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Default Opening a Wine Store - any store owners out there to share theexperience?

On Jan 27, 2:33 pm, cwdjrxyz > wrote:
> On Jan 27, 1:18 pm, Wine For Newbies >
> wrote:
>
> > My dream is to open a wine store (wine only, not a generic liquor
> > store) at some point in the future.
> > I would like to know if there are store owners in the group who would
> > like to share their experiences.
> > Was it worth it opening the store? Is it still worth it? Pitfalls? How
> > to get figure out the numbers for a business plan? Any information is
> > helpful.

>
> From a customer's viewpoint, I would strongly encourage you to include
> a few quality beverages that may be served before, with, or after a
> meal. Depending on what country you are in, these might include
> Cognac, Armagnc, fruit eau-de-vie such as Framboise, perhaps a few
> quality liquors. In other words, I would suggest a one-stop for buying
> what you need for a dinner. If customers are forced to go to another
> store to buy Cognac, etc they need for a meal, they may find it more
> convenient to buy their wine at the other store also.


That makes sense. I just don't want to fall into opening a liquor
store that looks cheap.
Thank you,

Andre
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