Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Discount Clothing Store Developers | USA Baby | |
| Investment | 66900 - 999999 | 344000 - 650000 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 3% | |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 0 | 1975 |
| Year Franchised | 0 | 1986 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Discount Clothing Store Developers | USA Baby | |
| Experience | General business experience | |
Financing Options |
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| Discount Clothing Store Developers | USA Baby | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Discount Clothing Store Developers | USA Baby | |
| Training | Training begins well before, and continues well after, the opening of the store. The storeowner will be assigned a trainer from our corporate offices. The training program includes a complete review of the comprehensive operations manual and other materials including: Store Build Out and Preparation Cash Management Hours of Operation Inventory Order and Control Merchandise Ordering Merchandising Store security Employee Handbook Customized training can be done telephonically or a combo of class room training at our corporate headquarters is available. | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | |
| Marketing | Ad slicks, Regional advertising | |
| Operations | 10% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 8 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Discount Clothing Store Developers | USA Baby | |
| US Expansion | Nationwide, Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming | |
| Canada Expansion | 0 | |
| International Expansion | Canada, Mexico, |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Discount Clothing Store Developers | |
| USA Baby | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Discount Clothing Store Developers | |
| USA Baby | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Discount Clothing Store Developers | |
| USA Baby | 3% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Discount Clothing Store Developers | |
| USA Baby | |
| Year Founded | |
| Discount Clothing Store Developers | 0 |
| USA Baby | 1975 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Discount Clothing Store Developers | 0 |
| USA Baby | 1986 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Discount Clothing Store Developers | |
| USA Baby | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Discount Clothing Store Developers | |
| USA Baby | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Discount Clothing Store Developers | |
| USA Baby | General business experience |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Discount Clothing Store Developers | |
| USA Baby | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Discount Clothing Store Developers | |
| USA Baby | |
| Equipment | |
| Discount Clothing Store Developers} | |
| USA Baby | |
| Inventory | |
| Discount Clothing Store Developers | |
| USA Baby | |
| Receivables | |
| Discount Clothing Store Developers | |
| USA Baby | |
| Payroll | |
| Discount Clothing Store Developers | |
| USA Baby | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Discount Clothing Store Developers | Training begins well before, and continues well after, the opening of the store. The storeowner will be assigned a trainer from our corporate offices. The training program includes a complete review of the comprehensive operations manual and other materials including: Store Build Out and Preparation Cash Management Hours of Operation Inventory Order and Control Merchandise Ordering Merchandising Store security Employee Handbook Customized training can be done telephonically or a combo of class room training at our corporate headquarters is available. |
| USA Baby | |
| Support | |
| Discount Clothing Store Developers | |
| USA Baby | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| Discount Clothing Store Developers | |
| USA Baby | Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| Operations | |
| Discount Clothing Store Developers | |
| USA Baby | 10% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 8 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Discount Clothing Store Developers | Nationwide, Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming |
| USA Baby | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Discount Clothing Store Developers | |
| USA Baby | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| Discount Clothing Store Developers | |
| USA Baby | Canada, Mexico, |