A shelf rental store is a relatively new type of business. A one-stop shop won't bring you super profits, but it's an interesting alternative to hired work. And a good start for those who want to start their own small business.
As a rule, the shelves rental store sells handmade goods and all sorts of little things. The result is a kind of "flea market" or mini-fair. Such shops are very fond of those who appreciate unusual gifts and unique designer items. If the room allows, then you can also hang a rail with hangers and also take them under clothes.
The essence of the work: everyone can rent a shelf from you to sell their goods. At the same time, a small percentage is taken from the goods (usually 6-10 percent). Thus, you sublet the cells and operate like a mini-mall.
What does it take to open a similar store from scratch?
First of all, find a suitable room. Each has its own pros and cons, which are best written out and analyzed in advance.
Premises in the city center in a walk-through place. The pros are obvious: this way you can get organic traffic, that is, people just walk by, see your store and enter. But there are also many disadvantages: a very high rental rate, you will also have to invest in a beautiful signboard and its approval.
Premises in the city center, in the yard or on the second floor. You will be in the center, but you will have to search for your store. The rent will be much lower than the first floor with an entrance from the facade, but you will have to invest in advertising on the Internet.
The premise is on the outskirts, but in a good walk-through place. Here you will also receive incoming traffic, but the sleeping areas have their own nuances: as a rule, the same people will come to you. Therefore, these areas are ideal if you are selling groceries or consumer goods. In the case of a store of unusual gifts, you need to think over and calculate everything.
As soon as you find a room and start making repairs there, you can immediately develop groups and accounts on social networks, as well as a website. Determine the opening date and start recruiting tenants. Obviously, attracting potential tenants to an empty store will not be easy. A great solution is to mix rented shelves and shelves with your own goods. Also, some of the goods can be taken for sale, that is, you make your markup and give money for the goods only after they are sold. It is beneficial for you, since you do not need to buy anything and invest money.
Before opening a store, you need to register an individual entrepreneur, place an online cash register, a terminal for paying with cards, decide how you will keep records of goods and sales and pay money to tenants. If you do not work there yourself, then find and employ sellers.
As you work, you will see which products are selling well, and you can buy them yourself in the future. Also, additional profit can be obtained by renting out the lower shelves to online stores and issuing prepaid orders.
Having worked out the system at one store, you can further think about developing a network or packaging a franchise.
