Price: $20,000 – Weekly Sales: $530
This listing is for a turnkey, well established vending route with locations in the Charlotte area. There are a total of 900 machines on location and another 75 currently in storage. The owner will provide training.
These routes were established in the 1980’s and use over 900 nostalgic gumball machines to stretch throughout the Charlotte region from Hickory down to the SC state line. They go west as far as Shelby, and east as far as Laurinburg. They are super simple to service, and people love to use them! All addresses are recently verified through Google maps, and the owner will provide extensive training and support after the sale. They do have a van available for purchase, but these routes can be easily serviced with a small minivan one or two days per week maximum. In addition, they have over 150 extra machines that can be cleaned quickly and set out in locations that you procure as you build these cash routes. The owner is just ready to move on and try something new. The accounts can be separated if necessary. Please don’t hesitate to reach out with any questions.
WHAT ARE THE DAILY RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE ROUTE OWNER?
The route owner is responsible for servicing their customer base and ensuring that the vending machines are well stocked and maintained for the locations. Route owners will deliver and stock product accordingly. There is flexibility in the days and hours as long as the customers are being serviced properly. The current owner works Monday through Friday from approximately 10am-5pm.
GROSS EARNINGS/COMMISSIONS
The route is averaging $530 per week in gross sales
OPERATING COSTS
Typical expenses include inventory, travel costs and any necessary machine maintenance. The large majority of expenses are inventory. The owner purchases product in large quantities to keep those costs low. The current owner estimates weekly costs at $243.
GROWTH POTENTIAL
Vending routes have unlimited growth/expansion potential. This purchase includes 75 additional machines that are ready to be placed at new accounts
FINANCING
N/A
VEHICLE, EQUIPMENT AND OTHER ASSETS
900 gumball/candy vending machines, 75 additional machines, misc. equipment, remaining inventory
TRAINING
The current owner has agreed to provide training to the buyer
SCHEDULE
The current owner works approximately 16-20 hours per week. Most accounts are accessible Monday-Friday from 10am-5pm.
Owning a route means that you are an independent owner/operator/contractor. You are ultimately responsible for the success of the route operation and you will need to find route coverage if you are sick or on vacation. Most route sellers and existing owners have a coverage person whose contact information they can share. Otherwise you are free to train someone to run your route while you are unavailable. It can require some effort and coordination to setup time off…but it does provide a lot of flexibility once you have a person or two that can cover your route operation when requested.
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