLY | | | | | | | | | | | |
