Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Batteries Plus Bulbs | Batteries Expert | |
| Investment | 201450 - 385230 | 80000 - 200000 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 5% | 1% |
| Advertising Fee | 1% | 1.5%Nat'l +1%local |
| Year Founded | 1988 | 1964 |
| Year Franchised | 1992 | 1996 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Batteries Plus Bulbs | Batteries Expert | |
| Experience | General business experience Marketing skills People skills | |
Financing Options |
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| Batteries Plus Bulbs | Batteries Expert | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | Yes | |
| Equipment | Yes | |
| Inventory | Yes | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Batteries Plus Bulbs | Batteries Expert | |
| Training | Periodic store visits & regional meetings On-The-Job Training: 84 Classroom Training: 168 Additional Training: Ongoing | |
| Support | National Account Sales Program With Standardized Pricing, On-line Order Capabilities, E-commerce, Real Estate & Store Design Support, On-going Field Support, Product Call Center, Intranet Site plus: Purchasing Co-ops Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform | |
| Marketing | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates Regional Advertising Social media SEO Email marketing | |
| Operations | 62% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 4 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Batteries Plus Bulbs | Batteries Expert | |
| US Expansion | Nationwide, Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming | |
| Canada Expansion | 0 | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Batteries Plus Bulbs | |
| Batteries Expert | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Batteries Plus Bulbs | |
| Batteries Expert | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Batteries Plus Bulbs | 5% |
| Batteries Expert | 1% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Batteries Plus Bulbs | 1% |
| Batteries Expert | 1.5%Nat'l +1%local |
| Year Founded | |
| Batteries Plus Bulbs | 1988 |
| Batteries Expert | 1964 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Batteries Plus Bulbs | 1992 |
| Batteries Expert | 1996 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Batteries Plus Bulbs | 10 years |
| Batteries Expert | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Batteries Plus Bulbs | 20% of franchise fee |
| Batteries Expert | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Batteries Plus Bulbs | General business experience Marketing skills People skills |
| Batteries Expert | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Batteries Plus Bulbs | No |
| Batteries Expert | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Batteries Plus Bulbs | |
| Batteries Expert | |
| Equipment | |
| Batteries Plus Bulbs} | |
| Batteries Expert | |
| Inventory | |
| Batteries Plus Bulbs | |
| Batteries Expert | |
| Receivables | |
| Batteries Plus Bulbs | |
| Batteries Expert | |
| Payroll | |
| Batteries Plus Bulbs | |
| Batteries Expert | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Batteries Plus Bulbs | Periodic store visits & regional meetings On-The-Job Training: 84 Classroom Training: 168 Additional Training: Ongoing |
| Batteries Expert | |
| Support | |
| Batteries Plus Bulbs | National Account Sales Program With Standardized Pricing, On-line Order Capabilities, E-commerce, Real Estate & Store Design Support, On-going Field Support, Product Call Center, Intranet Site plus: Purchasing Co-ops Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Batteries Expert | |
| Marketing | |
| Batteries Plus Bulbs | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates Regional Advertising Social media SEO Email marketing |
| Batteries Expert | |
| Operations | |
| Batteries Plus Bulbs | 62% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 4 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. |
| Batteries Expert | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Batteries Plus Bulbs | Nationwide, Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming |
| Batteries Expert | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Batteries Plus Bulbs | 0 |
| Batteries Expert | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory |
| International Expansion | |
| Batteries Plus Bulbs | |
| Batteries Expert | |