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hi everyone hopefully someone can give me alittle advice I am currently looking to open a liquor store in NY. I started doing my research but was hoping some people had extra knowledge or advice about that type of business.
all comments are helpful good or bad thank you

[jg_macarthy]

I know profits are large, but start up costs are also huge as inventory is a huge cost.

[cocaine]

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[Deejay]

^^ im sure when this guy opens a liquor store he will be buying his stock from the actuall wholesaler, not some kid in the UK. As he would be a registered retailer,he could get actual wholesale shipments, not shipments that have been through 5 middleman first

[buf009]

Thanks Deejay... Thats What Im Actually Searching For Right Now But Its Hard To Tell Who Are The Real Wholesalers. There Are So Many Out There And So Many Claim There The Biggest.

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Originally Posted by Deejay

^^ im sure when this guy opens a liquor store he will be buying his stock from the actuall wholesaler, not some kid in the UK. As he would be a registered retailer,he could get actual wholesale shipments, not shipments that have been through 5 middleman first

Thanks Deejay... Thats What Im Actually Searching For Right Now But Its Hard To Tell Who Are The Real Wholesalers. There Are So Many Out There And So Many Claim There The Biggest.

[jg_macarthy]

wait near a liqour store and ask the guy wh drops the shipments off. Find a contact within the business.

[Deejay]

Originally Posted by jg_macarthy

wait near a liqour store and ask the guy wh drops the shipments off. Find a contact within the business.

Why not just pick up the phonebook and ring the alcohol company and ask who is the distributor in your region?

No need to act all covert.

[kbud124]

to get a better idea of expenses, I would talk to brokers about existing liquor stores for sale..you may even find an existing one that you like..anyway dont mention that you are thinkin bout starting one scratch..just use it as a way to do you research..just remember that brokers will most likely ask you to sign a non-disclosure statement so keep that in mind when talkin about what u learned or putting together a business plan.

wine sales are the most profitable segment, beer the least profitable..not sure about nyc..but in my area, the average profitability (net) is about 20% - 25%..maybe 30% if you have more wine sales..but then again, NYC has alot higher rent but also more volume

also, i know alot of ppl who own/have owned liquor stores..and its a HUGE time commitment..dont expect to have employees running it all day..you NEED to be there in this type of business (or run an EXTREMELY tight operation) or else you will get ripped off by your employees

what areas of NYC are you looking to open one? have you found a retail liquor license?

[jg_macarthy]

check out www.businessesforsale.com

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Thanks Everyone For The Help ..

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what areas of NYC are you looking to open one? have you found a retail liquor license?[/quote]

LOOKING IN THE CITY FOR A PLACE AND IM WORKING ON THE RETAIL LICENSE RIGHT NOW.

[cocaine]

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