Opened August 2022
The Good Spot Apothecary Wellness Lounge is a new business in Brattleboro, Vermont housed in an elegant and inviting space filled with live-edge woodwork and offering three branches of business: an alcohol-free bar and lounge, retail products, and professional massage and energy services.
Located in the newly renovated VT Marketplace in Brattleboro just off i91 Exit 1. We are the first structure tourists and travelers see when they pull off i91. The Marketplace building now houses a community of local businesses including tenants such as, Brattleboro Memorial Hospital PT, Northeastern Mountain Shoe Store, Mountain Styles Hair Salon, Malisun Clothing Store, Jumi Tailors, and Bar 580 Restaurant & Bar and, of course, The Good Spot. Every week the building is seeing increased foot traffic, not only from locals but equally from vacationers, especially from New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire.
Mission
Our mission: create a modern, wellness-minded, platform-free, social gathering place with an aim to introduce, sell, and promote current health science and the services and products surrounding new and ancient understandings of wellness.
A Different Kind of Business
We have created a blueprint for the modern wellness center—a hub for those seeking calm, relaxation, and health. Our uncluttered 2,000 sq. ft. space neatly flows between our bar, retail shelving, apothecary, and professional services rooms. The atmosphere is soothing, gentle, and social. Feedback on the space, business, products, services, staff, and intention has been phenomenal.
Created and Owned By
The Good Spot was created by Chris and Trish Naudon Thomas, founders and owners of organic body care company Good Body Products. The couple have a proven track record in entrepreneurial ventures and hail from executive corporate backgrounds in technology and finance.
What’s going On Out There?
Sober bars and sober retail products are a lucrative emerging industry:
- The No-Alcohol Industry Boomed Over the Pandemic. Where’s It Going Next?https://www.forbes.com/sites/katedingwall/2021/10/29/the-no-alcohol-industry-boomed-over- the-pandemic-wheres-it-going-next/
- What’s the Buzz Around Sober Bars? https://www.wasserstrom.com/blog/2022/02/24/what-are-sober-bars/
- ‘It’s Growing Every Day’: The Rise of Non-Alcoholic Bottle Shops and Bars https://www.winemag.com/2022/02/28/best-non-alcoholic-bottle-shops-bars-guide/
- The Good Spot: Financial Snapshot
- The Good Spot is owned 50/50 by Trish Naudon Thomas and Christopher Thomas.
- Personal Investment to date: @$25,000 (plus heart, soul, and labor, of course)
- Startup/buildout loan from Good Body Products: $67,000
- Current Approximate Monthly Burn: @ $4k
- Current Debt: @25k
- Immediate Goals
- Attain burn/operation monies/investment finance to secure next year of operation
- Continue promotion, marketing, and advertising
- Continue to build entertainment and educational series: customer attraction/retention
- Continue to develop and increase retail product offerings (female-focused, natural healing, health-science, etc.)
- Purchase espresso machine: Meet high demand for Espresso beverages. Continue to develop and refresh bar beverage offerings.
- Develop Franchise Plan: capitalize on emerging trend. Between 2021 and 2022, Nielson data tracked a non-alcoholic beverage increase of 33%, bringing sales to $331,000,000.
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