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Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of Dryclean USA vs Evans Garment Restoration including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.
Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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Investment | $261,500 - $606,500 | $1,000,000 - $3,000,000 |
Franchise Fee | $30,000 | N/A |
Royalty Fee | $6.9K/yr. | - |
Advertising Fee | - | - |
Year Founded | 1976 | 1970 |
Year Franchised | 1978 | 2003 |
Term Of Agreement | 10 years | - |
Term Of Agreement | 10 years | - |
Renewal Fee | $5K | - |
Business Experience Requirements |
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Experience | - | |
Financing Options |
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In-House/3rd Party | In-House/3rd Party | |
Franchise Fees | No/Yes | -/- |
Start-up Costs | No/Yes | -/- |
Equipment | No/Yes | -/- |
Inventory | No/No | -/- |
Receivables | No/No | -/- |
Payroll | No/No | -/- |
Training & Support |
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Training | Available at headquarters, Available at franchisee's location, At Dryclean USA training plant | - |
Support | Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | - |
Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising | - |
Operations |
25% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 5 - 7
Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (90% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | - |
Expansion Plans |
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US Expansion | - | - |
Canada Expansion | No | - |
International Expansion | Yes | - |
Evans Garment Restoration, LLC, is a national textile, garment and soft goods restoration franchise that has developed three proprietary processes including the industry's only patented process (U.S. Patent # 7,141,124 B2). This process utilizes special equipment, cleaning agents and procedures that allow Evans to successfully restore up to twice as many garments as the typical dry cleaner. Unlike companies that "cherry pick" the easy to clean items and then claim high success rates, Evans takes all affected items and successfully restores 92-93% of them. Evans also utilizes a state-of-the-art inventory control system, has one point of contact on every claim from start to finish, delivers emergency clothes the next day and restores more so claims cost less.