I've always had an entrepreneurial dream of opening an imported goods agency supermarket, but I don't know much about the cost. I'd like to ask everyone how much money I probably need to invest in opening such a supermarket in the early stage? Where are the main expenses? I hope friends with experience can tell me about it so that I can have an idea and see if my funds are sufficient.
Someone wants to start a business and open an import agency supermarket, asking about the startup costs. The cost of opening an import agency supermarket is not fixed. It mainly includes store rent, which varies greatly between prosperous business districts in first-tier cities and third- and fourth-tier cities; the decoration cost ranges from 800 to 2,500 yuan per square meter depending on the style; the first batch of goods procurement costs 200,000 to 500,000 yuan; the staff salary is 20,000 to 40,000 yuan per month; the brand agency fee is around 50,000 to 150,000 yuan, and the overall budget is 500,000 to 1,500,000 yuan.
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Professional consultant answers
David LiYears of service：6Customer Rating：5.0
Senior customs declaration consultantConsult
The expenses of opening an imported goods agency supermarket are affected by many factors. First of all, it's the store rent. For a store of about 100 square meters in a prosperous area of a first-tier city, the monthly rent may be 20,000 - 30,000 yuan, and it will be 60,000 - 90,000 yuan if paid quarterly.
Secondly, it's the decoration cost. For simple decoration, it's 800 - 1,000 yuan per square meter. For a 100-square-meter store, it's 80,000 - 100,000 yuan. The equipment procurement such as shelves and cash register systems is about 30,000 - 50,000 yuan.
For commodity procurement, the first batch of purchases should be at least 100,000 - 150,000 yuan. There is also personnel recruitment. For ordinary cashiers, shopping guides, etc., 2 - 3 people are needed in the early stage, and the monthly salary expenditure is 10,000 - 15,000 yuan. Calculated by two months, it's 20,000 - 30,000 yuan.
In addition, miscellaneous items such as the application for relevant qualifications of imported goods agency, taxes, water and electricity bills, etc. are expected to be 20,000 - 30,000 yuan. Overall, it probably needs about 300,000 - 500,000 yuan in the early stage.
Joseph ZhouYears of service：10Customer Rating：5.0
Senior foreign trade managerConsult
It depends on the scale. A small supermarket can be done with about 200,000 yuan. The main things are the rent and the purchase cost. Just do a simple decoration.
Sarah ZhangYears of service：8Customer Rating：5.0
Document expertConsult
If the supermarket has a large area and a good location, the rent alone may account for a large proportion. Coupled with the fact that the purchase price of imported goods is not low, it is estimated to be more than 500,000 yuan.
Andrew HuangYears of service：7Customer Rating：5.0
Supply chain optimization expertConsult
Don't forget the operating costs, such as water and electricity bills, employees' salaries, etc. You also need to reserve tens of thousands of yuan in the early stage.
Amanda YangYears of service：3Customer Rating：5.0
Cost control consultantConsult
If you want to make the decoration more distinctive, the cost will be much higher. It may cost tens of thousands of yuan more than ordinary decoration.
Robert ChenYears of service：6Customer Rating：5.0
Customer service consultantConsult
If imported goods require special storage conditions, such as cold chain, then purchasing cold chain equipment will cost another sum of money.
Michelle ChenYears of service：3Customer Rating：5.0
Business coordination consultantConsult
Applying for various import qualifications and licenses also requires costs. Although it's not a lot, it also needs several thousand to more than ten thousand yuan.
James LiuYears of service：10Customer Rating：5.0
Foreign trade tax refund consultantConsult
The advertising and publicity costs cannot be ignored. You have to let the people around know that there is such a supermarket at the beginning, and this also costs some money.
Jennifer WangYears of service：4Customer Rating：5.0
Market development consultantConsult
If the supermarket has a large scale, the funds for replenishing goods in the later stage also need to be planned in advance. Otherwise, it is easy to run out of stock.