Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Dollar Discount Stores | Dollar Castle | |
| Investment | 99000 - 195000 | 216550 - 526000 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 3% | 4% |
| Advertising Fee | up to 2% | |
| Year Founded | 1982 | 1992 |
| Year Franchised | 1987 | 2003 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Dollar Discount Stores | Dollar Castle | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Dollar Discount Stores | Dollar Castle | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Dollar Discount Stores | Dollar Castle | |
| 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 Discount Stores | Dollar Castle | |
| 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 | 0 |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Dollar Discount Stores | |
| Dollar Castle | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Dollar Discount Stores | |
| Dollar Castle | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Dollar Discount Stores | 3% |
| Dollar Castle | 4% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Dollar Discount Stores | |
| Dollar Castle | up to 2% |
| Year Founded | |
| Dollar Discount Stores | 1982 |
| Dollar Castle | 1992 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Dollar Discount Stores | 1987 |
| Dollar Castle | 2003 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Dollar Discount Stores | 10 years |
| Dollar Castle | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Dollar Discount Stores | 33% of current franchise fee |
| Dollar Castle | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Dollar Discount Stores | |
| Dollar Castle | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Dollar Discount Stores | No |
| Dollar Castle | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Dollar Discount Stores | |
| Dollar Castle | |
| Equipment | |
| Dollar Discount Stores} | |
| Dollar Castle | |
| Inventory | |
| Dollar Discount Stores | |
| Dollar Castle | |
| Receivables | |
| Dollar Discount Stores | |
| Dollar Castle | |
| Payroll | |
| Dollar Discount Stores | |
| Dollar Castle | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| Dollar Discount Stores | |
| Dollar Castle | |
| Support | |
| Dollar Discount Stores | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Dollar Castle | |
| Marketing | |
| Dollar Discount Stores | Ad slicks |
| Dollar Castle | |
| Operations | |
| 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) |
| Dollar Castle | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| 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, |
| Dollar Castle | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Dollar Discount Stores | 0 |
| Dollar Castle | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| Dollar Discount Stores | |
| Dollar Castle | |