Ruffin's Pet Centres vs Petland Franchise Comparison

Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of Ruffin's Pet Centres vs Petland including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.

Start-Up Costs and Fees
 
Ruffin's Pet Centres Franchise
Petland Franchise
Investment $150,000 - $200,000$300,500 - $1,065,500
Franchise Fee $20,000$40,000
Royalty Fee 4%4.5%
Advertising Fee 1%-
Year Founded 19851967
Year Franchised 19871971
Term Of Agreement 5 years20 years
Term Of Agreement 5 years20 years
Renewal Fee --


Business Experience Requirements
 
Ruffin's Pet Centres Franchise
Petland Franchise
Experience --

Financing Options
 
Ruffin's Pet Centres Franchise
Petland Franchise
  In-House/3rd PartyIn-House/3rd Party
Franchise Fees No/NoNo/Yes
Start-up Costs No/NoNo/Yes
Equipment No/NoNo/Yes
Inventory No/NoNo/Yes
Receivables No/NoNo/Yes
Payroll No/NoNo/Yes

Training & Support
 
Ruffin's Pet Centres Franchise
Petland Franchise
Training - On-The-Job Training: up to 77 hours Classroom Training: 79 hours Additional Training: In-store training
Support Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperativesPurchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Franchisee Intranet Platform
Marketing Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising Co-op Advertising Ad Templates Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app
Operations 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit

Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2

Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Number of Employees Required to Run: 18

Expansion Plans
 
Ruffin's Pet Centres Franchise
Petland Franchise
US Expansion -Yes
Canada Expansion NoNo
International Expansion YesYes

Company Overviews

About Ruffin's Pet Centres

Ruffin's Pet Centre started in a small town in Southern Ontario. The founder of the company opened a retail outlet after observing first-hand the success of a discount pet food chain. By combining the best features of a pet store with the benefits of a pet food store - the store was an immediate success. The pet industry proved to a growing enterprise and led to franchising, with the first store sold in September 1986 in Grimsby, Ontario. Since then we have added a 10,000 sq ft warehouse, hundreds of private label products and the most comprehensive line of pet food in the industry. After decades of success Ruffin's continues to provide pet owners the best products, selection and price. Ruffin's also provides a fantastic opportunity for pet business ownership with two retail pet franchise concepts available. Overall Ruffin's is the number one choice for success with pets!

About Petland

Starting operations in 1967 in Ohio, Petland sells pets and pet-related merchandise to consumers throughout the United States, Canada, Japan, France, Chile and Israel. Each Petland location sells fish, birds, cats, dogs, small animals, reptiles and the food and accessories needed to care for them.

The total investment necessary to begin operation of a new Petland® franchise is between $300,500 and $1,065,500. This total investment, for new franchises, includes amounts ranging from $117,500 to $352,500 that must be paid to the franchisor.
The initial total development does not include Real Estate purchase or lease expenses or costs (except for a lease deposit). To develop more than one Petland® store, you must enter into an Area Development Agreement. Development fees for area development agreements are $40,000 for the first store plus $20,000 for each additional store you commit to open under your development schedule (these amounts will be credited against the payment of your initial franchise fees). By way of example, for a two-store area development agreement, the total investment is between $61,500 to $65,000, of which $60,000 that must be paid to the franchisor.
Veteran Incentives  10% off franchise fee
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