Lifestyle Fashion Boutique — Castlemaine, Regional Victoria

Escape the city. Thirty hours per week. Six to nine weeks of leave each year. An established retail business in Castlemaine, regional Victoria, just over ninety minutes from Melbourne.

Key features:

• Located in Castlemaine, regional Victoria (approximately ninety minutes from Melbourne)
• Owner-operated at approximately thirty hours per week
• Six to nine weeks of annual leave each year
• Trading for nearly two decades, offered to the market for the first time
• Experienced casual staff in place to manage day-to-day operations
• Established forty plus customer base with strong repeat trade
• Positioned in the heart of Castlemaine's main shopping precinct
• Freehold property also available to purchase
• Genuine reason for sale due to planned retirement

Beehave is a well-regarded ladies fashion boutique located in the heart of Castlemaine's main shopping precinct, one of regional Victoria's strongest lifestyle destinations. For Melbourne-based buyers, the town offers a genuine tree-change opportunity within easy reach of the city, with established infrastructure, strong tourism trade, and a thriving local economy.

The current owner works around 30 hours per week, supported by experienced casual staff who manage day-to-day operations during the owner's absence. The result is a genuine lifestyle business with built-in flexibility, rare in owner-operated retail.

This business caters primarily to the forty plus market, offering a curated range of fashion-forward yet wearable clothing, footwear and accessories. This demographic is generally less sensitive to interest rate movements and cost-of-living pressures, which supports consistent discretionary spending. The business has built a loyal and repeat customer base, supported by strong community recognition and a reputation for personalised service.

A new lease will be negotiated as part of the sale process on favourable terms. The incoming purchaser may also elect to acquire the freehold property, presenting a dual opportunity for buyers seeking both a business and long-term property investment.

The owner is selling due to planned retirement and is committed to providing a reasonable handover and assistance period.

Suited to an owner-operator seeking an established, lifestyle-friendly retail business within easy reach of Melbourne.

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