Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Dollar Blitz | Dollar Discount Stores | |
| Investment | 175000 - 275000 | 99000 - 195000 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 3% | 3% |
| Advertising Fee | 1% | |
| Year Founded | 2001 | 1982 |
| Year Franchised | 2001 | 1987 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Dollar Blitz | Dollar Discount Stores | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Dollar Blitz | Dollar Discount Stores | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Dollar Blitz | Dollar Discount Stores | |
| Training | ||
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | |
| Marketing | Ad slicks | |
| Operations | 10% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 4 - 7 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (99% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Dollar Blitz | Dollar Discount Stores | |
| US Expansion | 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, North Dakota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Wyoming, | |
| Canada Expansion | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Dollar Blitz | |
| Dollar Discount Stores | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Dollar Blitz | |
| Dollar Discount Stores | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Dollar Blitz | 3% |
| Dollar Discount Stores | 3% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Dollar Blitz | 1% |
| Dollar Discount Stores | |
| Year Founded | |
| Dollar Blitz | 2001 |
| Dollar Discount Stores | 1982 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Dollar Blitz | 2001 |
| Dollar Discount Stores | 1987 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Dollar Blitz | |
| Dollar Discount Stores | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Dollar Blitz | |
| Dollar Discount Stores | 33% of current franchise fee |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Dollar Blitz | |
| Dollar Discount Stores | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Dollar Blitz | |
| Dollar Discount Stores | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Dollar Blitz | |
| Dollar Discount Stores | |
| Equipment | |
| Dollar Blitz} | |
| Dollar Discount Stores | |
| Inventory | |
| Dollar Blitz | |
| Dollar Discount Stores | |
| Receivables | |
| Dollar Blitz | |
| Dollar Discount Stores | |
| Payroll | |
| Dollar Blitz | |
| Dollar Discount Stores | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Dollar Blitz | |
| Dollar Discount Stores | |
| Support | |
| Dollar Blitz | |
| Dollar Discount Stores | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| Dollar Blitz | |
| Dollar Discount Stores | Ad slicks |
| Operations | |
| Dollar Blitz | |
| Dollar Discount Stores | 10% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 4 - 7 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (99% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Dollar Blitz | |
| Dollar Discount Stores | 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, North Dakota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Wyoming, |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Dollar Blitz | |
| Dollar Discount Stores | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| Dollar Blitz | |
| Dollar Discount Stores | |