Company is a well-established, premiere ~25+ year independent retail shipping and business services center that runs profitably under a full-time manager with the owner absentee. The store ships through UPS, FedEx, USPS and DHL, prepares LTL and air freight, and offers professional packing, custom box making and custom crating for items that do not fit a standard box. It also rents physical and virtual mailboxes, sells USPS postage and stamps, and provides copying, printing, document scanning, faxing, notary, secure document shredding, office supplies, greeting cards and specialty gifts. The store has earned repeat recognition as a top-tier shipper and has built a standout reputation across the regional fine-art community for safely packing, crating and shipping high-value, large and fragile artwork. A knowledgeable, courteous team serves affluent residents and businesses across the Dallas Fort Worth area, knows most customers by name, and saves them time at a true one-stop location.
Business sits on a major DFW thoroughfare in a high-traffic, upscale retail corridor with easy access and ample parking. The trade area carries strong demographics, with discretionary income that customers gladly spend on convenience and service. The customer base mixes small-office and home-office (SOHO) businesses, corporate road warriors, professionals, homemakers and schools, with no single customer driving meaningful revenue concentration. The store also serves as a trusted shipping and packing resource for major regional museums, event venues, medical institutions and arts organizations. New carrier and e-commerce returns programs across FedEx, UPS and Amazon drive roughly 3 to 10 new customers through the door every day.
Revenue has held remarkably steady across the past five years, ranging from ~$1.07M to ~$1.17M, with FY2025 at ~$1.1M. The 2025 sales mix runs ~67% shipping and carrier services (UPS, FedEx, USPS, DHL and freight), ~11% professional packing, custom boxes and crating, ~7% USPS postage and stamps, ~7% mailbox rentals, ~5% copy, print, fax, notary and shredding, and ~3% retail gifts, cards and other. Mailbox rentals are prepaid on term leases, which delivers steady, recurring, high-margin income and brings loyal customers back through the door.
The owner stepped back from daily operations after promoting a full-time manager in 2024, and the store has continued to run profitably without owner involvement. A new owner gains a turnkey, manager-run operation with a trained team in place. An owner-operator who chooses to work the counter can capture additional earnings by absorbing the manager role.
The owner views the trained, professional team, the choice of four major carriers, in-house custom crating and freight capability, 25+ years at the same trusted location, and long-standing customer relationships as the Company's core advantages. The business is recession-resistant and rides durable e-commerce tailwinds, since rising online purchase volumes and returns keep driving demand for packing, shipping and returns handling. The store currently operates at roughly ~80% of capacity.
Purchase Price: The asking price for the assets of the business is $1,400,000 with ~$280k CASH down payment and balance bank financed. If required by a commercial lender, the seller will consider financing up to 10% of the price to a purchaser qualified and approved by the seller. Seller financing is subject to seller's approval, in seller's SOLE discretion and responsibility, of the purchaser's financials, creditworthiness and suitability as the purchaser. All financing is to be personally guaranteed. SELLER PREFERS TO SELL FOR ALL CASH. Assets include inventory at cost of $5,000, accounts receivable of $3,800 and FF&E valued at $75,000. The purchaser will need to assume 1) POS and shipping software subscription, 2) national independent-retailer network membership, 3) copier lease, 4) prepaid mailbox rentals.