Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Crunch Fitness | ShapeXpress | |
| Investment | 255500 - 2320500 | 89500 - 152000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 5% | Varies |
| Advertising Fee | 2% | |
| Year Founded | 1989 | 2002 |
| Year Franchised | 2010 | 2003 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Crunch Fitness | ShapeXpress | |
| Experience | Marketing skills Sales skills, previous employee supervision skills | |
Financing Options |
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| Crunch Fitness | ShapeXpress | |
| Franchise Fees | Yes | No |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Crunch Fitness | ShapeXpress | |
| Training | On-The-Job Training: 40 hours Classroom Training: 16 hours | Ongoing |
| Support | Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations |
| Marketing | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| Operations | Absentee Ownership Allowed Number of Employees Required to Run: 15 | Franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 3 - 4 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (35% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| Crunch Fitness | ShapeXpress | |
| US Expansion | ||
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Crunch Fitness | |
| ShapeXpress | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Crunch Fitness | |
| ShapeXpress | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Crunch Fitness | 5% |
| ShapeXpress | Varies |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Crunch Fitness | 2% |
| ShapeXpress | |
| Year Founded | |
| Crunch Fitness | 1989 |
| ShapeXpress | 2002 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Crunch Fitness | 2010 |
| ShapeXpress | 2003 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Crunch Fitness | 10 years |
| ShapeXpress | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Crunch Fitness | |
| ShapeXpress | $2.5K |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Crunch Fitness | |
| ShapeXpress | Marketing skills Sales skills, previous employee supervision skills |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Crunch Fitness | Yes |
| ShapeXpress | Yes |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Crunch Fitness | |
| ShapeXpress | |
| Equipment | |
| Crunch Fitness} | |
| ShapeXpress | |
| Inventory | |
| Crunch Fitness | |
| ShapeXpress | |
| Receivables | |
| Crunch Fitness | |
| ShapeXpress | |
| Payroll | |
| Crunch Fitness | |
| ShapeXpress | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Crunch Fitness | On-The-Job Training: 40 hours Classroom Training: 16 hours |
| ShapeXpress | Ongoing |
| Support | |
| Crunch Fitness | Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| ShapeXpress | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations |
| Marketing | |
| Crunch Fitness | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| ShapeXpress | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| Operations | |
| Crunch Fitness | Absentee Ownership Allowed Number of Employees Required to Run: 15 |
| ShapeXpress | Franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 3 - 4 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (35% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Crunch Fitness | |
| ShapeXpress | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Crunch Fitness | |
| ShapeXpress | |
| International Expansion | |
| Crunch Fitness | |
| ShapeXpress | |