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Part 1. Following are the pros and cons of franchising and
independent operator
- Pros of franchising and independent operators
- Expansion without investment-Business gets expanded without you
having to put much of an actual investment .
- Capital infusion-Royalty is like recieving a rent every
month,it is a great source of capital injection every month or
quarter for your business.
- Access to your growth partners-A lot of high capability
individuals require an oppoortunity to get franchise and they will
give you ideas and returns which wouldn't have been possible if you
wouldn't have been possible had it not been for franchise.
- In terms of independent operators you are getting people who
are a lot more self driven than a lot of salaried employees owing
to their capital at stake,so in terms of effotts you are guarenteed
a 100% effort.
- Networking-Consider yourself a CEO,you are looking for a new
COO or operations-strategy head,would you take another CEO, chances
are you eould be thrilled as CEO with such proposition,same is
being offered in a way by these models
- Diluting your brand value-If there is quality issues at
franchise,you would suffer too and cannot escape bad reputation in
that case.
- Less control -You cannot run the things the way you can run
with your own outlets and that can leave you with less freedom with
the direction of your brand.
- Loss of your top employees-Such models if successful can force
your top employees to look for themselves the same way out.
- Probability of failure-We have talked about efforts of
independent operators but what about their probability of
success,they may not be able to generate even returns enough to
break even owing to working as an independent operator.
Part 2. Following are the actions one can take to boost store
based sales of high end products in such case
- Differentiation-One of the qualities of high end products is
that their users are willing to pay extra and differentiation may
give them that extra incentive to go for it,so stock your store
with unique products.
- Ambience based selling-Fragrance marketing to sound marketing
is a hit these days where different sounds or fragrances are used
to stimulate shopping experience and give shoppers a relaxed
environment where they go for luxury to further strengthen that
feeling.
- Short term boost can be provided with a limited period discount
on a minimum purchase value.
Answer is complete.Thank you!