Apr 9 • General discussion
Just found a beautiful retail business for sale.
Luxury fashion, real stores, and real profits.
Not ecom. Not hype. Real. 🧵
The market: Women’s specialty retail
The business: A legacy luxury clothing brand in the Mid-Atlantic
Been around since 1936
👀 Here’s the scoop:
Retail is not dead — bad retail is.
This company is a destination.
Two premium locations. High-end clientele. Very loyal customers.
The kind of place where people shop for experience, not price.
The numbers surprised me: • $5.16M
revenue • $692K
SDE • $322K
EBITDA • $1.495M
asking price (plus inventory)
• SBA pre-qualified + seller financing
Pretty strong for brick-and-mortar with NO online sales.
But here’s what got me excited…
📦 No ecommerce presence
🛍️ No ads beyond emails + direct mail
🧠 Owner still works full-time but says it’s not needed
This biz is ripe for modern operator to step in and scale with digital.
Clients are consistent — women 40+ with disposable income. T
hey come for luxury experience, unique styles, and trusted service.
This brand is the “go-to” in the region.
Competitors like Nordstrom + Saks already shut down nearby.
But here's the interesting part:
Most retail today is either low-end or totally online.
This business is in the middle: high-end, local, relationship-based — and still profitable.
In fact, it outperforms peers in margins and customer loyalty.
Team is solid too:
Many have 10–20+ years tenure. Low turnover.
Feels like family biz because it is — 3rd generation.
Owner will train buyer for 1–2 selling seasons.
Smooth handover.✅
Biggest opportunity?
Modernize operations.
Digitize marketing.
Add ecommerce or even simple online catalog with local pickup.
Customer base is already there.
Biz just needs tech upgrade and fresh energy.
Most stores look like this:
• Stuck in old-school systems
• Owner doing everything
• No leverage from tech
• Missing younger buyers
This biz is same... but already making money.
You fix a few things — it can explode.
Here’s the play:
- Buy the biz using SBA (as little as 10% down)
- Improve marketing and digital channels
- Grow top-line with ecommerce and better operations
- Increase margins with systems and tech
- Exit or hold for cashflow
This isn’t Shopify dropshipping.
This is a real, legacy retail brand with loyal customers and upside built in.
Want the full IM?
Comment “Retail” and I’ll share more details.
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