Abstract: Some friends who want to start a business have seen the booming business of many maternal and infant stores and want to get involved in the maternal and infant products industry. However, they suffer from lack of experience, so many people will choose well-known maternal and infant chain brands. Join. Generally speaking, when opening a maternal and infant products franchise store, you need to consider rent, stocking, decoration, industrial and commercial expenses, etc. When signing a maternity and baby store franchise agreement, you should pay attention to verifying relevant documents, clarifying franchise fees, agreement period and other issues. How much does it cost to open a maternal and infant product franchise store?

The minimum area of ??a maternal and infant products franchise store must not be less than 30 square meters. It is difficult to obtain sufficient profits for a store with less than 30 square meters. Let’s take a 30-square-meter store and see how much it costs to open a maternity and baby store:

1. Rent

Generally, the rent for a 30-square-meter store is 20,000 per year. -Around 35,000 yuan, slightly different in different regions.

2. Stocking up

It costs 5,000 yuan to stock a store of ten square meters in summer, 7,000 yuan to stock a store of ten square meters in winter, and about 15,000 yuan to 21,000 yuan for a store of 30 square meters.

3. Decoration

The decoration cost for one square meter is between 250 yuan and 350 yuan, and the decoration cost for a 30 square meter store is between 7,500 yuan and 10,500 yuan. It depends on the grade and effect of your decoration. You need to discuss the detailed cost with the decoration company.

4. Staff wages

A shop of 30 square meters is not big. Generally, 1-3 people are enough. If the family members take care of it themselves, there is no need to calculate it. If you are too busy and hire someone to take care of you, based on the two employees in the store, the salary plus commissions, benefits and other expenses will range from 0.6 to 10,000 yuan per month. Of course, the higher the employee commissions, the better the sales performance of the store. The better, this cost increase is exactly what many store owners want to see.

5. Franchise fees

Maternal and infant franchise stores definitely need to consider franchise fees. Franchise fees, brand usage fees, deposits and other fees must be considered when calculating costs. Franchise fees for many maternal and infant store brands on the market range from tens to hundreds of thousands, which greatly increases investors' costs and expenses. This requires investors to plan for themselves.

6. Working capital

In addition to the above capital investment, maternal and child store owners also need to keep a portion of working capital on hand for water and electricity taxes, in-store reserve funds, and publicity and promotion expenses. and other daily management expenses, about 15,000 to 20,000.

Notes on signing a maternal and infant store franchise agreement

1. Verify relevant documents

Maternal and infant store franchise means that the headquarters authorizes the brand to be used by the franchise stores, so in When signing an agreement, the business license of the franchise headquarters company, trademark registration certificate, etc. should be verified to clarify the legality of the right to use trademarks, trade names and other logos.

2. Regarding franchise fees

In the maternal and infant store franchise agreement, the charging standards for franchise fees, brand usage fees, deposits, equity fees, etc., as well as whether there are relevant return policies, should be Please specify in detail to avoid any rip-offs.

3. Agreement period

The agreement period is the duration of the relationship between the mother and baby store franchisee. This time varies depending on the policy of the mother and baby store franchise headquarters, and there is no specific standard. However, the agreement should indicate whether the franchise store has the priority to renew the contract after the agreement expires, provided there is no breach of contract.

4. Service support

The agreement should clearly state what services the maternal and infant product store franchise headquarters will provide to the franchise store. These services include initial services before opening and some after opening. Follow-up franchise service support.

5. Operation and management control

The agreement must indicate the degree of control the franchise headquarters has over the operation and management of the franchise store, such as whether the door decoration and container image are unified, and the products sold in the store Whether it exceeds the business scope or whether it has been approved by the franchise headquarters, whether the maternal and infant franchise store can purchase goods by itself, etc. all need to be clearly stipulated.

6. Regional protection

Usually, the maternal and infant store franchise headquarters will set up areas to ensure that maternal and infant product franchise stores under the same system will not affect each other's interests and avoid competing for customers. Protection policy, so franchisees must understand the scope of protection in their area.

7. Agreement Dispute Handling

If a dispute arises between the two parties, it is usually resolved through negotiation. If the negotiation fails, litigation and legal proceedings will be taken. Therefore, maternal and child The dispute resolution method and location must be stated in the store franchise agreement.

8. Keep records for record

After signing the maternity and baby store franchise agreement, both parties must each keep one copy. Franchisees must remember to keep a copy so that they can clearly understand the contents of the contract and ensure their own rights and interests.

How about a maternal and infant products franchise store?

Advantages

1. Joining a good maternal and infant franchise store brand can help eliminate consumers’ doubts about newly opened maternal and infant products franchise stores. The unfamiliarity of a baby store, and the power of the brand cannot be underestimated. A well-known maternal and baby products franchise store brand can easily gain people's support and recognition.

2. The risks that entrepreneurs need to bear are definitely much lower. There is no need to worry about their products being unpopular, because since it is a brand, it already has a large number of supporters, and the brand can also provide exchanges. Cargo services greatly reduce the risk of inventory inventory.

3. Franchise maternal and child stores will have a lot of guarantees in many aspects such as decoration, product display, promotion, and area protection. Not only do you not have to worry about the decoration effect, but you can also get guidance on product display techniques to improve the store's quality. Influence and create a good atmosphere in the store.

Disadvantages

1. There are many brands in the maternal and infant store franchise market, and it is a mixed bag. This requires you to keep your eyes open and compare multiple ways to choose those truly powerful maternal and infant store franchises. Brand collaboration.

2. Some people worry that the franchise fee for well-known brands will be too high, which will increase the cost of opening a maternal and infant store. In fact, many excellent maternal and infant franchise store brands will have some preferential policies, which requires careful collection of information about well-known maternal and infant franchise store brands and analysis of choices.