Financial Assistance Provided: Yes
Site Selection Assistance: Yes
Lease Negotiation Assistance: Yes
Recruiting Assistance: No
Co-Operative Advertising: Yes
Training:
Session 1 - Business Training
You (or if you are an entity, a Principal Owner)
must attend 2 1/2 days of Business Training covering subjects that
address pre-Store opening procedures and tools that you will need
prior to opening your Store including real estate/site selection,
business planning, new Store development, marketing, personnel
management, and QuickBooks. You (or if you are an entity, a
Principal Owner) must attend the first available Business Training
class after you have signed your Franchise
Agreement.
Session 2 - Operations and In-Store
Training
You (or if you are an entity, a Principal Owner)
and your Store manager must attend 7 days of Operations and
In-Store Training. Operations Training currently lasts 5 days and
will cover subjects that address back-of-house administration, loss
prevention, inventory management, customer service and Store
standards, including grand opening marketing, merchandising and
product knowledge. In-Store Training will take place in our
corporate Store for a period of approximately 2 days, and will
focus on the key areas of running your new Store including: POS
training, Store procedures, product buying, local Store marketing,
customer service and visual merchandising.
You (or if you are an entity, a Principal Owner)
must have successfully completed Business Training before you may
attend Operations and In-Store Training. Before Operations and
In-Store Training, you also must have a signed lease that has been
received by us and ordered your fixture package. Operations and
In-Store Training must be completed before you begin your "Open to
Buy" period.