Staff Managed, National Wholesaler/Distributor of Stationery/Office Supplies #429

Positioned well, sitting higher than most on the national stationery and office product supply chain 'ladder', this is a staff managed, multi-site and 60+ year old importer, national wholesaler/distributor of a large range of stationery and office supplies. This investment enjoys the commercial luxuries of fulfilling a constant demand for its consumable products. With such a high repeat and inbound product order rate, 95% (approx.) of its business-to-business orders are via its webstore. Accessed by a long list of long term loyal, business, corporate and quasi/government funded clientele, such as schools. This business supplies larger volume resellers, including being provider to post offices, newsagencies, franchises, corporate and general businesses. With hundreds of active, high quality and great paying clients, this well-known, respected brand remains independently owned. It revels in the fact that achieves a high return order rate. Plus, contracted supply with its larger value clients, and transferring its fully integrated software, order, inventory and financial operating system. This would be one of the very best 'bolt on' operations for any existing and strategically aligned industry player, able to reward a new owner/investor handsomely, no matter their skill or prior industry background – all will be trained!

• Established for many decades, this supplier offers an extensive range of school stationery and office supplies to business only clients, including a good number of resellers. Its product range includes access to more than 20,000+ products, and is proud to transfer a long term grown list, of schools, corporate and brand recognisable clients, bulk product purchasing resellers, post offices and newsagencies – to name just a few client segments!

• This 60+ year trading provider of all things stationery and office supplies, has remained a trusted and well-known supplier within the country, not presently aligned to any national buying group - as yet etc. Posting a high gross profit margin of 45.55% (approx.), even though its product pricing remains ultra-competitive within the national space.

• Its managers and supervisors head up the multi-site warehouses that are well positioned around the country. The sales volumes from its enviable list of business-to-business, corporate, franchise and government funded clientele is spilt relatively evenly between the states. The eastern seaboard remaining well supplied.

• Whilst this business's trusted and skilled managers/supervisors operate the day-to-day business, on behalf of this part-time and flexible hour investor. This owner remains largely absent during the week, sharing minimal hours and tasks, which includes visiting his local warehouse to liaise with senior staff, signs off on client's large bulk order pricing, engages in major supplier product buying, takes an active interest in the operational and financial reporting and results. Maintains control of the bank account and largely remains in the comfort of a home-based office.

• This operation is the supplier of mainly inbound and recurring orders from its business clients and resellers. Many clients purchase well in advance - up to 20 weeks of stock, buying in bulk, or by the pallet. Due to this business offering consistent value for money for all thing's stationery and office supplies. With contractual arrangements in place over the long term and perpetually renewed, no one higher volume client represents a percentage of total annual revenues that could topple this business of stature.

• With little to no marketing (not one dollar of advertising expense within the 24/25 financial statements), other than its email campaigns sent to its large and existing business and reseller client base. This business can leave sales to the 'always in demand' dynamic, which causes clients to simply return and continue placing orders, for years, if not decades!

• This business does not supply products to end consumers, (online or otherwise). Mainly supplying small through to large, bulk product resellers throughout the highly populated cities and states of Australia. This is a national operation, one that has not had an employed salesperson for more than a year, and not proactively engineering any outbound activity for the generation of new business. It continues to arrive naturally, by way of existing client referrals and the website being organically ranked for so many decades – securing its position online. New business clients seek supply at highly competitive prices, and they find it here, as with great service by this extremely long-established market player.

• This is a multi-million-dollar sales operation, posting a high 45.55% (approx.) gross profit margin across its entire and extensive product range. It posts this high profitability whilst remaining ultra-price/value advantageous to its diverse industry businesses and larger order resellers.

• Located within a fast populating and booming economic region of greater Brisbane, Australia, its other sites offer the option for relocation or consolidation into an existing warehouse. This investment posts a solid net income return for this mainly absent investor, also enjoying hobbies and interests outside of this industry.

• When you have so many stationery/office supply resellers, schools, general/corporate offices, post offices, newsagencies, franchises as clients, this is the 'upper echelon' of this industry's supply base. This brand being a main, preferred or contracted supplier to many businesses and outlets across multiple states of Australia – its national expansion is ready to be set alight ... It certainly continues to meet the on-going needs and wants of its clientele!

• There is massive potential to expand its importing activities, and for any existing industry player to soak up the returns and benefits of achieving greater 'economies of scale', by acquiring this opportunity. A ready-made clientele who return to order repetitively, via this effective and low labour cost - inbound ordering system. Bulk product orders are supplied to a good list of contracted business clientele, having remained renewed perpetually over the long term.

• Having ample stock within its warehouses and catering to bulk buying, this is also an internally registered and pre-approved supplier to multiple government and state-based education departments. This business's high levels of personalised servicing make it easy for business-to-business stationery/office supplies resellers and respective clientele to choose this brand for their regular and mass product ordering. A selection of clients has the pre-approved budgets, and ready cashflow to purchase products, with some purchasing nearly 6 months of stock at once!

• The new owner needs no specific skills, background or industry knowledge to succeed and profit from owning this staff managed operation! Being consumable products, these will always remain required by the greater business community. And all will also be trained a new owner. For an existing industry organisation, it could transfer this extremely lucrative and strategically positioned brand, "bolting-it-onto" an existing organisation.

• Take the sales and profit momentum generated after more than 6 decades of trading and make this your own. A source of funding source that makes for an ideal business ownership lifestyle – one that affords you the free time during the week, so you can continue building this passive and inbound (minimally advertised/marketed) supply business … Lifting sales and profits to meet your level of financial comfort and achievement!

All for just $996K WIWO (Inclusive of all stock at value)

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