# Fantastic question posed | Tàstès Markets, Inc.

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- Published at: 2021-11-09 01:13:09 UTC
- Updated at: 2025-07-09 03:21:07 UTC

## Author
Cheryl Cunningham

## Subject
Tàstès Markets, Inc.

## Content
by an Investor on Wefunder and we would like to share! The question was: (1) How much do you need to open up the stores? (2) If you had a blank check, what will you do, and (3) What do you need the most to get you to 260 stores fast?Here was our answer:Thank you for great questions John. For the flagship store (5000sqft), we need: $1.5M for buildout + $1.5M for a 1.5 year runway per unit. For satellite stores (3000sqft), we need $1.3M per unit. For automated convenience stores (20ft containers), we need $25K per unit. The most time consuming activity is establishing the ground work in a new city: real estate, shelving sales, partnerships. All of which will be managed by a small team of three at 1.5 years prior to launching the new market. This is a wheel and spoke expansion model. Number of stores in a city is determined by the appetite for local groceries and population size. If I had a blank check, store #1 is priority, followed by 15 stores in lowest hanging fruits within USA to develop a comprehensive blueprint for global expansion which include franchising, acquisition of potential technology and development of Tastes as a global health and wellness platform allowing global apps to integrate with food sources seamlessly, giving Tastes a distinct advantage in efficiency and technological advancements by being the open source grocery store. This will give us distinct, first market advantage and a strong barrier to entry that will place Tastes as a leader in this space above existing global competitors. A $25M check and a seasoned, globally connected expansion team will get us to 15 stores quickly, at which point, we expect a blank check will arrive soon after to get us across the pond quickly.__________We hope you enjoyed this question as much as we did!