Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| THE DOLLAR STORE & beyond | Dollar Discount Stores | |
| Investment | 150000 - 300000 | 99000 - 195000 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 3% | |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1999 | 1982 |
| Year Franchised | 2009 | 1987 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| THE DOLLAR STORE & beyond | Dollar Discount Stores | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| THE DOLLAR STORE & beyond | Dollar Discount Stores | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| THE DOLLAR STORE & beyond | 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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| THE DOLLAR STORE & beyond | 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 | Ontario | 0 |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| THE DOLLAR STORE & beyond | |
| Dollar Discount Stores | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| THE DOLLAR STORE & beyond | |
| Dollar Discount Stores | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| THE DOLLAR STORE & beyond | |
| Dollar Discount Stores | 3% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| THE DOLLAR STORE & beyond | |
| Dollar Discount Stores | |
| Year Founded | |
| THE DOLLAR STORE & beyond | 1999 |
| Dollar Discount Stores | 1982 |
| Year Franchised | |
| THE DOLLAR STORE & beyond | 2009 |
| Dollar Discount Stores | 1987 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| THE DOLLAR STORE & beyond | |
| Dollar Discount Stores | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| THE DOLLAR STORE & beyond | |
| Dollar Discount Stores | 33% of current franchise fee |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| THE DOLLAR STORE & beyond | |
| Dollar Discount Stores | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| THE DOLLAR STORE & beyond | |
| Dollar Discount Stores | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| THE DOLLAR STORE & beyond | |
| Dollar Discount Stores | |
| Equipment | |
| THE DOLLAR STORE & beyond} | |
| Dollar Discount Stores | |
| Inventory | |
| THE DOLLAR STORE & beyond | |
| Dollar Discount Stores | |
| Receivables | |
| THE DOLLAR STORE & beyond | |
| Dollar Discount Stores | |
| Payroll | |
| THE DOLLAR STORE & beyond | |
| Dollar Discount Stores | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| THE DOLLAR STORE & beyond | |
| Dollar Discount Stores | |
| Support | |
| THE DOLLAR STORE & beyond | |
| Dollar Discount Stores | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| THE DOLLAR STORE & beyond | |
| Dollar Discount Stores | Ad slicks |
| Operations | |
| THE DOLLAR STORE & beyond | |
| 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 | |
| THE DOLLAR STORE & beyond | |
| 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 | |
| THE DOLLAR STORE & beyond | Ontario |
| Dollar Discount Stores | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| THE DOLLAR STORE & beyond | |
| Dollar Discount Stores | |