Cultivating lasting profitable business relationships
Concessions are wholly owned trading outlet of one business trading within another trading business premises. Concessions are either manned or unmanned but they all trade under their own brand and identity.
Manned concessions usually have their own till points and handle their own banking, unmanned concessions rely on the host garden centre to transact their goods and pay rent via commission arrangements.
First Franchise offers a complete service to all clients whether existing concessions, new companies to the market or garden centres looking for concession advice. From initial feasibility study and evaluation, through to identifying the right business partners and production of documentation the First Franchise service is wide-ranging and comprehensive.
We offer our clients:
- Access to our national garden centre and retail nursery concession database
- Site evaluations and recommendations
- Legal and financial documentation
- Garden centre market promotional brochures
- Planning consent and property advice and solutions
- Rent reviews and lease renewals
- Fully accompanied site visits and introductions as required
- Proposal documentation prepared and amended as required through to instructing solicitors
- Assistance up to installation
