Specialty Convenience Grocery Franchise — Fort Lauderdale, FL
Start-Up Description
Fully operational specialty convenience grocery store located in a high-income, highly walkable urban neighborhood in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Since opening in early 2026 the store has generated $112,218 in verified revenue across 107 days of operation — averaging $1,049 per day — with a blended gross margin of approximately 36% driven by a favorable product mix anchored by an active beer and wine retail license. This license is a scarce and highly valuable competitive asset that cannot be quickly replicated by a new entrant and represents a meaningful barrier to competition in this corridor.
The store occupies approximately 2,500 square feet of ground-floor retail space in a large mixed-use residential building with over 300 apartment units directly above — a captive, walking-distance customer base that remains significantly under-penetrated. Additional residential buildings housing thousands of high-income households are located within a five-to-ten minute walk in all directions. The neighborhood has a median household income of $140,000, a Walk Score of 95, and has grown 107% since 2010 — one of the strongest specialty grocery demographics in South Florida.
The defining near-term catalyst is a $500 million mixed-use development opening directly across the street — delivering 600 new apartment units, approximately 1,200 daily office workers, and 73,000 square feet of curated food, beverage, and retail space that will permanently transform foot traffic on the store's block. Based on comparable South Florida urban activations, developments of this scale have driven 40–80% revenue increases for adjacent specialty food and beverage retailers within 60 days of opening. The operator in place when this development opens captures the full upside of that impact.
The store is turn-key operational with all licenses, equipment, and inventory in place. Nine years remain on the lease.
The owner is seeking a buyer or capital partner with the operational resources and working capital to fully activate the store's growth potential. The business is operationally sound — the opportunity requires dedicated operational focus and capital beyond what the current owner can deploy at this time. Full financials, lease details, and additional information are available to qualified buyers under NDA.
The store occupies approximately 2,500 square feet of ground-floor retail space in a large mixed-use residential building with over 300 apartment units directly above — a captive, walking-distance customer base that remains significantly under-penetrated. Additional residential buildings housing thousands of high-income households are located within a five-to-ten minute walk in all directions. The neighborhood has a median household income of $140,000, a Walk Score of 95, and has grown 107% since 2010 — one of the strongest specialty grocery demographics in South Florida.
The defining near-term catalyst is a $500 million mixed-use development opening directly across the street — delivering 600 new apartment units, approximately 1,200 daily office workers, and 73,000 square feet of curated food, beverage, and retail space that will permanently transform foot traffic on the store's block. Based on comparable South Florida urban activations, developments of this scale have driven 40–80% revenue increases for adjacent specialty food and beverage retailers within 60 days of opening. The operator in place when this development opens captures the full upside of that impact.
The store is turn-key operational with all licenses, equipment, and inventory in place. Nine years remain on the lease.
The owner is seeking a buyer or capital partner with the operational resources and working capital to fully activate the store's growth potential. The business is operationally sound — the opportunity requires dedicated operational focus and capital beyond what the current owner can deploy at this time. Full financials, lease details, and additional information are available to qualified buyers under NDA.
About the Business
- Facilities & Assets
- 12’ MULTI-DECK DAIRY/DELI/BEVERAGE CASE / BRAND: KYSOR
36’ LINE-UP MULTI-DECK DAIRY/DELI/BEVERAGE CONSISTS OF 3-12’ CASES
BRAND: KYSOR
7 DOOR LINE-UP OF REACH-IN DOOR FREEZERS CONSISTS OF 1-3 & 1-4
DOOR CASE BRAND: KYSOR
KPS GLOBAL INDOOR WALK-IN COOLER w/OPENING FOR 7-30”x79” GLASS
DISPLAY DOORS
DIMENSIONS: EXTERNAL 19’ x 10’ x 9’H / INTERNAL: 18’-4” x 9’-4” x 8’-8”H
2- POS systems for Check out, fully equipped
$100,000 in Food & Liquor inventory
40 Racks
13" checkout counter - Market Outlook / Competition
- The store operates in a neighborhood with no direct specialty convenience grocery competitor holding a comparable beer and wine retail license within immediate walking distance. Traditional convenience stores exist in the broader Fort Lauderdale market but none within the walkable emerging corridor offer the same product quality, curation, or licensed beer and wine selection. The store is currently the only specialty grab-and-go grocer serving the neighborhood's 7,000 high-income residents.
About the Sale
- Transition Support
- No training, experienced operators or passive investors only.
Listing Info
- ID
- 2534287
- Listing Views
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