How to open a pet products store

Specialists call the sale of goods for animals a promising business. Almost all segments of the population can be enrolled in his clients: a pensioner who gets inexpensive food for a cat, a girl who dresses her dog in glamorous clothes, and a schoolboy who bought dry fish food. The turnover in this area amounts to billions of dollars. But for the business to generate income, you need to choose the right place to open a store, find good suppliers and do not forget about licenses and certificates.

Instruction manual

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Before you register an IP or LLC, evaluate your strength - for starters, you can open a small kiosk. The main thing is to place it in places of an intensive flow of people, preferably on the way of citizens going from work. Good turnover at the points located in the departments of the shopping center - near a large grocery store. It is also beneficial to locate your zoobusiness in a residential area, where there are many high-rises.

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The next step is registration. When you indicate the scope of activity, write not only retail, but also the provision of services to the population. This will allow you not only to sell pet products in the future, but, for example, to supplement the store with a grooming salon or an atelier for sewing clothes for animals.

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With an extract from the State Register you need to register with the tax office and the Pension Fund. Then start looking for a suitable place to rent a pet shop. If you decide to open a point of sale with a wide range, including veterinary products and animals, you will need a few more permits. To sell drugs, you need a license. You will not be able to get it if there is no veterinarian in the state of your store. Veterinary certificates are required for the sale of animals.

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Think about how you can attract a buyer. Some businessmen give out free samplers of goods. Others arrange free delivery of heavy feed or packaged packages.

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Find suppliers. This can be done using the Internet. Pay attention not only to the price of the goods, but also to the possibility of returning what will not be in demand among buyers. If you open a small kiosk store, you will need at least food, fillers, some accessories for animal care - combs, toys, shampoos. If your outlet will be large-scale, the assortment may include clothing for animals, aquariums, stove benches, lodges, veterinary preparations, vitamins. In addition, do not forget that the presence in the store of animals, at least hamsters and guinea pigs, will attract buyers. Immediately think over and prepare a line of products that you can buy with these animals.

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Do not forget about the equipment for the store. For a small point, you will need a couple of racks, a showcase, scales for selling feed by weight, cash register equipment. For a large pet store, provide equipment for keeping animals, as well as a refrigerator for veterinary products.