If you are opening a dollar store carefully consider the advantages and the disadvantages associated with the actual size of the store that you will open. While there are many advantages to opening a store that is larger in size, there are also many disadvantages as well. These disadvantages need to be carefully considered before a final decision is made.
While I am an advocate for opening the largest store possible. However it is important that those who are opening a dollar store move forward with care. The added challenges that come with a larger store are doable for most. However those challenges need to be recognized and plans for handling each one needs to be developed.
If you are opening a dollar store it is important to recognize that larger stores are more difficult to manage. That management challenge will be associated with virtually every aspect of the business. There will be more employees to hire, train and supervise. There will be more merchandise to order and then reorder. There will be more stock work and merchandising to do.
Opening a dollar store that is larger in size also requires a higher initial cash investment. Cash reserves to maintain operations until the store is profitable must be increased. Even cash flow management will require more time and expertise.Lease payments, monthly utilities and maintenance costs increase when you are opening a dollar store that is larger in size.
The bottom line is that the risk is increased with a larger store. Yet, if carefully analyzed, the potential rewards associated with a larger store can make the move worthwhile to the right entrepreneur. If you are opening a dollar store seriously consider store size. Understand that there are advantages and disadvantages to opening a larger store. Determine the right size for you and your situation.
