Decor & You vs Norwalk Furniture & Design Franchise Comparison

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

Start-Up Costs and Fees
	Decor & You Franchise	Norwalk Furniture & Design Franchise
Investment	$56,000 - $225,000	$495,000
Franchise Fee	$25,000	$35,000
Royalty Fee	10%	0
Advertising Fee	-	-
Year Founded	1994	1902
Year Franchised	1998	1987
Term Of Agreement	10 years	5 years
Term Of Agreement	10 years	5 years
Renewal Fee	10% of franchise fee	-
Business Experience Requirements
	Decor & You Franchise	Norwalk Furniture & Design Franchise
Experience	Marketing skills preferred but not required; interest in decorating	Industry experience General business experience
Financing Options
	Decor & You Franchise	Norwalk Furniture & Design Franchise
	In-House/3rd Party	In-House/3rd Party
Franchise Fees	No/No	No/Yes
Start-up Costs	No/No	No/Yes
Equipment	No/No	No/Yes
Inventory	No/No	No/Yes
Receivables	No/No	No/No
Payroll	No/No	No/No
Training & Support
	Decor & You Franchise	Norwalk Furniture & Design Franchise
Training	-	Administrative & service management
Support	Meetings, Grand opening, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives	Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations
Marketing	Ad slicks, Regional 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)	10% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 14 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)
Expansion Plans
	Decor & You Franchise	Norwalk Furniture & Design Franchise
US Expansion	Yes	-
Canada Expansion	No	No
International Expansion	No	Yes

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 Norwalk Furniture & Design

For more than 100 years, we've helped furniture shoppers create something unique. Since 1987, we've done the same for our franchisees. Our philosophy is simple: Create stylish, one-of-a-kind upholstered furniture in an intimate, service-oriented retail environment. That means a low-inventory investment for you and an extraordinary selection for your customers. It's this one-of-a-kind furniture store concept that makes our nearly 80 Norwalk Furniture Idea stores a growing success and the right concept, at the right time. Why Norwalk Now? Consumer research shows people spending more time at home these days. They see their home as their refuge, their sanctuary from the pressures of the world. More time at home results in more spending to decorate those homes. And today's sophisticated, upscale consumer does not want to settle for ordinary, off-the-shelf decorating solutions.