Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Dollar Store Services | Dollar Discount Stores | |
| Investment | 51900 - 999999 | 99000 - 195000 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 3% | |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 0 | 1982 |
| Year Franchised | 0 | 1987 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Dollar Store Services | Dollar Discount Stores | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Dollar Store Services | 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 Store Services | Dollar Discount Stores | |
| 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 Store Services | 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 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Dollar Store Services | |
| Dollar Discount Stores | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Dollar Store Services | |
| Dollar Discount Stores | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Dollar Store Services | |
| Dollar Discount Stores | 3% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Dollar Store Services | |
| Dollar Discount Stores | |
| Year Founded | |
| Dollar Store Services | 0 |
| Dollar Discount Stores | 1982 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Dollar Store Services | 0 |
| Dollar Discount Stores | 1987 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Dollar Store Services | |
| Dollar Discount Stores | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Dollar Store Services | |
| Dollar Discount Stores | 33% of current franchise fee |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Dollar Store Services | |
| Dollar Discount Stores | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Dollar Store Services | |
| Dollar Discount Stores | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Dollar Store Services | |
| Dollar Discount Stores | |
| Equipment | |
| Dollar Store Services} | |
| Dollar Discount Stores | |
| Inventory | |
| Dollar Store Services | |
| Dollar Discount Stores | |
| Receivables | |
| Dollar Store Services | |
| Dollar Discount Stores | |
| Payroll | |
| Dollar Store Services | |
| Dollar Discount Stores | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| 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. |
| Dollar Discount Stores | |
| Support | |
| Dollar Store Services | |
| Dollar Discount Stores | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| Dollar Store Services | |
| Dollar Discount Stores | Ad slicks |
| Operations | |
| Dollar Store Services | |
| 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 Store Services | |
| 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 Store Services | |
| Dollar Discount Stores | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| Dollar Store Services | |
| Dollar Discount Stores | |