Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Shoes-n-Feet | Pickles & Ice Cream | |
| Investment | 185800 - 313000 | 167200 - 366000 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 5% | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1998 | 1997 |
| Year Franchised | 2002 | 1999 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Shoes-n-Feet | Pickles & Ice Cream | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Shoes-n-Feet | Pickles & Ice Cream | |
| Franchise Fees | No | No |
| Start-up Costs | No | No |
| Equipment | No | No |
| Inventory | No | No |
| Receivables | No | No |
| Payroll | No | No |
Training & Support |
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| Shoes-n-Feet | Pickles & Ice Cream | |
| Training | Available at franchisee's location | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising | |
| Operations | 66% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 3 - 3 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (80% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Shoes-n-Feet | Pickles & Ice Cream | |
| US Expansion | Arizona, California, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Washington, | |
| Canada Expansion | 0 | 0 |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Shoes-n-Feet | |
| Pickles & Ice Cream | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Shoes-n-Feet | |
| Pickles & Ice Cream | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Shoes-n-Feet | 5% |
| Pickles & Ice Cream | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Shoes-n-Feet | |
| Pickles & Ice Cream | |
| Year Founded | |
| Shoes-n-Feet | 1998 |
| Pickles & Ice Cream | 1997 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Shoes-n-Feet | 2002 |
| Pickles & Ice Cream | 1999 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Shoes-n-Feet | 10 years |
| Pickles & Ice Cream | 7 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Shoes-n-Feet | $5K |
| Pickles & Ice Cream | 33% of then current Fran. fee |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Shoes-n-Feet | |
| Pickles & Ice Cream | |
Financing Options |
|
| Franchise Fees | |
| Shoes-n-Feet | No |
| Pickles & Ice Cream | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Shoes-n-Feet | |
| Pickles & Ice Cream | |
| Equipment | |
| Shoes-n-Feet} | |
| Pickles & Ice Cream | |
| Inventory | |
| Shoes-n-Feet | |
| Pickles & Ice Cream | |
| Receivables | |
| Shoes-n-Feet | |
| Pickles & Ice Cream | |
| Payroll | |
| Shoes-n-Feet | |
| Pickles & Ice Cream | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| Shoes-n-Feet | Available at franchisee's location |
| Pickles & Ice Cream | |
| Support | |
| Shoes-n-Feet | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Pickles & Ice Cream | |
| Marketing | |
| Shoes-n-Feet | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| Pickles & Ice Cream | |
| Operations | |
| Shoes-n-Feet | 66% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 3 - 3 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (80% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Pickles & Ice Cream | |
Expansion Plans |
|
| US Expansion | |
| Shoes-n-Feet | Arizona, California, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Washington, |
| Pickles & Ice Cream | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Shoes-n-Feet | 0 |
| Pickles & Ice Cream | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| Shoes-n-Feet | |
| Pickles & Ice Cream | |