When it comes to helping its franchisees find the right retail premises in the right location, Apollo Blinds has a team of experts to make the process as simple and hassle-free as possible. And that expert help comes in the form of support from the massive global corporation which owns Apollo Blinds. Hunter Douglas has a wealth of resources in place to help Britains biggest blinds store chain secure the right premises for its franchisees. This enables Apollo Blinds to adopt a multi-level approach to the process for finding, securing and fitting-out the right premises for its franchisees.

The first tier of support is provided by the management team at Apollo Blinds who work with new franchisees to identify the right location. The second tier is delivered by the team from Hunter Douglas who negotiate all the terms and conditions surrounding the lease to get the franchisees the best deal possible. The third tier is the fitting-out to ensure the layout is what is expected of an Apollo Blinds showroom. All of these combine to form a robust process for helping franchisees build firm foundations for the success of their business. The process is such that the franchisee has full involvement at every point starting with pinpointing potential premises. As you would expect, particular attention is paid to the visibility, passing traffic and footfall of potential premises. The team at Apollo Blinds share their experience and suggest that the franchisees try to put themselves in the shoes of their customers to try and consider issues such as parking and accessibility. Then there are issues such as the nature of other businesses in the locality because franchisees can benefit from being in the same location as complementary stores such as kitchen and bathroom suppliers. Even issues such as how easy the premises are to look into from the outside are taken into account because Apollo Blinds stores are open-plan and designed to show off blinds to maximum effect.

All this kind of research does take time to research properly but this will be one of the biggest and most important investments a franchisee will make so it has to be right. It is common for this to happen over a period of time but Apollo Blinds will only allow the deal to proceed if it is absolutely the right store in the right location. And once the location has been agreed Apollo Blinds draws on the skills of the team at Hunter Douglas to negotiate the lease and take away all the headaches which can sometimes occur. At the point where the keys are handed over and the franchisee takes possession of their new premises, there is a specialist team on-hand to create a showroom which showcases the products and reflects the company’s ability to provide inspiring ideas which are expertly delivered. All of these three tiers combine to ensure that every Apollo Blinds franchisee has the best possible opportunity to build a strong, prosperous and profitable business as part of Britain’s biggest blinds store chain.

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