Business Plan - Convenience Store

The purpose of this business plan is to raise enough money to open and run a

Plato 's Closet is a small yet large growing business. Plato closet allows individuals to be more hands on by offering a franchise. Plato proves opportunities for individuals. Evolving around 1998 Plato`s became apart of a franchise system, Winmark Corporation’s, which has been supporting unique retail businesses for years. The first Plato 's Closet opened in Columbus Ohio. Plato’s Closet was founded by Lynn and Dennis Blum, both experienced business owners, with the help of their son came up with Plato`s Closet.

Dave & Buster’s has a came a long way in becoming one of the best in the restaurant industry. The idea of Dave & Buster’s was created in the late 70’s by David O. Corriveau and James W. “Buster” Corley. The two had separate establishments in Little Rock, Arkansas. Dave ran a place filled with games as Buster owned a restaurant filled with eclectic food. The two neighbors noticed the success of each other’s business and decided to combined the two. In December 1982, the first Dave & Buster’s was opened in Dallas, Texas. Today

In daily operations it is very far from your average grocery store. Typically, these stores are comprised of much less area but pull down more money per square foot. It differentiates itself in a multitude of ways. This differentiation ranges from the very schematic of the store, to the

My business is Sam’s Club and there's a lot that makes sam’s club special. Sam’s club is a wholesale,it is a retail warehouse club. It sells things that are cheaper then buying them somewhere else. A lot of the times they are sold in bulk. It also requires a membership to shop their. It was founded by Sam Walton in 1983. Theses are some things that make sam’s club special.

A successful strategic plan must be based on the company 's mission, vision, and values. The purpose of this paper is to define a selected business, products, services, and customers by creating a mission statement. In addition, this paper contains a vision for the organization that demonstrate the expected future for the business, and it will define the company values considering important topics such as culture, social responsibility, and ethics. It will also analyze how the vision, mission, and values guide the company 's strategic direction. Finally, it will evaluate how the company address customers needs and how

Anyone bored with cookie-cutter malls, chain restaurants, and the same old retail stores will appreciate this guide to “the best of local”—a curated collection of unique, locally owned businesses that too often are elbowed aside by national chain giants. “It’s an insider’s perspective of the town you love,” says Susie Matheson, Denison. In 2010, Susie founded a lifestyle media company, The Scout Guide (TSG for short) with her friend Christy Ford, starting with the publication

It was a small store, about the size of a bathroom, however the reason being it wasn’t your typical store in which you would go inside along with picking what you want then pay, this was a drive through a

Everything is divided up into sections. On the left side of the store, it starts with clothing, and makeup, then it moves into car fresheners, backpacks, and plastic toys. On the left side of the store, against the wall is a t-shirt shop. The t-shirt labels are on the wall, then the shirts are folded into square bins. This makes it easier to find what shirt you are looking for. Next, it moves into keychains, storage bins, and safes. Over on the right side of the store, in the back they have the sports/active gear and equipment. Then, as you go forward, they have party stuff against the side of the store, card displays and phone accessories. They have plenty of cases, chargers, and car adapters for every phone. As you move up to the front of the store, there is a giant candy display on shelves like you would see at a gas station. They have normal sizes up to king size candies. In the front on the right side of the store, they have water bottles, sunglasses, and other impulse buys up towards the

The Kroger brand was born in 1883, Bernard 'Barney ' Kroger took his life savings of $372 to open his first store in downtown Cincinnati. This location is by I-71 that passes the Great American Ballpark. Barney Kroger, the son of a merchant, had a simple "Be particular. Never sell anything you would not want yourself." This was the credo that would serve The Kroger Co. well over the next 130 years as the supermarket business evolved into a variety of formats aimed towards satisfying the needs of their shoppers in as many aspects as possible. With nearly 3,619 stores in 34 states under 24 different names, such as Kroger, Dillons, Turkey Hill Minit Markets, Ralphs, Tom Thumb Food Stores, QuikStop, Fred Meyer Jewelers, and Littman Jewelers with an annual revenue of more than $70 billion. Kroger today ranks as one of the nation’s largest retailers.

Office Depot was founded in 1986 by F. Patrick Sher, Stephen Dougherty and Jack Kopkin in Boca Raton, Florida. The three envisioned a warehouse style store that could offer office supplies at discounted prices. The first store was opened in October in Fort Lauderdale. It was immediately successful and before the year was over, two more stores were opened in Florida. While Office Depot was one of the first companies to tap into this new market, they were not the only ones. Rivals, Staples and Office Club, both opened their first stores within three months of Office Depot. All had the same basic strategy: Buy products directly from manufacturers rather than wholesalers

Small businesses are normally privately owned corporations, partnerships, or sole proprietorships. Buying in small volume so the prices of merchandise are a little higher. Without support from the community a small business cannot survive. Trying to make ends meet a small business must make money to purchase the inventory to make the business succeed. Big Box stores have many investors and bigger stores. Box Stores buy in high volume making the prices lower.

Healthy eating individuals that are intrigued with enjoying a diverse selection of healthy recipes consisting of low-crabs, low-fat and organic foods.

The development of start-ups is an important business activity that requires effort, time, and financial resources. It is important to correctly establish the resources that are required by opening a business in order to be able to successfully reach the objectives established for businesses in each situation. In this case, the business plan refers to developing a restaurant that focuses on providing meals that are based on organic foods.

MusicWest will gain a reasonably large percentage of market share in a short period by immediately differentiating ourselves from our competitors. We will establish our branding with our superior service and selection, the excitingly modern look of our retail environment, our "hands on" merchandising approach, and a series of ads with our motto: Stop Dreaming, Start Playing. Once in the store, our clients want to come back often for the special treatment they receive here and nowhere else.