Business Summary:
The building was completed in 2008 and is approximately 6,300 square feet total. Beneath the convenience store floor lies a completely finished basement that has its own entrance separate from the Pistons store entrance. The basement contains four rooms that can easily be repurposed for any use, including renting the space to other businesses or installing supplemental services (tanningbeds, for example).The store comes furnished with technological amenities.Several flat-screen televisions hang on the walls to display sales information to customers. Cashiers and managers use Red River Point of Sale technology for transactions while Ruby on Rails software powers the inventory tracking system. Additionally, gas pumps are new and provide debit/credit card payment options.Our customers have a variety of in-store purchase items tochoose from, including name-brand snacks and candy distributed by Saint Joe Distributing locatedin St. Joseph, MO. In addition to providing standard snacks, Pistons serves hot food including hotdogs. Not only does Pistons sell from local distribution companies, Pistons sells produce from localfarmers.To quench customers’ thirst, Pistons provides a wide selection of beverages, including fountainand bottled soft drinks, water, ice cold beer, wine and a large variety of spirits. Our locationoffers one-stop convenience, with many beverages available including: Coke and Pepsi products,energy drinks, and much more. Customers can also purchase freshly brewed coffee. We also offer discounted refills with the purchase of a custom Pistons coffee mug or fountain cup.Pistons currently holds beer and liquor licenses from the State of Missouri. If the business were to change hands and the new proprietors wanted to keep the alcohol licenses, current proprietors would simply have to complete a “Notice of Intent to Sell or Change Ownership” form which can be found on the Missouri Department of Public Safety Alcohol & Tobacco Control website (http://www.atc.dps.mo.gov). Once this is complete, thenew proprietors must apply for a new license to sell alcohol in the business within 10 days.Pistons also participates in the Missouri Lottery system by selling Lotto, Powerball, Mega Millions,Pick 3 tickets and scratchers. Applications for Lottery distribution can be found on the MissouriLottery website (www.molottery.com).
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