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🚬 How to Sell Your Smoke, Vape, or Cigar Shop in Tampa

Interior of a modern smoke and vape shop in Tampa, Florida with signage and foot traffic, representing a turnkey retail business for sale.

What Owners Need to Know Before Listing in 2025

Thinking about selling your smoke shop, vape store, or cigar lounge in the Tampa Bay area? You’re not alone. With growing industry shifts, tighter regulations, and aging ownership, more shop owners are exploring their exit options — and many are doing it without knowing the real market value of their business.

Let’s break down the steps you need to take to position your shop for a successful sale in today’s market.

📍 Why Smoke and Vape Shop Sales Are Heating Up in Tampa

  • Florida’s growth (and new zoning restrictions) make these businesses highly desirable

  • Strategic buyers want cash-flowing, turnkey locations

  • Investors are eyeing businesses with built-in retail traffic and loyal customer bases

💰 What Impacts the Value of Your Smoke, Vape, or Cigar Shop?

  • Location (strip mall, near bars, foot traffic)

  • Licensing (tobacco, CBD, vape products, hookah)

  • Staffing and whether you run it absentee

  • Monthly gross sales + average transaction size

  • Inventory value and lease terms

  • Bonus: Is it Instagrammable? (Seriously — ambiance sells)

🧾 Before You Sell, Get These Items in Order:

  • Profit & Loss Statements for last 3 years

  • Current lease and renewal options

  • Inventory list + equipment (POS, displays, humidors)

  • Business licenses (tobacco permit, etc.)

  • Payroll report and staffing overview

🧠 Common Mistakes to Avoid:

❌ Pricing it based on emotion or rumors
❌ Telling customers or staff too early
❌ Not having a professional intermediary (that’s me 😉)
❌ Accepting the first offer just to “get it over with”

📅 Ready to Talk? Schedule a Free 15-Minute Consultation

Before you decide to sell, let’s chat confidentially. I’ll walk you through the numbers, give you a reality check on what buyers are paying in today’s market, and show you what to expect.

👉 Schedule a Free 15-Minute Initial Consultation
📞 Or call/text: 813-395-9552
💼 Business brokerage services provided by: Lobo Business Sales, LLC
🔒 Always 100% confidential.

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