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