Spar Halifax
About this opportunity
Freehold Post Office and Spar Supermarket with a stable turnover of $1,600,000 with the same owner for 27 years. Located in the rural area of Halifax 20kms via Ingham the business is solidly supported by locals.
A real lifestyle business where you can pick and choose to do all the work yourself or as little as possible. Currently run by a single operator with 7 casual staff working 141 hours per week making for high wages of $180k. Obviously a family or husband and wife team can dramatically increase the bottom line this business and it does tick a lot of boxes for someone looking for a great business that’s priced right.
Business Story
Australia Post registered post office is a great anchor that compliments the supermarket business. Being an older community, it provides locals with full post office services and physically located in the supermarket itself creates a major spin off. As a Spar Supermarket member, you have the support of a designated business development person providing you with the tools, support and services you require to ensure your success.
The business is known as Spa Halifax and has been in this location since 1991. It is in the main street of Halifax which provides easy access with both street and off-street parking. Although not obvious Halifax has a large residential and farming catchment and is only a short drive to Lucinda which is renown for being the gateway to Hinchinbrook and the home of awesome fishing.
The store has a clean modern fit out with new flooring, is well stocked and very well merchandised in keeping with a basic corporate layout giving the store good flow with lots of colour. The store doesn’t have an ATM as being a full post office gives customers access to banking facilities and is very handy providing additional customer service and retail sales.
A computerised Point of Sale System with two service points are located to the front of the store which is linked to a back office making it extremely easy to track sales, change prices and view or print any myriad of reports to track the stores performance.
The store also holds a food licence giving provision for all sorts of food handling including cooked food. All the plant and equipment included in the sale is maintained in the highest order and serviced regularly for compliance and efficiency.
The freehold property is on 1404m2 of land backing onto a park. The block has ample space to build a residence if required. The building has a backup 50 KVA generator which has only been used occasionally and at those times provided continual trading when other businesses had no option but to close. The building also allows for change to the post office business making it bigger to include a larger range of Australia Post associated products.
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Denny has a long career in all forms of business including Corporate Management with International and National FMCG organizations, with vast experience in the fields of Operational Management, Sales and Marketing Management, Franchise Business Management to Small Business Owner / Operator of Motels, Courier and Supermarket businesses.
In 2007 Denny saw the need for a good communicator with a strong understanding of business operation to offer a Business Broking service second to none. Denny's combined experienced gained over many years in the Corporate world and small business ownership has taken Business Brokering to new heights with with the Business Sales Group that includes NQ Business Sales, CQ Business Sales FNQ Business Sales and SEQ Business Sales, a very automated business utilizing technology to gain reach with unprecedented response in offers, time and product in the most professional manner.
Denny's focus is to satisfy Sellers and Buyers during transactions to deliver only good outcomes. In addition to this grow the business base and maximize the use of latest technologies to deliver a quality product.
Phil started his working career in purchasing with large and multi-national companies in Sydney.
A family relocation to Bowen in 1974 was the catalyst to owning his own business.
Phil has been in various businesses from Pest Control to Delicatessen/Takeaway and has for the last 39 years built a wholesale business that has served Bowen, Whitsundays, Mackay and the Coalfields, from 1 truck and himself to 6 trucks and 15 employees.
This has given Phil a very solid knowledge of the area from Bowen to Rockhampton and what it takes to thrive in business there.
Phil has a strong knowledge of business and business practices built through the process of growing his own business as well as time spent on State Franchise Council and dealing with the many changing government policies in those 39 years.
The process of selling his own business has shown Phil the real need for a locally based business broker, easily contacted and heavily focused on the Central Queensland area, which has led to his involvement in CQ Business Brokers.