Blanton & Pleasants
Available for Purchase
James “Spanky” and June Pleasants, the owners of Blanton & Pleasants, Inc., would like to retire soon and are looking for a buyer of their country general store. If you are interested in moving to rural central Virginia and operating a general store, please contact Spanky at (804) 375-3117.
Below is a listing of the assets that would be a part of the sale. Spanky will be happy to provide more information about the business to interested parties.
Blanton & Pleasants, Inc. is located in the Cartersville historic district adjacent to Martin & Dabney Garage and within walking distance of Cartersville Medical Center, Goochland Glass, Central Virginia Bank, the Cartersville Post Office, and the James River.
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Assets include: |
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| 1.9 acres of land | |
| Two-story wood and block building (store): | |
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- 12,600 square feet (including the 30' x 90' basement) - 3-phase electricity - One 3-grade auto-readout gasoline dispenser - Intercom system from inside store to gasoline dispenser (available, but not working at this time) - 2 underground gasoline tanks installed in 1998 -- one 6,000 gallon tank and one 8,000 gallon tank - 1 on-skid kerosene dispenser with 550 gallon tank - 1 upright frozen food case - 2 chest frozen food cases - 1 refrigerated dairy case - 1 refrigerated meat/produce case - Fresh meat preparation equipment -- meat grinder, meat saw, meat slicer, meat sealing machine, pre-packing scales - 12-foot lighted bread rack - 3 Dell desktop personal computers with credit card readers and Epson TM-U675 receipt printers purchased in 2003 - 1 Dell desktop personal computer and server purchased in 2003 - 1 Lexmark T520 laser printer purchased in 2003 - 1 Oki Microline 321 Turbo 9-pin wide-carriage printer purchased in 2003 - 1 Oki Microline 320 Turbo 9-pin narrow-carriage printer purchased in 2003 - 1 Xerox WorkCentre XD100 copier - 1 Murata M1000 facsimile machine - 1 RCA XL100 color television - 1 RCA 4-head VCR - 1 Packard Bell Multimedia J180 desktop personal computer - 1 Canon BJC-240L Color Bullet Jet printer - Dial-up security system (video cameras/monitor installed but need repair) - 156 feet of multi-tier metal shelving on the main floor (additional unused shelving stored in warehouse) - 6 hand trucks and 1 pallet jack - Work bench/repair center with tools (ex: grinder, vice, drill press) - Key duplicating machine - Glass cutting equipment - Barber/beauty shop - Southern States farm supplies - Groceries, meats, hardware, and sporting goods inventory - 77 years accumulation of collectible antiques |
| Three movable storage trailers | |
| 5,000 square foot metal building (warehouse): | |
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Blanton |
Built in 1988 " Loading dock door " Drive-in door " Pallet racking " Propane fueled fork lift " 1 pallet jack " Metal roof racking " Heat available (never installed, still in box) |
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Contact James "Spanky" Pleasants for more information. |
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