Franchise concept

To achieve that, we believe that the private initiative is the strongest engine in the world. The kind of initiative and drive we are looking for, we belive, are found in people who want to establish their own business, who have available funds for investment and who want to see these funds grow.

Starting up your own business in retailing is risky because international retailing is highly competitive and governed by larger companies with substantial funds backing them.By choosing franchising, you can fulfill your desire to have your own business, while at the same time taking control of your own financial and personal destiny with minimal economic risk. Some of the major advantages of franchising are:

• The possibility of starting your own business quickly
• A proven business concept with well-documented results
• Low start-up costs because we share the investment
• Keeping track of a rapidly changing market
• Competitive prices
• Marketing support
• Operational support from an experienced management team

IC Companys can offer you the possibility of starting your own business under the umbrella of an established and proven business concept. You will be self-employed, making important performance decisions. Your job is to develop and market the business locally, making sure that the conceptual standards are right, that you have a motivated staff and that your business is profitable.

Partnership - a long-term relationship

We belive that successful cooperation is based on a profitable and long-term relationship, where both parties have a mutual interest in running a financially healthy business.

To secure a long and satisfying relationship, shared values and goals must always constitute the foundation of the partnership.From the very early stages, we will assist you in the establishment of your new store.

This includes aiding in the selection and the location, including demographics and competitive analysis and traffic counts, assisting in obtaining financing, building the store, and arranging marketing promotions for the opening. After the store has opened, you will receive ongoing support - half-yearly evaluation and planning meetings, training of you staff, purchase analysis and planning, marketing planning, visual merchandising visits, collection presentations and much more.

With IC Companys as your retailing partner, you will be committing to a retail concept that has a proven and well-documented track record and is already widely known and appreciated by a loyal customer base. You will have to IC Companys' strong network of professionals who can guide and support you, while still maintaining your independence and your own personal vision and what it takes for your store to be a success.If you are interested in hearing more about opening a franchise store with IC Companys, please contact our local office.

Franchise system:

For the customer, the franchise stores are identical to the stores owned by IC Companys.The IC Companys Franchise system comprises tools aimed at strengthening the concept within each of our brands - being store operational and financial elements and commercial conditions needed for the successful and profitable running of a store.

We have developed a Franchise system whose goal is to be among the most professional international retailers collaborating with the best franchisees. We want to have the best system and we want to guarantee our franchisees matching competitive conditions and documented operational system.

In-house project groups, who know the history and values of our company and are specialist within their area, developed the Franchise system. We have defined best practice in all the operations needed to run a store efficiently and profitably. By making best practice our common standard, which we continuously develop, we can strengthen our concept and thereby optimize earnings.Higher earnings, competent and motivated staff, loyal and satisfied customers are some of the most important goals of the Franchise system.

We provide the tools and education you need to optimize earnings in your store. We have developed a package of tools, which we believe is a necessary basis for success. Here are some examples of the tools and guidelines, which are provided:

• Visual Merchandising guidelines
• Marketing and advertising support
• Sales and service standards
• Recruitment and staff administration
• On-line Point of Sales system including a reporting package