Sears Carpet & Upholstery

Founded: 1992 Franchising since: 1999

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

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

• 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

Franchise 500® rank:
#300 (2009); #454 (2007);

Low-Cost Franchises:
#66 (2009);

Top Home Based Franchises:
#83 (2009);