Maroochydore, Queensland 4558
$949,000 + SAV
Key Features
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- Large integrated webstore with automated invoicing and inventory
- Supplies thousands of student book packs annually
- High gross profit margin, high 50%s to low 60%s
- Long-term loyal B2B clients including schools and government
- Warehouse and onsite storage with extensive product range
- Owner-managed with staff handling day-to-day operations
- Turnover: Not disclosed
- Net Profit: Not disclosed
- Rent/Lease: Not disclosed
- Stock Value: $300K - $350K
- Established: Established for many decades
Business Details
Business Category General Retail Wholesale
This is one of the most differentiated, diverse product and client newsagency, stationery, office and school product wholesale supply and outlet business. Operating within the Sunshine Coast, this investment offers a team of staff who manage the day to day and provides a high profitability and flexible hour input by owner. Maintaining a decades long loyalty from a good number of local schools, businesses, and government departments, these B2B clients return and submit orders online, via the webstore regularly. Thousands of student book packs and associated bulk/constant supply of stationery/office consumables are supplied to schools, teachers and faculties. With a fully integrated online ordering system generating high revenues, this is just one mighty cashflow positive and secure investment that can fund your Sunshine Coast lifestyle!
• Established for many decades, this extensive school, office, printing, newsagency and related product range provider, constantly meets the on-going demand from a growing market of business clients, schools, education, medical, aged care, professional services, local residents and government funded departments. These clients always require these stationery, office supply consumable products. This convenient, direct online supplier, wholesale/distributor (free delivery) and outlet-based business, offers a massive 10-15,000 (approx.) product range.
• This investment supplies hundreds of loyal and local businesses, who remain dependent and have made this multi-brand business their preferred supplier for many years, even decades. The population growth is being experienced within many local schools, with more students/parents needing to be supplied. Already, thousands of book packs are being provided annually. Combined with supplying the schools direct, in bulk, and on-going. Providing schools, their teachers, department heads, purchasing officers and faculties with their stationery, paper, and office supply needs.
• The hundreds of existing website-based orders from its account clients, include local businesses and schools mainly. More schools were added to the fold last year, its warehouse floor area able to meet the school and student family resource demand. More schools and therefore book packs supplied created a massive and dynamic sales growth of 27.7% (approx.) - YTD in 25/26!
• This business is set within one of Australia’s fastest growing regions, which is said to be growing at a rate of 10% p.a. This business provides any new owner or existing industry business with a very high profit gain and a stable financial base. Enough income received relentlessly, that financial could be made possible. A new owner can enjoy the time and task freedoms during the week. This is for 8-9 months of the year, as the very high ‘back to school’ sales season requires owner support and input (5 days only) for 3-4 months (approx.) in the year.
• With a large and unique range of products drawing client interest, this constant inflow of transactions within its outlet and via its webstore combined, makes for one powerful ‘money generating machine’ of a business.
• It gets better, as this business is proud to offer software management systems that save the new owner and the team of staff valuable time. The massive time and effort efficiencies achieved is due to the website being fully integrated with the financial and inventory management system. This means that invoices are raised and the order data entry occurs automatically! No human touch required…
• This business could continue to expand its gift lines and schools it supplies, even importing products to achieve an even higher gross profit margin. The gross profit margin of this business sits within the high 50%’s to low 60% (approx.) for its many years of trading.
• These long-term trading brands are not only extremely well known and trusted, but heavily relied upon and needing to be purchased often – as they are consumables! There is so little active pursuance of new clients or new sales. No active marketing, advertising, or business initiatives have been implemented by this current owner… hasn’t need to. The business comes to this business naturally, mainly via word of mouth, circulating within the greater local, school and business community.
• Thousands of parents of local schools benefit from this business having ample stock within its warehouse, and additional onsite storage. Students, schools, government departments, local businesses and the local populous all need this business’s supplies.
• This is one of the Sunshine Coast’s largest newsagency and school product supply specialist.
• This is an internally registered and pre-approved supplier by QLD department of Education. Enabling QLD schools to purchase their book packs, stationery and general office supplies. This business’s high levels of personalised servicing make it easy for clients to choose this brand for their regular and mass orders.
• The new owner does not need any specific skills, background or industry knowledge to succeed and profit this well! All will be trained a new owner, or an existing industry organisation could make this an extremely lucrative and strategic “bolt-on” to their existing operation.
• This investment is time proven, with this top and bottom-line result able to put a smile on a new owner’s face. Why not remain well funded and the owner of this Sunshine Coast business – Who wouldn’t want to live here and remain financially supported by this business and its staff.
• This business also generates additional passive income streams, such as its printing services, also popular with local businesses, making this one diverse income stream and therefore unique value package, which is ready to transfer.
• With the well-trained staff and senior personnel in place, who support the day-to-day trading, a new owner can step in and continue to build this operation actively, expand upon its already ultra-successful, passive and inbound webstore product ordering system (majority of all school and business clients purchases from this sophisticated and highly effective portal throughout the year!).
• This has grown to be a brand which heralds mainly inbound, walk-in and organically generated, high repeat product orders and a constant local client reliance.
• No money worries when owning this type of product provider, which remains highly sought-after, having secured a great percentage of school and government product purchasing, making this one of the most financially secure operations you could own on the Sunshine Coast!
• There will always be an on-going demand for school supplies, stationery and related office products (including furniture).
• There is ample option for any new owner to further expand the existing client base, ramp up its online marketing, convert more clients locally or from around Australia - online.
• Get ready to use the free time that this business affords you to market and bring on many more schools, and actively market this well known, multi-brand business even more actively (has not been marketed actively by this current owner).
• This business is now poised for a new investor/owner or existing industry business to benefit from having hundreds of repeat order schools, government funded, business clients and locals. This business’s warehouse, its outlet and greater team could support activating more growth strategies and implement the new owner’s ideas for future growth.
Family and health reasons requires that this owner relocate out of state, being the only reason for transfer. So, you can now claim this investment as your own and profit big! Enjoy the Sunshine Coast lifestyle, as you should be able to, having the free time and money to enjoy its lifestyle benefits! All for just $949K + SAV ($300K - $350K – Fast moving stock).
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