I have an opportunity to rent a really good space for retail...great location!! Right now i sell wholesale only 1 locally. I do have some reg customers for retail, my rent would be 600 monthly, There is no exclusive candle shop in my area, there is a few gift shops who sell tyler and yankee. my other concern is the local wholesale customer i have sells my candle and has been doing well reordering regularly. she is in the same city... across town, but my retail prices would be cheeper of course. what do i do about her, she has been a real good customer. I am really nervous, i know it is a lot of work.. My question is can you make more money retail than wholesale? I know with retail you have the overhead. i plan to carry candles of course, wick trimmers, candle warmers, & hurricane candles, air fresheners to start. eventually I would like to add a small section of christian books..We dont plan to take out a large loan maybe5000 at the most..Shes a friend and she may go down to 500 for first 6 months. for those of you who have your own retail space, and those who dont, please give me your honest opinions.. tia