Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| USA Baby | Discount Clothing Store Developers | |
| Investment | 344000 - 650000 | 66900 - 999999 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 3% | |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1975 | 0 |
| Year Franchised | 1986 | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| USA Baby | Discount Clothing Store Developers | |
| Experience | General business experience | |
Financing Options |
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| USA Baby | Discount Clothing Store Developers | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| USA Baby | Discount Clothing Store Developers | |
| Training | Training begins well before, and continues well after, the opening of the store. The storeowner will be assigned a trainer from our corporate offices. The training program includes a complete review of the comprehensive operations manual and other materials including: Store Build Out and Preparation Cash Management Hours of Operation Inventory Order and Control Merchandise Ordering Merchandising Store security Employee Handbook Customized training can be done telephonically or a combo of class room training at our corporate headquarters is available. | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | |
| Marketing | Ad slicks, Regional advertising | |
| Operations | 10% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 8 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| USA Baby | Discount Clothing Store Developers | |
| 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 | 0 | |
| International Expansion | Canada, Mexico, |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| USA Baby | |
| Discount Clothing Store Developers | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| USA Baby | |
| Discount Clothing Store Developers | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| USA Baby | 3% |
| Discount Clothing Store Developers | |
| Advertising Fee | |
| USA Baby | |
| Discount Clothing Store Developers | |
| Year Founded | |
| USA Baby | 1975 |
| Discount Clothing Store Developers | 0 |
| Year Franchised | |
| USA Baby | 1986 |
| Discount Clothing Store Developers | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| USA Baby | 10 years |
| Discount Clothing Store Developers | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| USA Baby | |
| Discount Clothing Store Developers | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| USA Baby | General business experience |
| Discount Clothing Store Developers | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| USA Baby | No |
| Discount Clothing Store Developers | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| USA Baby | |
| Discount Clothing Store Developers | |
| Equipment | |
| USA Baby} | |
| Discount Clothing Store Developers | |
| Inventory | |
| USA Baby | |
| Discount Clothing Store Developers | |
| Receivables | |
| USA Baby | |
| Discount Clothing Store Developers | |
| Payroll | |
| USA Baby | |
| Discount Clothing Store Developers | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| USA Baby | |
| Discount Clothing Store Developers | Training begins well before, and continues well after, the opening of the store. The storeowner will be assigned a trainer from our corporate offices. The training program includes a complete review of the comprehensive operations manual and other materials including: Store Build Out and Preparation Cash Management Hours of Operation Inventory Order and Control Merchandise Ordering Merchandising Store security Employee Handbook Customized training can be done telephonically or a combo of class room training at our corporate headquarters is available. |
| Support | |
| USA Baby | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Discount Clothing Store Developers | |
| Marketing | |
| USA Baby | Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| Discount Clothing Store Developers | |
| Operations | |
| USA Baby | 10% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 8 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Discount Clothing Store Developers | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| USA Baby | |
| Discount Clothing Store Developers | 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 | |
| USA Baby | 0 |
| Discount Clothing Store Developers | |
| International Expansion | |
| USA Baby | Canada, Mexico, |
| Discount Clothing Store Developers | |