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 | Paper AffairFine Stationary |
Business Type
FranchiseMin Liquid Capital
$400,000 to $700,000Number of Units
8In Business Since
1984* For Current Info See:
Franchise Disclosure Document
Overview
Dreaming of owning your own business? Well there isn’t a better time than the present. Our stores in Atlanta have evolved over the past 20 years by providing our customers with the best of product and service when it comes to wanting to express one’s self socially. We are wanting to grow outside our home base of Atlanta through individuals who see the vision and the opportunity to achieve and share in the success of their own Paper Affair Store. Once you’ve become a Paper Affair Franchisee, our program guides you through every step to obtain success. From detailed real estate analyses in your trade area, to store design and construction, through training, printing, merchandising, marketing and on-going operational support, Paper Affair Franchisees appreciate the financial benefits of their investment and it allows them to take pride of ownership in operating their own business in an upscale retail environment.
Products & Services
Welcome to Paper Affair! We are so pleased that you’ve discovered our newly designed web presence! To our established clientele, we hope you will enjoy shopping online as you have in our stores. For those whom we’re new to, please read on and allow us to excite you, inspire you and guide you.
First order of business, shop with confidence! Paper Affair is NOT new to the scene. Nor are we just a website! In fact, Paper Affair’s been a retail market leader for 20 years! We proclaim with certainty, that we are the leader in fine stationery, invitations, gifts and home décor. We offer the widest selection of imprintables in one location, as well as an experienced and creative staff at your disposal to guide you through the printing process. 20 years ago we launched the winning formula of a beautiful and innovative product produced not only quickly but precisely and with the highest standard of excellence possible. We also carry the most distinctive and beautiful gift items imaginable. Without a doubt, Paper Affair will help you celebrate life and exemplify style.
First order of business, shop with confidence! Paper Affair is NOT new to the scene. Nor are we just a website! In fact, Paper Affair’s been a retail market leader for 20 years! We proclaim with certainty, that we are the leader in fine stationery, invitations, gifts and home décor. We offer the widest selection of imprintables in one location, as well as an experienced and creative staff at your disposal to guide you through the printing process. 20 years ago we launched the winning formula of a beautiful and innovative product produced not only quickly but precisely and with the highest standard of excellence possible. We also carry the most distinctive and beautiful gift items imaginable. Without a doubt, Paper Affair will help you celebrate life and exemplify style.
Training & Support
Store Development:We provide demographics and prism profiling that eliminates a lot of the guess work of choosing the store location. In so doing, we are targeting you location to our primary customer base.
We assist with negotiating your Lease Proposal
We provide preliminary architectural store drawings with wall elevations, ceiling elevations, and a fixture floor plan.
We assist with dealing with the General Contractor.
Equipment and Supplies:
We provide assistance in everything you need to open your Paper Affair store, such as Fixtures and Equipment, a POS and Purchase Order Management System, Operating Forms, In store Signing, and Store Launch Kit.
Training and Support:
We provide 9 days of training for you and your managers. Six days are in store training where you will learn the operational process of running your own store. The other 3 days are class room training where you will learn how to complete Seasonal Merchandise Plans at the Class Level, with on going Open To Buys to monitor your store's business.
We will also assist you with Best Practices in Merchandising and how best to Market Your Store for your Grand Opening and continued growth.
One of our Operational Managers and Director of Visual Presentation will provide on site assistance the week of your Grand Opening.
Communications:
We provide Online Operating Manual Updates, Seasonal Merchandise Assortment Plans, Monthly Floor Plan-o-Grams, and support materials to make your job easier and keep you up to date and informed.
Merchandising:
We create your Initial Store Inventory Orders and assist thereafter by providing Seasonal Merchandise Assortment Plans as well as ongoing assortment recommendations. Such orders asre done for "basics and fashion theme presentations".
We also provide state of the art Off-set Printing in our Corporate Offices for your clientele with garanteed quality and exceptional turn around time.
You share in the profits of our E-Commerce sales and are listed on our site.
You enjoy the same vendor trade discounts that are negotiated for all of our stores.
Operations:
We provide "Best Practices" in Financial Planning at the Classification Level, maintaining Open to Buy by class on a monthly basis, Inventory Management Controll, and Target Marketing techniques.
Why Paper Affair?
A First Class Retail Opportunity through Franchising
It isn’t difficult to figure out that franchising is big business. Just take a walk around any mall or look down any street in a business district.
Recent research conducted by PricewaterhouseCoopers for the International Franchise Association’s Educational Foundation reveals that franchised businesses are providing direct career opportunities for more than 9 million Americans and the 760,000-plus franchised businesses are responsible for more than $1.5 trillion in retail sales as reported by Chain Store Age Magazine.
Analysts estimate that a franchise outlet opens every eight minutes within the United States. So it’s not surprising that franchising has been called the most popular method for building businesses in America and it is predicted that franchising will be the leading method of doing business in this century.
It is abundantly clear that franchising is a growth industry creating a myriad of new career opportunities. However, you may be asking yourself what this has to do with you? Well, maybe general economic conditions, mergers or acquisitions or other financial conditions have you taking stock of your career and considering other options. Or maybe, you are looking to diversify your investment portfolio and have a more hands on relationship with the returns you anticipate. Or maybe it’s just time for a new career or a second career. Whatever the reason, there is no better opportunity to be your own boss and control your life than owning and operating an upscale retail store like Paper Affair.
We at Paper Affair can offer you the opportunity to get into business for yourself, but not, as they say, “by yourself.” As a franchisee, you will be investing your assets in a business and sharing a brand, and its operational format of success. We have a proven business model that will increase your chances of success and we are there to support your everyday challenges.
It isn’t difficult to figure out that franchising is big business. Just take a walk around any mall or look down any street in a business district.
Recent research conducted by PricewaterhouseCoopers for the International Franchise Association’s Educational Foundation reveals that franchised businesses are providing direct career opportunities for more than 9 million Americans and the 760,000-plus franchised businesses are responsible for more than $1.5 trillion in retail sales as reported by Chain Store Age Magazine.
Analysts estimate that a franchise outlet opens every eight minutes within the United States. So it’s not surprising that franchising has been called the most popular method for building businesses in America and it is predicted that franchising will be the leading method of doing business in this century.
It is abundantly clear that franchising is a growth industry creating a myriad of new career opportunities. However, you may be asking yourself what this has to do with you? Well, maybe general economic conditions, mergers or acquisitions or other financial conditions have you taking stock of your career and considering other options. Or maybe, you are looking to diversify your investment portfolio and have a more hands on relationship with the returns you anticipate. Or maybe it’s just time for a new career or a second career. Whatever the reason, there is no better opportunity to be your own boss and control your life than owning and operating an upscale retail store like Paper Affair.
We at Paper Affair can offer you the opportunity to get into business for yourself, but not, as they say, “by yourself.” As a franchisee, you will be investing your assets in a business and sharing a brand, and its operational format of success. We have a proven business model that will increase your chances of success and we are there to support your everyday challenges.
Are You a Good Fit for Paper Affair?
Paper Affair actively searches for candidates with experience in business and/or management. We also consider those individuals who have a passion for success and determination to achieve.
The estimated cost of a Paper Affair will be between 400,000 and 700,000 including 3 months working capital and is variant upon a location utilizing a footprint of 2000 to 4000 square feet. Such cost include the Build Out of your Store, Fixtures and Equipment, Merchandise Inventory, and your Franchise Fee.
The estimated cost of a Paper Affair will be between 400,000 and 700,000 including 3 months working capital and is variant upon a location utilizing a footprint of 2000 to 4000 square feet. Such cost include the Build Out of your Store, Fixtures and Equipment, Merchandise Inventory, and your Franchise Fee.
