Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Farm Stores | Express Mart | |
| Investment | 230000 - 571700 | 86200 - 361000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 5% | 4% |
| Advertising Fee | 1% | |
| Year Founded | 1957 | 1975 |
| Year Franchised | 2015 | 1990 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Farm Stores | Express Mart | |
| Experience | *Previous Business or Managerial Experience *Good people Skills *Retail Experience *Ability to follow a proven system *Your fundability factor | |
Financing Options |
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| Farm Stores | Express Mart | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Farm Stores | Express Mart | |
| Training | We offer comprehensive onsite training and support. Building up to your Grand Opening, we ll teach you and your employees everything you need to know to successfully operate your store. After the Grand Opening, you ll always have ongoing support to help you run your business efficiently. On-The-Job Training: 18 hours Classroom Training: 40 hours | Available at headquarters |
| Support | We'll help you decide if opening a new location or buying an existing Farm Stores is right for you. From there, we'll help you iron out all of the specifics, including zoning details, so you can move forward in the right direction. Training & Support. Research & Development. Distribution. Marketing & New Customer Acquisition. Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Field Operations | Meetings, Grand opening, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | We are developing a marketing program that uses state-of-the-art technologies such as blogs, web presence, targeted research, and social media to generate sales and acquire new customers. We handle all of the web promotions and marketing so franchisees can focus on the day-to-day operations. Co-op Advertising | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| Operations | We would prefer that our single-unit franchisees are hands-on owner operators. However, we understand that, especially in a multi-unit scenario, other managers will be required. We just ask that these managers exhibit the same level of hands-on dedication that an owner would. Farm Stores headquarters will train your managers according to our standards. Absentee Ownership Allowed Number of Employees Required to Run: 6 | Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (33% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| Farm Stores | Express Mart | |
| 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 | |
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion | Worldwide, Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Argentina, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Azores, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bolivia, Bonaire, Bosnia, Botswana, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Canary Islands, Cape Verde Islands, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Channel Islands, Chile, China, Colombia, Congo, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Croatia, Curacao, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, England, Equitorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Faeroe Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Finland, France, French Guiana, French Polynesia, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Gibraltar, Greece, Greenland, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guam, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Holland, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kosrae, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macau, Macedonia, Madagascar, Madeira, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Martinique, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Montserrat, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norfolk Island, Northern Ireland, Northern Mariana Islands, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Ponape, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Republic of Yemen, Reunion, Romania, Rota, Russia, Rwanda, Saba, Saipan, Saudi Arabia, Scotland, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, St. Barthelemy, St. Christopher, St. Croix, St. Eustatius, St. John, St. Kitts & Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Maarten, St. Martin, St. Thomas, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Tahiti, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tinian, Togo, Tonga, Tortola, Trinidad & Tobago, Truk, Tunisia, Turkey, Turks & Caicos Islands, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, Union Island, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, US Virgin Islands, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Virgin Gorda, Wake Island, Wales, Wallis & Futuna Islands, Western Samoa, Yap, Yugoslavia, Zaire, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Farm Stores | |
| Express Mart | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Farm Stores | |
| Express Mart | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Farm Stores | 5% |
| Express Mart | 4% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Farm Stores | 1% |
| Express Mart | |
| Year Founded | |
| Farm Stores | 1957 |
| Express Mart | 1975 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Farm Stores | 2015 |
| Express Mart | 1990 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Farm Stores | |
| Express Mart | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Farm Stores | |
| Express Mart | |
Business Experience Requirements |
|
| Experience | |
| Farm Stores | *Previous Business or Managerial Experience *Good people Skills *Retail Experience *Ability to follow a proven system *Your fundability factor |
| Express Mart | |
Financing Options |
|
| Franchise Fees | |
| Farm Stores | |
| Express Mart | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Farm Stores | |
| Express Mart | |
| Equipment | |
| Farm Stores} | |
| Express Mart | |
| Inventory | |
| Farm Stores | |
| Express Mart | |
| Receivables | |
| Farm Stores | |
| Express Mart | |
| Payroll | |
| Farm Stores | |
| Express Mart | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| Farm Stores | We offer comprehensive onsite training and support. Building up to your Grand Opening, we ll teach you and your employees everything you need to know to successfully operate your store. After the Grand Opening, you ll always have ongoing support to help you run your business efficiently. On-The-Job Training: 18 hours Classroom Training: 40 hours |
| Express Mart | Available at headquarters |
| Support | |
| Farm Stores | We'll help you decide if opening a new location or buying an existing Farm Stores is right for you. From there, we'll help you iron out all of the specifics, including zoning details, so you can move forward in the right direction. Training & Support. Research & Development. Distribution. Marketing & New Customer Acquisition. Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Field Operations |
| Express Mart | Meetings, Grand opening, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| Farm Stores | We are developing a marketing program that uses state-of-the-art technologies such as blogs, web presence, targeted research, and social media to generate sales and acquire new customers. We handle all of the web promotions and marketing so franchisees can focus on the day-to-day operations. Co-op Advertising |
| Express Mart | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| Operations | |
| Farm Stores | We would prefer that our single-unit franchisees are hands-on owner operators. However, we understand that, especially in a multi-unit scenario, other managers will be required. We just ask that these managers exhibit the same level of hands-on dedication that an owner would. Farm Stores headquarters will train your managers according to our standards. Absentee Ownership Allowed Number of Employees Required to Run: 6 |
| Express Mart | Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (33% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Farm Stores | 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 |
| Express Mart | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Farm Stores | |
| Express Mart | |
| International Expansion | |
| Farm Stores | Worldwide, Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Argentina, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Azores, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bolivia, Bonaire, Bosnia, Botswana, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Canary Islands, Cape Verde Islands, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Channel Islands, Chile, China, Colombia, Congo, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Croatia, Curacao, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, England, Equitorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Faeroe Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Finland, France, French Guiana, French Polynesia, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Gibraltar, Greece, Greenland, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guam, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Holland, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kosrae, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macau, Macedonia, Madagascar, Madeira, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Martinique, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Montserrat, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norfolk Island, Northern Ireland, Northern Mariana Islands, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Ponape, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Republic of Yemen, Reunion, Romania, Rota, Russia, Rwanda, Saba, Saipan, Saudi Arabia, Scotland, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, St. Barthelemy, St. Christopher, St. Croix, St. Eustatius, St. John, St. Kitts & Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Maarten, St. Martin, St. Thomas, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Tahiti, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tinian, Togo, Tonga, Tortola, Trinidad & Tobago, Truk, Tunisia, Turkey, Turks & Caicos Islands, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, Union Island, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, US Virgin Islands, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Virgin Gorda, Wake Island, Wales, Wallis & Futuna Islands, Western Samoa, Yap, Yugoslavia, Zaire, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
| Express Mart | |