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RETAIL & SERVICES
Opportunity Description
Founded in 2002 and franchising since 2006 , ZIPS Dry Cleaners ’ successful business model is based on a revolutionary concept , disrupting the dry cleaning industry . Any Garment professionally cleaned for the flatrate price of $ 2.29 with In by 9 Out by 5 service . With no organized competition and Green-field opportunities available throughout the US and Canada , ZIPS is quickly becoming a favorite addition to many Savvy Multi-Unit / Multi Concept owner ’ s portfolios .
Demographics
3 Mile Pop 75K +, 30K + ADT , Close proximity to Coffee , Grocery , Dry-Cleaners and other daily need uses . Access , visibility and adjacent parking are the key characteristics
FAST FRANCHISE FACTS
Franchising Since : 2006 Multi-Unit Franchisee Operating Units : 26 Total Franchise Operating Units : 41 Company Operating Units : 1 Capital Investment : $ 850,000 Franchise Fee ( per unit ): $ 30,000 Royalty Fee ( per unit ): 6 % Advertising Fee ( per unit ): 4 % Earnings Claims : Yes Build-Out Options : Free Standing , Multi-Tenant Road adjacent Strip , End-Cap Positions Available Territories : New England , New York State , W . PA , Carolina ’ s , Georgia , Florida , Ohio
CONTACT
Aaron Goldberg | Vice President of Development ( 240 ) 437-4747 agoldberg @ 321zips . com discover . 321ZIPS . com
Site Location Assistance
DEDICATED IN-HOUSE ANALYST AND VENDOR RESOURCES
• TIMELY FRANCHISE SITE APPROVALS
• KEY DEMOGRAPHIC AND SITE CHARACTERISTIC ANALYSIS
• TRADE AREA AND DEVELOP- MENT TERRITORY MAPPING
• CUSTOMER DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS
Rankings
In 2015 , ZIPS was also recognized for the fourth consecutive year as a Top 500 franchise system (# 410 ), according to Franchise Times magazine . In addition , ZIPS received an honorable mention in Entrepreneur magazine ’ s annual Franchise 500 ® ranking .
Qualifications
• INFRASTRUCTURE TO SUPPORT MULTI-UNIT DEVELOPMENT of 10 + stores
• EXPERIENCED MULTI-UNIT MANAGEMENT
• FINANCIAL ABILITY TO FUND MULTIPLE STORES $ 400K liquid / 2MM Net worth
• DEDICATED OPERATIONS AND BRAND FACING PERSONNEL
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