Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Discount Clothing Store Developers | Educational Outfitters | |
| Investment | 66900 - 999999 | 82600 - 198150 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 5% | |
| Advertising Fee | 3% | |
| Year Founded | 0 | 1998 |
| Year Franchised | 0 | 2001 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Discount Clothing Store Developers | Educational Outfitters | |
| Experience | General business experience Marketing skills | |
Financing Options |
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| Discount Clothing Store Developers | Educational Outfitters | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Discount Clothing Store Developers | Educational Outfitters | |
| Training | Training begins well before, and continues well after, the opening of the store. The storeowner will be assigned a trainer from our corporate offices. The training program includes a complete review of the comprehensive operations manual and other materials including: Store Build Out and Preparation Cash Management Hours of Operation Inventory Order and Control Merchandise Ordering Merchandising Store security Employee Handbook Customized training can be done telephonically or a combo of class room training at our corporate headquarters is available. | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising | |
| Operations | Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Discount Clothing Store Developers | Educational Outfitters | |
| 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 | Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Wyoming, |
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Discount Clothing Store Developers | |
| Educational Outfitters | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Discount Clothing Store Developers | |
| Educational Outfitters | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Discount Clothing Store Developers | |
| Educational Outfitters | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Discount Clothing Store Developers | |
| Educational Outfitters | 3% |
| Year Founded | |
| Discount Clothing Store Developers | 0 |
| Educational Outfitters | 1998 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Discount Clothing Store Developers | 0 |
| Educational Outfitters | 2001 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Discount Clothing Store Developers | |
| Educational Outfitters | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Discount Clothing Store Developers | |
| Educational Outfitters | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Discount Clothing Store Developers | |
| Educational Outfitters | General business experience Marketing skills |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Discount Clothing Store Developers | |
| Educational Outfitters | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Discount Clothing Store Developers | |
| Educational Outfitters | |
| Equipment | |
| Discount Clothing Store Developers} | |
| Educational Outfitters | |
| Inventory | |
| Discount Clothing Store Developers | |
| Educational Outfitters | |
| Receivables | |
| Discount Clothing Store Developers | |
| Educational Outfitters | |
| Payroll | |
| Discount Clothing Store Developers | |
| Educational Outfitters | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Discount Clothing Store Developers | Training begins well before, and continues well after, the opening of the store. The storeowner will be assigned a trainer from our corporate offices. The training program includes a complete review of the comprehensive operations manual and other materials including: Store Build Out and Preparation Cash Management Hours of Operation Inventory Order and Control Merchandise Ordering Merchandising Store security Employee Handbook Customized training can be done telephonically or a combo of class room training at our corporate headquarters is available. |
| Educational Outfitters | |
| Support | |
| Discount Clothing Store Developers | |
| Educational Outfitters | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| Discount Clothing Store Developers | |
| Educational Outfitters | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| Operations | |
| Discount Clothing Store Developers | |
| Educational Outfitters | Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Discount Clothing Store Developers | 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 |
| Educational Outfitters | Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Wyoming, |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Discount Clothing Store Developers | |
| Educational Outfitters | |
| International Expansion | |
| Discount Clothing Store Developers | |
| Educational Outfitters | |