Sears Carpet & Upholstery
Carpet, upholstery & air-duct cleaningBackground
Founded: 1992 Franchising since: 1999
Franchisor is a publicly-held company with 18 employee(s); 3 employee(s) in franchise department.
Franchise Growth
Where Seeking Franchisees
In the U.S. Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, 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
Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: Depends on ZIP codes and single family homes
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8472 Cotter St. Lewis Center, Ohio 43035 |
Phone: (740)201-3003 |
Franchisor is a publicly-held company with 18 employee(s); 3 employee(s) in franchise department.
Franchise Growth
| Year | U.S. Franchises | Canadian Franchises | Foreign Franchises | Company Owned |
| 2009 | 145 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2008 | 143 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2007 | 132 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2006 | 125 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2005 | 119 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Where Seeking Franchisees
In the U.S. Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, 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
Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: Depends on ZIP codes and single family homes
Costs and Fees
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Total investment: $25.96K-191.6K Franchise fee: $4.9K-94.5K |
Ongoing royalty fee: 8% Term of agreement: 10 years, renewable |
Type of Financing Available
| In-House | Third Party | |
| Franchise Fee | Yes | No |
| Startup Costs | No | No |
| Equipment | No | Yes |
| Inventory | No | No |
| Accounts Receivable | No | No |
| Payroll | No | No |
Qualifications
Net worth requirement: $75K-500K
Cash liquidity requirement: $50K-350K
Business Experience:
- General business experience
- Marketing skills
- Sales experience helpful
Operations
- Franchise can be run from home
- 35% of all franchisees own more than one unit
- Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 3 - 10
- Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (98% of current franchisees are owner/operators)
Training and Support
Training
Ongoing Support
Marketing Support
Other marketing support
- Available at headquarters: 1 week
- At franchisee's location: As needed
- At regional location : 1 day
Ongoing Support
- Newsletter
- Meetings
- Toll-free phone line
- Grand opening
- Internet
- Security/safety procedures
- Field operations/evaluations
- Purchasing cooperatives
Marketing Support
- Co-op advertising
- Ad slicks
Other marketing support
- Website, Internet Yellow Pages, customer-retention program, advertising source discounts
Rankings
Franchise 500® rank:
#300 (2009); #454 (2007);
Low-Cost Franchises:
#66 (2009);
Top Home Based Franchises:
#83 (2009);
#300 (2009); #454 (2007);
Low-Cost Franchises:
#66 (2009);
Top Home Based Franchises:
#83 (2009);