Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Great Canadian Dollar Store | Dollar Discount Stores | |
| Investment | 194000 - 350000 | 99000 - 195000 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 4% | 3% |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1993 | 1982 |
| Year Franchised | 1993 | 1987 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Great Canadian Dollar Store | Dollar Discount Stores | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Great Canadian Dollar Store | Dollar Discount Stores | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Great Canadian Dollar Store | 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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| Great Canadian Dollar Store | 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 | |
| Great Canadian Dollar Store | |
| Dollar Discount Stores | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Great Canadian Dollar Store | |
| Dollar Discount Stores | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Great Canadian Dollar Store | 4% |
| Dollar Discount Stores | 3% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Great Canadian Dollar Store | |
| Dollar Discount Stores | |
| Year Founded | |
| Great Canadian Dollar Store | 1993 |
| Dollar Discount Stores | 1982 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Great Canadian Dollar Store | 1993 |
| Dollar Discount Stores | 1987 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Great Canadian Dollar Store | 5 years |
| Dollar Discount Stores | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Great Canadian Dollar Store | |
| Dollar Discount Stores | 33% of current franchise fee |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Great Canadian Dollar Store | |
| Dollar Discount Stores | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Great Canadian Dollar Store | |
| Dollar Discount Stores | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Great Canadian Dollar Store | |
| Dollar Discount Stores | |
| Equipment | |
| Great Canadian Dollar Store} | |
| Dollar Discount Stores | |
| Inventory | |
| Great Canadian Dollar Store | |
| Dollar Discount Stores | |
| Receivables | |
| Great Canadian Dollar Store | |
| Dollar Discount Stores | |
| Payroll | |
| Great Canadian Dollar Store | |
| Dollar Discount Stores | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Great Canadian Dollar Store | |
| Dollar Discount Stores | |
| Support | |
| Great Canadian Dollar Store | |
| Dollar Discount Stores | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| Great Canadian Dollar Store | |
| Dollar Discount Stores | Ad slicks |
| Operations | |
| Great Canadian Dollar Store | |
| 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 | |
| Great Canadian Dollar Store | |
| 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 | |
| Great Canadian Dollar Store | 0 |
| Dollar Discount Stores | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| Great Canadian Dollar Store | |
| Dollar Discount Stores | |