Sioux Brew
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I wanted to get your thoughts about starting a homebrew store from my house.
Some history on this. I live in a nice sized Midwest city where both of our metro homebrew stores have either closed or are in the process of closing in the next two months. I understand the reason for this as commercial brick and mortar are dying.
I’m a CPA in practice with extensive knowledge of business and am a partner in another Midwest manufacturing business. My thought would be to start an online ordering and pickup business in my city that includes around 20 common grain types, 10-20 hop varieties, and a decent selection of yeast as well as a small amount of basic homebrew items.
The goal would be to have customers see all the basic inventory online and fill out an purchase order to be fulfilled that night for them to pickup at a set time.
The goal of this would be to provide a quick turn time for brewers who want to brew, turn inventory quickly for fresh brewing ingredients and minimize overhead to maximize profits keeping the business alive.
What do you fellow brewers think of the idea and where am I missing the mark. Would this be something you’d support or is everyone moving to online ordering?
Some history on this. I live in a nice sized Midwest city where both of our metro homebrew stores have either closed or are in the process of closing in the next two months. I understand the reason for this as commercial brick and mortar are dying.
I’m a CPA in practice with extensive knowledge of business and am a partner in another Midwest manufacturing business. My thought would be to start an online ordering and pickup business in my city that includes around 20 common grain types, 10-20 hop varieties, and a decent selection of yeast as well as a small amount of basic homebrew items.
The goal would be to have customers see all the basic inventory online and fill out an purchase order to be fulfilled that night for them to pickup at a set time.
The goal of this would be to provide a quick turn time for brewers who want to brew, turn inventory quickly for fresh brewing ingredients and minimize overhead to maximize profits keeping the business alive.
What do you fellow brewers think of the idea and where am I missing the mark. Would this be something you’d support or is everyone moving to online ordering?