Schöps - Kollektion Herbst Winter 08/09

Franchising with Schöps has an enormous growth potential:
SCHÖPS offers a modern franchise concept which is oriented towards one main goal: economical success based on mutual partnership

A business partner that you can count on:
Strong experience collected over many years in successful fashion collection management, sales/marketing strategies and merchandising.
Fashion collection always goes in line with the lifestyle, trends and seasonal demands.

1. Partnership = Partner Management

Based on a long-term mutual economical success
Active support and guidance of franchisee on sales, marketing, merchandising, organizational topics and daily business
Proposal of a “Starter-Set”
Continuous improvement, adaptation and innovation process
Assistance in successful use of trademark and brand image
In depth training of franchisee staff on collection, sales strategies and merchandising: “training on the job” concept
Consulting service and assistance on seasonal order taking
Assistance in the management and presentation of the fashion collection
Permanent communication and documentation via intranet, visits, meetings

2. Collection / Order

Pre-Order: SCHÖPS guarantees a stylish and modern collection due to 10 delivery times per year. Order taking for franchisee twice per year in headquarter showroom in Vienna.
First-Order: SCHÖPS prepares a recommendation for the first order of the franchisee based on the best-sellers and know-how. For the second order the franchisee is open to decide for the fashion collection.
Re-Order: SCHÖPS offers the franchisee to re-order highlights out of the fashion collection based on the stock availability.

3. Store Concept

SCHÖPS offers the franchisee to take advantage of the experienced internal shop designer
The Shop design must go in line with the general CI- and CD-guidelines and the new concept of the SCHÖPS stores
The total investments for a SCHÖPS store amounts to approximately EUR 850,- per sqm (depends on local conditions and includes all costs: lighting, furniture, interior equipment, decor, floor, etc.)

4. Franchise Requirements

Minimum 100 sqm store size in top location plus stock room for re-assorting
Self-standing store located in shopping street, in pedestrian area or in shopping center
Textile brand environment with high client frequency
Minimum 6 meters window space with two separate windows
Trained and competent staff
Image, design and quality guidelines must be met (CI and CD)
Reporting used as “partnership for more profit”
Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)

5. Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)

SCHÖPS offers the franchisee an EDI system
EDI is based on the exchange of business data in order to support the franchisee
With the help of EDI the internal and external business process can be improved and can be constructed more efficient based on a pre-determined benchmarking system
EDI reduces administrative efforts and costs
EDI supports the management of the fashion collection inside the shop

6. Ideal Attributes of Franchisee

Franchisee should have a good reputation and financial stability and should be competent in the field of franchising and textile goods
Our preferred partner concept would be primarily based on „master franchising“ but can also be a direct franchisee with potential for more
Franchisee should have a good commercial knowledge of the local consumer market and a good network
The location of the franchisee should be in a textile brand or consumer goods environment with high client frequency
Franchisee should be pro-active in building-up and establishing the brand within the region
Franchisee should be actively participating in this „partnership for profit
Franchisee should have an entrepreneurial and team spirit
Franchisee should convince with outstanding performance, openness, loyalty, commitment, customer/service orientation and should be target achievement driven

Are you interested?

Richard Schöps & Co AG
Jochen Rindt Straße 25
A-1230 Vienna

Tel: 0043-1-3300525-0
Fax: 0043-1-3300525-58