espressimon
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Hi everyone,
I am planning on starting a specialty coffee house in Mexico. I have been searching for suitable location for my cafe and I came across three potential locations.
As this is the very first coffee shop that I am opening, I would very much appreciate any advice you have for me on the suitability of the following locations based on my description.
Location 1: high traffic plaza that houses Subway, pizza place, salad bar, nail salon, hot dog place and a mid-high end restaurant.
This location has about 60 parking spots and it was full both times I visited during the daytime. The plaza is next to a high traffic main street and there are some offices as well as two hotels nearby. There are no coffee shops in the vicinity. Space= 70 square metres
Location 2: In the middle of a university campus with 7 eleven and a walk in clinic next doors. Only minutes walk from university residences. There are a couple Starbucks locations nearby - one in the campus building and another about 10 minutes away. One problem I see with the location is that there are many students and foot traffic during school year but that seems to drop off significantly during summer and winter breaks. Space = 50 square metres
Location 3: A richer neighborhood with people who have higher disposable income. Not as much foot traffic but there is still a good car traffic. There are some small coffee shops in the vicinity but nothing in my opinion that threatens our survival. The main advantage here is that everyone who comes to this area can afford to buy and drink coffee. Since this is Mexico, I am not so certain if this holds true for students. Our products will be priced slightly cheaper than Starbucks. Space = 50 metres
Please consider the locations and feel free to leave any comments / thoughts. Btw the rent for three places are more or less similar. Thanks in advance for all your help.
I am planning on starting a specialty coffee house in Mexico. I have been searching for suitable location for my cafe and I came across three potential locations.
As this is the very first coffee shop that I am opening, I would very much appreciate any advice you have for me on the suitability of the following locations based on my description.
Location 1: high traffic plaza that houses Subway, pizza place, salad bar, nail salon, hot dog place and a mid-high end restaurant.
This location has about 60 parking spots and it was full both times I visited during the daytime. The plaza is next to a high traffic main street and there are some offices as well as two hotels nearby. There are no coffee shops in the vicinity. Space= 70 square metres
Location 2: In the middle of a university campus with 7 eleven and a walk in clinic next doors. Only minutes walk from university residences. There are a couple Starbucks locations nearby - one in the campus building and another about 10 minutes away. One problem I see with the location is that there are many students and foot traffic during school year but that seems to drop off significantly during summer and winter breaks. Space = 50 square metres
Location 3: A richer neighborhood with people who have higher disposable income. Not as much foot traffic but there is still a good car traffic. There are some small coffee shops in the vicinity but nothing in my opinion that threatens our survival. The main advantage here is that everyone who comes to this area can afford to buy and drink coffee. Since this is Mexico, I am not so certain if this holds true for students. Our products will be priced slightly cheaper than Starbucks. Space = 50 metres
Please consider the locations and feel free to leave any comments / thoughts. Btw the rent for three places are more or less similar. Thanks in advance for all your help.
