Retail Businesses for sale in Australia

Check ABLIS for the location and product range. Approvals may cover food, alcohol, tobacco, industrial chemicals, restricted goods, signage, waste and trading hours, while imported products can trigger additional registration, labelling or safety obligations.

Review assignment, options, rent reviews, outgoings, turnover rent, permitted use, relocation, demolition and make-good clauses. Confirm landlord consent, incentives and arrears, and test whether the remaining term supports the price and planned fit-out investment.

Count stock by SKU and location near completion, then analyse ageing, damage, seasonality, shrinkage and sell-through. Separate owned, consigned and customer-returned goods, and discount obsolete, superseded or non-compliant products under an agreed valuation method.

Examine refunds, repairs, replacements, warranties, complaints, recalls and standard terms. Check products against mandatory safety and information standards, because store policies cannot override consumer guarantees and unsafe goods can create notification and recall costs.

Map employees to the correct award, classification and employment type, then test ordinary hours, weekends, public holidays, overtime, allowances, superannuation and leave. Compare rosters with payroll and identify unpaid owner or family labour supporting current margins.

Reconcile POS, bank settlements, cash, online channels and BAS, then match purchases and inventory movements. Analyse gross margin after discounts, returns, shrinkage and freight, and adjust for owner shifts, temporary rent relief and exceptional clearance sales.