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Desai Business Services

Retail is where we started, and what we know best.

We know how a shop trades day to day, and what that means when you come to buy, sell, combine or expand. Here is what we work with, and where it shows up in our advice.

The retail businesses we work with

  • Convenience and symbol-group stores
  • Off-licences
  • Independent grocery
  • Specialist and independent retail
  • Food-to-go

What we understand

  • margin and range mix
  • symbol-group and wholesaler relationships
  • footfall and catchment
  • labour models
  • shrinkage
  • store refits
  • multi-site operations
  • the realities of selling and buying shops

Retail advice across our four services

  • Selling a convenience store: what buyers check first

    Buyers of shops look hard at the trading figures, the margin and range mix, shrinkage and how much of the week depends on you. We help you see your shop as they will, and fix what you can first.

    Selling a Business

  • Buying a shop: what to test before you make an offer

    Footfall and catchment, the margin behind the headline sales, supplier and symbol-group terms, and the labour model. We help you test them commercially before you commit.

    Buying a Business

  • Combining shops: where the value comes from

    Better buying terms, a shared labour model and a stronger range can make two shops worth more together. We help you work out which of those benefits are realistic.

    Mergers

  • Adding a store: making the next site pay

    A realistic catchment view, a business case for the new site and an operating model that works when you are not in every shop.

    Growth & Expansion

Running a shop and thinking about what comes next?

Tell us a little about your business and we'll come back to you, usually within two working days.

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