Decor & You vs Compagnia del Mobile Franchise Comparison

Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of Decor & You vs Compagnia del Mobile including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.

Start-Up Costs and Fees

 
Decor & You Franchise
Compagnia del Mobile Franchise
Investment $56,000 - $225,000$60,000 - $130,000
Franchise Fee $25,000$5,000
Royalty Fee 10%2%
Advertising Fee --
Year Founded 19941939
Year Franchised 19981960
Term Of Agreement 10 years5 years
Term Of Agreement 10 years5 years
Renewal Fee 10% of franchise fee$1K


Business Experience Requirements

 
Decor & You Franchise
Compagnia del Mobile Franchise
Experience
  • Marketing skills preferred but not required; interest in decorating

  • General business experience

  • Financing Options

     
    Decor & You Franchise
    Compagnia del Mobile Franchise
      In-House/3rd PartyIn-House/3rd Party
    Franchise Fees No/NoNo/No
    Start-up Costs No/NoNo/No
    Equipment No/NoNo/No
    Inventory No/NoYes/No
    Receivables No/NoNo/No
    Payroll No/NoNo/No

    Training & Support

     
    Decor & You Franchise
    Compagnia del Mobile Franchise
    Training --
    Support Meetings, Grand opening, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperativesMeetings, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations
    Marketing Ad slicks, Regional advertisingCo-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising
    Operations Franchise can be run from home.

    50% of all franchisees own more than one unit

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

    International franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 20% of all franchisees own more than one unit

    Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2

    Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (70% of current franchisees are owner/operators)


    Expansion Plans

     
    Decor & You Franchise
    Compagnia del Mobile Franchise
    US Expansion Yes-
    Canada Expansion NoNo
    International Expansion NoYes

    Company Overviews

    About Decor & You

    As a DecorDesigner, you will help home owners and small business owners create magnificently decorated spaces that are not only beautiful, but functional. The highest compliment our decorators receive is the exclamation "I love it and I couldn't have done it without you!"

    We all dream of an elegantly decorated space, one that reflects our personality and lifestyle. Since Decor&You decorators use their creative talent and business know-how to help individuals with a little bit of targeted support, or directing a full home redecorating project. Working with a decorating professional that offers services from color plans to total home redecoration helps clients avoid costly mistakes and frees them up from time consuming details.

    At Decor&You, we help our clients Love the Space They're In!

    Decor &You franchisees work with owners and renters of homes and condominiums, using furnishings, carpets, wall and window coverings and other elements to change the looks of kitchens, bedrooms, offices and more.

    About Compagnia del Mobile

    Compagnia del Mobile specializes in offering the general public, trade professionals, residential and commercial developers, distributors, independent dealers, and franchisees a full line of italian designer home furnishings including dining rooms and bedrooms, kitchen and bathroom cabinets, designer doors, custom-made closets, and living rooms. We are the exclusive manufacturer and distributor for the family of products of FEG, and Salvarani. Our several departments -wholesale, retail and residential construcion- work together to bring these italian designed masterpieces into the market. Since its inception, Salvarani has made its name not only with it fine products but also creating a cycling championship team, sponsoring events such as the Beatle's first concert in Italy in 1965, and being present at the famous Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) in New York with its awarded Long Line Model. Today, the Salvarani manufacturing plant is housed in a 1,300,000 sq. ft. facility in Giussano, near Milan. Italy's first kitchen cabinet maker updated and rebuilt its factory to include the latest technology and at the same time preserving the italian tradition of fine craftmanship. Gruppo Feg adopted an industrial dimension by specializing in the design and creation of large scale furniture and the production of veneers. In the early 1990s. Feg started expanding its range to all types of home furniture in collaboration with famous designers, including modular systems for the living area, custom-made closets, beds and soft furnishings.