Small bar or lounge

[mullsm0ke`]

Hello

I want to open a small bar that's maybe A2/C1-sized. My biggest question is should I choose nightclub or liquorstore as the business type for a small bar/lounge?

I'm not sure if customers will sit around and drink at a liquorstore, even if seating is provided; is this the case? I'm also hesitant to choose nightclub if I dont need to as I don't want a DJ, dance floors or have cover charges.

I know I could just set cover charges to zero price but I'd prefer to not have them or the other aforementioned nightclub mechanics involved in the bar, especially if their not going to be generating income.

Thank you

P.S. just 2 quick questions that isn't worth opening a new thread for:
1.) can you put pallet shelves in your business, load them with boxes of items that your store sells, and offer your products in bulk/by the box?

like the setup in the fresh food wholesaler; they don't have anything special going on, just the pallet shelves you can buy yourself, loaded up with stock and there's a buy option.

I'm guessing no but that would be cool in the future.

2.) as far as i know, the real estate system isn't fleshed out yet beyond being able to buy and sell buildings as well and lease them out for a pittance, so my question is does the price of buildings atleast go up or down, or are they just a money sink with a predetermined price that never changes?

Thank you again!🍸🍻

[David Estes Creations]

Hello!

A liquor store is a retail place, so customers will not sit around and drink or lounge around. You could try a nightclub without a DJ or dance floor, but a good DJ is what keeps the customers around longer and ordering more, so it might not be that profitable with no DJ.

This would be more of a new business request for a bar, but you can try to make it work with the nightclub. Let us know how well it does, if you do it!!

Extra Questions:
1) No, you cannot use a pallet shelf in the retail businesses, although a wholesaler type store has been requested, so maybe in the future!

2) You are correct that real estate needs a whole revamp. Currently the prices are static and you cannot change those.

[mullsm0ke`]

Thank you so much for the prompt answers!

[mullsm0ke`]

Originally posted by David Estes Creations:

Hello!

A liquor store is a retail place, so customers will not sit around and drink or lounge around. You could try a nightclub without a DJ or dance floor, but a good DJ is what keeps the customers around longer and ordering more, so it might not be that profitable with no DJ.

This would be more of a new business request for a bar, but you can try to make it work with the nightclub. Let us know how well it does, if you do it!!

Extra Questions:
1) No, you cannot use a pallet shelf in the retail businesses, although a wholesaler type store has been requested, so maybe in the future!

2) You are correct that real estate needs a whole revamp. Currently the prices are static and you cannot change those.

How about swapping shelves for the Cocktail Bar's used in Nightclubs? Would that cause them to sit down and drink rather than just leave with their paper bags?

And vice versa; putting shelves with liquor in a nightclub; will customers get takeaways when they leave and/or would people stop by to grab takeaway liquor like it was a liquorstore? (except they'd have to pay a cover charge haha)

[David Estes Creations]

Originally posted by ultrasm0ke`:

Originally posted by David Estes Creations:

Hello!

A liquor store is a retail place, so customers will not sit around and drink or lounge around. You could try a nightclub without a DJ or dance floor, but a good DJ is what keeps the customers around longer and ordering more, so it might not be that profitable with no DJ.

This would be more of a new business request for a bar, but you can try to make it work with the nightclub. Let us know how well it does, if you do it!!

Extra Questions:
1) No, you cannot use a pallet shelf in the retail businesses, although a wholesaler type store has been requested, so maybe in the future!

2) You are correct that real estate needs a whole revamp. Currently the prices are static and you cannot change those.

How about swapping shelves for the Cocktail Bar's used in Nightclubs? Would that cause them to sit down and drink rather than just leave with their paper bags?

And vice versa; putting shelves with liquor in a nightclub; will customers get takeaways when they leave and/or would people stop by to grab takeaway liquor like it was a liquorstore? (except they'd have to pay a cover charge haha)

The baseline behavior is based on the main store. So if you add more items to the nightclub, the employee at the counter will give it to the customers like they currently do with their proper items