Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Armstrong McCall | Supercuts | |
| Investment | 75000 - 500000 | 151370 - 321020 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 6% | |
| Advertising Fee | 5% | |
| Year Founded | 1939 | 1975 |
| Year Franchised | 1996 | 1979 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Armstrong McCall | Supercuts | |
| Experience | General business experience Marketing skills Retail/service industry experience useful | |
Financing Options |
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| Armstrong McCall | Supercuts | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Armstrong McCall | Supercuts | |
| Training | Initially franchise distributors receive a 2-day training at the Armstrong McCall Support Center. Additional Regional training in consultative selling | Training center utilized |
| Support | Assistance from the Support Center includes: Field sales managers & sales meetings Product knowledge DVDs Distributor-only secure website Innovative Promotions & Merchandising Through close management of franchise operations, Armstrong McCall benefits from a cohesive system where franchises focus on specific promotions. The Support Center provides innovative promotions and incentives such as: Commissioned show sales VIP sales Seasonal in-store sales Store merchandising Monthly print advertising Customer education coordination | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations |
| Marketing | Ad slicks, National media | |
| Operations | Franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 82% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 6 - 8 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (20% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Armstrong McCall | Supercuts | |
| US Expansion | Alaska, 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 | |
| Armstrong McCall | |
| Supercuts | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Armstrong McCall | |
| Supercuts | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Armstrong McCall | |
| Supercuts | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Armstrong McCall | |
| Supercuts | 5% |
| Year Founded | |
| Armstrong McCall | 1939 |
| Supercuts | 1975 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Armstrong McCall | 1996 |
| Supercuts | 1979 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Armstrong McCall | |
| Supercuts | Conditional |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Armstrong McCall | |
| Supercuts | Remodeling costs |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Armstrong McCall | |
| Supercuts | General business experience Marketing skills Retail/service industry experience useful |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Armstrong McCall | |
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| Start-up Costs | |
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| Equipment | |
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| Inventory | |
| Armstrong McCall | |
| Supercuts | |
| Receivables | |
| Armstrong McCall | |
| Supercuts | |
| Payroll | |
| Armstrong McCall | |
| Supercuts | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Armstrong McCall | Initially franchise distributors receive a 2-day training at the Armstrong McCall Support Center. Additional Regional training in consultative selling |
| Supercuts | Training center utilized |
| Support | |
| Armstrong McCall | Assistance from the Support Center includes: Field sales managers & sales meetings Product knowledge DVDs Distributor-only secure website Innovative Promotions & Merchandising Through close management of franchise operations, Armstrong McCall benefits from a cohesive system where franchises focus on specific promotions. The Support Center provides innovative promotions and incentives such as: Commissioned show sales VIP sales Seasonal in-store sales Store merchandising Monthly print advertising Customer education coordination |
| Supercuts | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations |
| Marketing | |
| Armstrong McCall | |
| Supercuts | Ad slicks, National media |
| Operations | |
| Armstrong McCall | |
| Supercuts | Franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 82% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 6 - 8 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (20% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Armstrong McCall | |
| Supercuts | Alaska, 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 | |
| Armstrong McCall | 0 |
| Supercuts | |
| International Expansion | |
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| Supercuts | |