Opening a Beer Store - Need Help with Info. for Bus. Plan

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Message craftlvr 15:41 Mon 9/15/2014 I’m opening a small bottle shop. It will only sell craft beers by the bottle and growler (no wine or other products). I’m planning to offer approx. 200 different beers. I am having trouble figuring out how much we will sell in a given week/month so I can figure out our sales (the store will be located in a densely populated area on the East Coast with a strong craft beer community). Can anyone with previous store experience/ownership help me out? Also, what kind of space would I need to dedicate to this many beers in a retail space? I do not need to account for an office, just shelf space and storage. Thanks!
Message joeneugs beers 6372 º places 240 º 17:02 Mon 9/15/2014 Good plan. Get bus. Beer geeks will flock.
Message keanex beers 1802 º places 65 º 18:54 Mon 9/15/2014 Philly?
Message 3fourths P beers 9492 º places 1576 º 20:14 Mon 9/15/2014 Please store all unpasteurized, bottle conditioned and green glass bottles in a dark refrigerator. Or better, store everything in a dark refrigerator.

Message KHotchkiss 18:45 Tue 9/16/2014 I would suggest getting some taps, too. The margin on bottles is very low.
Message SpringsLicker beers 4002 º places 158 º 18:54 Tue 9/16/2014 Check all of this out
Message BMMillsy beers 1788 º places 120 º 19:07 Tue 9/16/2014 Perhaps get some experience in the biz before taking out a business loan on a new shop. Not sure a bunch of drunk message board responses are the optimal business strategy...
Message MacBoost beers 2074 º places 37 º 19:56 Tue 9/16/2014 People don’t like buying beer off shelves... Keep all the beer behind the counter.

Message WillRunForBeer beers 2859 º places 24 º 21:28 Tue 9/16/2014 Originally posted by BMMillsy Perhaps get some experience in the biz before taking out a business loan on a new shop. Not sure a bunch of drunk message board responses are the optimal business strategy... This.
Message drowland P beers 11069 º places 430 º 05:21 Wed 9/17/2014 The only bus plan you need is to pour.
Message joet P admin beers 2900 º places 125 º 07:06 Wed 9/17/2014 Originally posted by KHotchkiss I would suggest getting some taps, too. The margin on bottles is very low. If it’s legal where you are,look into it. It’s a game changer here.