Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Dollar Discount Stores | Dollar Store Services | |
| Investment | 99000 - 195000 | 51900 - 999999 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 3% | |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1982 | 0 |
| Year Franchised | 1987 | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Dollar Discount Stores | Dollar Store Services | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Dollar Discount Stores | Dollar Store Services | |
| 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 Store Services | |
| Training | Training is designed to ensure that each new owner is familiar with the many aspects of managing their store. This experience begins before and continues well after the store's opening. Your trainer will be in contact with you both before and after the store has opened. This training will include a full review of a comprehensive operations manual and related materials designed to aid you in operating your store on a day-to-day basis. Both classroom and onsite training are available, and encouraged, prior to the opening of the store. | |
| 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 Store Services | |
| 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 Discount Stores | |
| Dollar Store Services | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Dollar Discount Stores | |
| Dollar Store Services | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Dollar Discount Stores | 3% |
| Dollar Store Services | |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Dollar Discount Stores | |
| Dollar Store Services | |
| Year Founded | |
| Dollar Discount Stores | 1982 |
| Dollar Store Services | 0 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Dollar Discount Stores | 1987 |
| Dollar Store Services | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Dollar Discount Stores | 10 years |
| Dollar Store Services | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Dollar Discount Stores | 33% of current franchise fee |
| Dollar Store Services | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Dollar Discount Stores | |
| Dollar Store Services | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Dollar Discount Stores | No |
| Dollar Store Services | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Dollar Discount Stores | |
| Dollar Store Services | |
| Equipment | |
| Dollar Discount Stores} | |
| Dollar Store Services | |
| Inventory | |
| Dollar Discount Stores | |
| Dollar Store Services | |
| Receivables | |
| Dollar Discount Stores | |
| Dollar Store Services | |
| Payroll | |
| Dollar Discount Stores | |
| Dollar Store Services | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| Dollar Discount Stores | |
| Dollar Store Services | Training is designed to ensure that each new owner is familiar with the many aspects of managing their store. This experience begins before and continues well after the store's opening. Your trainer will be in contact with you both before and after the store has opened. This training will include a full review of a comprehensive operations manual and related materials designed to aid you in operating your store on a day-to-day basis. Both classroom and onsite training are available, and encouraged, prior to the opening of the store. |
| Support | |
| Dollar Discount Stores | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Dollar Store Services | |
| Marketing | |
| Dollar Discount Stores | Ad slicks |
| Dollar Store Services | |
| 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 Store Services | |
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 Store Services | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Dollar Discount Stores | 0 |
| Dollar Store Services | |
| International Expansion | |
| Dollar Discount Stores | |
| Dollar Store Services | |