Business Overview
About the Company
**Startup Description**
**Location:**
5185 MacArthur Blvd NW, Washington DC 20016
**Overview:**
Lord of the Drinks Inc\. is a unique and dynamic direct\-to\-consumer liquor store with a robust inventory and an Internet retailing license\. The business operates via a fully functional e\-commerce platform and a user\-friendly mobile app available on both iOS and Android, seamlessly integrated with a secure payment gateway\. Unlike many competing stores using the City Hive platform, which charges a hefty 5\.5% to 6% per transaction, Lord of the Drinks pays only 2\.9% to 3% in transaction fees, creating significant cost savings that boost profitability\.
The store was founded in March 2024 by a highly technical professional who developed the proprietary app in\-house\. This gives the business a competitive edge over traditional liquor stores using third\-party platforms like City Hive, allowing for future scalability into a full\-fledged online convenience store akin to GoPuff\.
A Shelved Warehouse with stocked inventory:
A shelved warehouse offers a critical solution for businesses in need of organized, efficient, and scalable storage\. It’s a warehouse space designed with multiple shelving systems to maximize storage capacity, streamline inventory management, and ensure quick access to goods\. Ideal for a variety of industries—from e\-commerce, retail, and logistics to manufacturing—this type of warehouse provides significant operational benefits\.
**Ring Security system:**
A fully operational Ring Security system with equipment\.
**Vendor Partnerships:**
Lord of the Drinks Inc\. has established solid relationships with reputable beverage distributors, including:
- Breakthru Beverages
- Republic National
- Southern Glazer
- Stefano Selections Inc\.
- Winebow
- Premium Distributors
This network ensures a consistent supply of high\-quality products to keep the inventory well\-stocked\.
**Multiple Delivery Platforms Partnerships:**
The business is already integrated with major digital delivery services such as Grubhub, Doordash, and Instacart\. Additionally, it has its own delivery platform Boozevilla, ensuring broad market access and delivery efficiency\.
**Growth Potential:**
This business is perfectly positioned for growth\. The new owner could easily expand the store's footprint beyond Washington, D\.C\., and turn it into a nationwide e\-commerce powerhouse like Drizly or Ubereats for liquor\. The built\-in technology infrastructure and mobile app offer a scalable solution for expanding into additional markets and product categories, such as an online convenience store\.
**Reason for Sale:**
The current owner, a technical professional with a full\-time job, did not anticipate the level of commitment required to grow the business\. Despite its promising start and significant growth potential, the owner is seeking to sell due to time constraints\.
**Investment Opportunity:**
This is an exceptional opportunity for investors or buyers looking to enter or expand within the liquor retail market\. The store’s advanced technology platform, low transaction fees, and existing vendor relationships offer a strong foundation for future growth\. With an asking price of $175,000, this business is positioned for exponential growth, either by attracting venture capital or through the acquisition of an existing liquor retailer looking to expand into the digital space\.
**Detailed Information**
- **Existing Units:** 1
- **Facilities: **Shelves, Ring Security System, Liquor Inventory, and Leased location with a highly negotiated rent for the building where UPS store and Starbucks is located besides numerous retail stores and hence leading to a great foot traffic\.
- **Competition: **This is a highly potential business to scale to a nationwide app based direct to consumer liquor store\. Local Liquor store with growth plans can acquire this to enhance its digital portfolio\. Leased location with a highly negotiated rent for the building where UPS store and Starbucks is located besides numerous retail stores and hence leading to a great foot traffic\.
- **Explanation of Fees and Payments: **License, Shelves, Inventory, and Personnel\.
- **Support & Training: **Owner will provide 2 weeks support on training on ordering, software, inventory management system, app and connect with developer located offshore to support the app\.
