Apricot Lane Cost Comparisons

About Apricot Lane

Our Apricot Lane specialty retail stores are part of a Country Visions retail franchise system that specializes in unique gifts, fashion accessories and home decor products. When you join the Country Visions franchise system, you will benefit from one of the most advanced operational systems in the nation. You will gain access to extensive networking resources, including preferred national vendors who offer our stores volume discounts and exclusive products; marketing support from our in-house advertising; state-of-the-art point of sale, inventory management and computer support systems; and national franchise conventions for direct franchise networking and training. You will also be trained by our professional staff at our Country Visions University in visual merchandising, pricing strategies, customer service, marketing and computer systems, as well as employee motivation and development.

The total investment necessary to begin operation of your first COUNTRY VISIONS store is $137,150 to $361,800 for a start-up store. This includes $37,500 to $49,300 that must be paid to the franchisor or its affiliate.
The total investment necessary to begin operation of your second and each subsequent COUNTRY VISIONS store is $112,650 to $337,300 for a start-up store. This includes $18,000 to $24,800 that must be paid to the franchisor or its affiliate.

Decorating and Furniture Franchise Opportunities

Below is a quick comparison of Apricot Lane against other Decorating and Furniture franchises and business opportunities. For an in depth comparison of Apricot Lane with another opportunity including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options click on the name of the company to view the detailed comparison.

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Country Clutter $25,000 5.5% $164,900-$350,900
Decor & You $25,000 10% $56,000-$225,000
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DOTI Design Stores $37,500 6% $290,000-$398,000
Floor To Ceiling $8,000 $8,000-And Up
Foliage Design Systems $20,000 6% $44,400-$64,400
Furniture Medic $33,000 7% 2% $80,799-$90,136
Gotcha Covered $64,900 $1.35K/mo. $500/mo. $75,950-$94,155
Guardsman FurniturePro $12,000-$20,000 Varies $16,500-$59,000
Hester Painting & Decorating N/A $164,600-$202,100
Norwalk Furniture & Design $35,000 0 $495,000
Slumberland $30,000-$50,000 3% 1% $545,500-$1,994,000
Stained Glass Overlay $45,000 5% $100,000-$125,000
Today's Window Fashions $49,000 4% $49,000-$55,000
Verlo Mattress Factory Stores $50,000 5% $109,350-$408,183
Window Works $30,000 4% $60,000-$90,000