Financial Assistance Provided: Yes
Site Selection Assistance: Yes
Lease Negotiation Assistance: Yes
Recruiting Assistance: Yes
Co-Operative Advertising: Yes
Training:
Session 1 - Business Training
You (or if you are an entity, a Principal Owner) and your Store
manager 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 6 days of Operations and In-Store Training.
Operations Training currently lasts 4 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) and your Store
manager 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.