Local underwear and nightwear shop

Local shoppers topping up everyday basics, people buying gifts, and customers who want help finding the right size or style.

You buy stock wholesale and sell at a markup. Repeat customers, gift sets and seasonal lines like sleepwear help lift average sales.

• Retail and customer service
• Buying and stock control
• Sensitive, respectful fitting advice

• Commercial lease terms, including length, rent reviews and fit-out obligations
• Public liability and contents insurance
• Australian Consumer Law on refunds and faulty goods, and check how hygiene-based return policies are allowed to work
• Clothing labelling rules if you import or make your own lines, check with the ACCC
• Cash tied up in stock across sizes and seasons
• Workers compensation insurance and award wages once you hire staff

Startup costs are typically estimated at around $40,000 to $120,000, depending on the premises, fit-out and how much stock you buy across sizes and seasons. Stock can tie up a lot of cash, so plan your buying carefully.

Monthly revenue is typically estimated at around $15,000 to $60,000, depending on location, range and opening hours. That is revenue, not profit, so rent, stock and wages come out of it. Expect to work around 35 hours a week or more.

Check your commercial lease terms, public liability and contents insurance, and Australian Consumer Law on refunds and faulty goods, including how hygiene-based returns can work. If you import or make your own lines, check labelling rules with the ACCC. Also check workers compensation and award wages before hiring.