🧠 Valuation Insight: Niche ≠ Stable

 🛍️ Specialty retail can be profitable—but valuations unravel when:

  • Revenue is seasonal, fad-driven, or overly dependent on the owner’s brand
  • Inventory is not itemized
  • Addbacks include family payroll, personal subscriptions, or non-business travel
  • CapEx for fixtures, displays, or tech is ignored

📌 Being trendy isn’t the same as being transferable.