LAPELS® DRY CLEANING FRANCHISE
AREA DEVELOPER PROGRAM
FULL SERVICE PLANT, THREE RETAIL STORES AND AN EXPRESS ROUTE
PACKAGE COST
Franchise Fee*
$ 78,000.00
Plant – $30,000
Store – $16,000 x 3
Plant Equipment
$311,489.00
Dry cleaning, Shirt Processing and
Finishing Equipment, Call office
Equipment including POS Systems
and conveyors.
Store Equipment
$ 84,729.00
Point of Sale systems,
Counters, conveyors
*
**
Signage
$ 20,000.00
Marketing
$ 21,600.00
Training
$
Total Package**
$520,318.00
4,500.00
Retail store franchise fee is discounted for multiple stores by 20% for each
subsequent store.
See White pages for a complete list of equipment.
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LAPELS® DRY CLEANING FRANCHISE
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GETTING STARTED – MINIMUM INITIAL INVESTMENT
A minimum initial investment of $78,000 is due at signing to lock in your
selected territory.
$30,000
Plant Franchise Fee
$48,000
Retail Unit Franchise Fee for each (3) additional store*
To lock in more than three stores, $ 16,000 will be due at signing for each
additional store you plan to open.
* The Franchise fee for a Retail Unit store is $20,000. We discount this by 20% for each
additional retail franchise purchased bringing the fee to $16,000.
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PIECE COUNT ASSUMPTIONS TO DETERMINE EQUIPMENT NEEDS
(Based on full service plant, three retail stores, and an Express route)
Based on certain assumptions, the plant requirements for the minimum
development territory are as follows:
Assumptions:
Weekly Gross Sales
Plant
Retail Stores
Route
$27,000
$10,000
$15,000 ($5,000/store)
$ 2,000
Average dry cleaning piece price - $5.00
Average shirt price – $1.65
75% Dry Cleaning = $20,250 ÷ $5.00 = 4,050 pieces per week
25% Shirts =
$ 6,750 ÷ $1.65 = 4,091 pieces per week
Dry Cleaning:
Shirts:
4,505 ÷ 5 (days) = 810 pieces per day
4,091 ÷ 5 (days) = 818 shirts per day
Assumptions are made strictly to determine equipment needs based on projected piece counts.
These numbers may or may not be met.
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LAPELS® DRY CLEANING FRANCHISE
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DRY CLEANING:
Equipment needed based on processing 810 garments per
day
Cleaning
Finishing
One (1) 80-pound Multi-Solvent
Hydrocarbon Dry Cleaning Machine
50% Pants = 405 pants per day
50% All Other = 405 other per day
810 garments processed at 80+pieces
and one hour/load = 10 hours/day
405 Pants processed at 40-50/hour =
8-10 hours/day requires 1 Pant Bay
405 Other garments processed at 2830/hour = 13-15 hours/day requires two
(2) Utility Bays
Utility Bay (2)
Utility Press
Form Finisher
Triple Puff Iron
All Steam Iron
Pant Bay
Pants Topper
Scissor Legger
Puff Iron
All-Steam Iron
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SHIRTS:
Equipment needed based on processing 818 shirts per day
Washing
Finishing
One 55-pound Washer Extractor
Single Buck Option: 818 Shirts processed at
40-50/per hour = 8-11 hours/day requires two
(2) Single Buck Units (one operator/unit)
818 shirts (409 lbs.) processed at Double Buck Option: 818 Shirts processed
28 pieces and one hour per load = at 80-90/per hour = 9-11 hours/day requires
7.5 hours/day
one (1) Double Buck Unit (two operators)
When working at top efficiency, two Single
Buck Units will give you 100 shirts per hour;
One Double Buck will give you 90 shirts per
hour.
Shirt Finishing Bay – Double*
Rotary Double Buck Body-Sleeve
Combination Press
Collar-Cuff Press
Shirt Sleever
Collar Form
Shirt Finishing Bay - Single
Single Buck Body-Sleeve Combination Press
Collar-Cuff Press
Collar Form
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LAPELS® DRY CLEANING FRANCHISE
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PLANT EQUIPMENT
Dry Cleaning Equipment
Multi-solvent Dry Cleaning Machine - 80 lb.
Spotting Board
Chiller
Dry Cleaning Finishing Equipment
Pant Bay
Legger
Topper
Iron Attachment
All Steam Iron
Single Puff
Utility Bay
2 Utility Presses
Form Finisher
Triple Puff
2 All Steam Irons
2 Iron Attachments
Shirt and Laundry Washing Equipment
Washer Extractor
Commercial Dryer
Damp Box
Hot Water Heater
Touch Up Board
Shirt and Laundry Finishing Equipment (Choose One Option)
Option A-Double Buck
Option B-Single Bucks
Rotary Double Buck Body-Sleeve Combo 2 Single Buck Body-Sleeve Combos
Collar-Cuff Triple
Collar-Cuff Triple
Collar Form
Collar Form
Folder
Folder
Mechanicals
Gas Boiler
Return Tank
Blow Down Tank
Dri Vac
Air Compressor
Air Dryer
Call Office
Counters - Two 5' Call Counters, One 6' Marking Counter
Computers - Two DCCS Computer Systems with flat panel monitors
Conveyor - 1,000 Slot Up/Down Conveyor
Total Equipment (Option A)
$305,712
Total Equipment (Option B)
$336,871
For total investment information, please refer to Item 7 in our Uniform Franchise Offering Circular
(U.F.O.C.).
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Expansion of Two (2) Additional Satellite Retail Stores
Assumptions:
Weekly Gross Sales – an additional $10,000 per week
($5,000/store)
DRY CLEANING: 300 additional garments per day
50% Pants = 150 pants per day
50% All Other = 150 other per day
Pants: Existing
Additional
Total
405
150
555/day processed at 40-50/hour = 11-14 hours/day requires
one (1) additional Pant Bay
Other: Existing
Additional
Total
405
150
555/day processed at 28-30/hour = 18-20 hours/day requires
no additional Utility Bays
Additional Pant Bay
Pants Topper
Scissor Legger
Puff Iron
All-Steam Iron
SHIRTS: 303 additional shirts per day
Existing
Additional
Total
818
303
1,121/day processed at 80-90/hour = 13-14 hours/day
requires one (1) additional Double Buck Unit or two (2)
additional Single Buck Units
Shirt Finishing Bay - Double
Rotary Double Buck Body-Sleeve
Combination Press
Collar-Cuff Press
Collar Form
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Shirt Finishing Bay - Single
Single Buck Body-Sleeve
Combination Press
Collar-Cuff Press
Collar Form
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STANDARD DRY CLEANING PLANT ESTIMATED EXPENSES
Weekly Gross Sales:
$ 27,000.00 per week (assumed)
Sales
100.0%
27,000
Rent
Labor:
Finishing
Management
Other
Payroll Taxes
Supplies
Maintenance/Repairs
Utilities
Insurance
Advertising
Professional
Telephone
Damage Loss
Janitorial
Miscellaneous
10-12%
3,240
10.0%
15.0%
10.0%
3.0%
9.3%
0.5%
5.5%
1.7%
2.0%
1.2%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
1.5%
2,700
4,050
2,700
810
2,511
135
1,485
459
540
324
135
135
135
405
Total
19,764
Net Profit before Taxes
7,236
Royalties
1,350
Net
5,886
SPECIAL NOTE: These percentages of costs are estimates only and should be used only as a
guideline. The store location, the personnel, garment price and management abilities will have
an effect on these estimates. These estimates are taken directly from the International Fabricare
Institute and should be verified for accuracy and to make sure that they work in your location.
Source: IFI (International Fabricare Institute)
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