Start a Schmidt Kitchens Franchise Business

Schmidt Kitchens

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Cook Up Some Success in Your Career – with a Schmidt Kitchens Franchise Opportunity

Schmidt Kitchens design, produce and distribute innovative products and services that play a major part in home improvement in the kitchen, bathroom and storage furniture industry. Established in 1959, we have grown substantially to now enjoy a €330 million turnover (trade results). With over 550 showrooms worldwide, making us the 5th Largest Kitchen Manufacturer in Europe, we are ready and able to help you start your own successful showroom.

We have developed a strategy to grow our business offering through the development of a franchise network, where franchisees manage their own showroom according to our unique brand and distribution concept while receiving our ongoing support. Our aim is to have our showrooms located in affluent Retail Parks in the South East of England. The showroom size will be between 1000 sq.ft & 4000 sq.ft.

Be Involved In a Buoyant Market

The UK is the 3rd largest consumer of kitchen furniture in Europe. It is unarguable that most UK householders now put a high value on the «Interior Design» of their home, high quality fitted kitchens will play a major part. Fitted kitchens are now the «norm» and no longer a luxury. A kitchen is now at the heart of your home and represents a place where we spend most of our time.

Opening a Schmidt’s showroom goes hand in hand with a great turnover and a profitable business. Not only do you join a brand associated with quality but also the 5th kitchen manufacturer and the leading brand in Europe. Schmidt’s products are everywhere in your home.

Schmidt at Your Side to Assist You to Become a Real Professional in Your New Job

Schmidt offers a 4 week fully comprehensive training programme. This training will enable you to acquire the required skills to perform efficiently in your new role.

At the end of the training, you and your team will:

• Have great product knowledge
• Feel comfortable in applying Schmidt’s sales techniques,
• Know how to design kitchens with our CAD design software,
• Be able to confidently use reporting and management software tools.

We have put in place a training programme that can only guarantee your success.

On Going Assistance before, at the Showroom’s Opening and Beyond

You will be liaising on a regular basis with the Expansion Manager until your Schmidt showroom opens, then the Area Manager will take over from this point and will provide on-going support by meeting with you on a regular basis.

Our team will assist you with:

• Defining the catchment area,
• Searching for premises in the right location,
• Design and showroom layout,
• Setting up the financing plan,
• Recruiting Kitchen Design Consultants,
• Increasing your turnover and the profitability of your showroom,
• Managing your team…

Schmidt is at your side on a daily basis in assisting you with the success of your showroom. You will get support from various departments; you will get sales support, IT support and marketing advice.

Schmidt, a Brand That Communicates

Schmidt works with a communication and PR agency in the UK enabling us to have several press releases every month in magazines such as Beautiful Kitchens, KBB, Essential KBB and En Voyage.

In collaboration with you, we will put in place promotional campaigns and provide you with all the necessary tools to have a great impact. We also put in place incentivised promotions to motivate Kitchen Design Consultants.

Finally we will schedule direct marketing and email marketing campaigns throughout the year.

GREAT! WHAT'S MY NEXT STEP?

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