Closet Factory
The Business
SourcesThe franchisor began selling Closet Factory franchises in December 1985.
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Source NotesWe began selling Closet Factory franchises in December 1985.
Your Role As An Owner
SourcesYour Closet Factory Outlet must be personally managed on a full-time basis by a supervisorial or managerial employee who has successfully completed mandatory training and met the franchisor’s then-current standards.
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Read The Disclosed Requirements
The franchisor will provide you, your Designated Manager, or other supervisorial or managerial personnel with initial training.
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We will provide you, your Designated Manager, or other supervisorial or managerial personnel with initial training.
Source NotesYour Closet Factory Outlet must be personally managed on a full-time basis by a supervisorial or managerial employee who has successfully completed mandatory training and met our then-current standards.
Training & Support
SourcesThe typical length of time between the signing of the Franchise Agreement and the payment of the Initial Franchise Fee and the opening of a franchise is 140 days.
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Read The Disclosed Requirements
You must pay a per user license fee for the franchisor’s required software licenses, currently the ClosetWare software and design and operations software. The franchisor requires that you obtain Quick Books accounting software.
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The typical length of time between the signing of the Franchise Agreement and the payment of the Initial Franchise Fee and the opening of a franchise is 140 days.
Source NotesYou must pay a per user license fee for our required software licenses, currently the ClosetWare software and design and operations software. We require that you obtain Quick Books accounting software.
Inside The FDD
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01The Business And Its Ownership
The franchisor began selling Closet Factory franchises in December 1985.
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Source NotesWe began selling Closet Factory franchises in December 1985.
11Support, Training And Advertising
The typical length of time between the signing of the Franchise Agreement and the payment of the Initial Franchise Fee and the opening of a franchise is 140 days.
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You must pay a per user license fee for the franchisor’s required software licenses, currently the ClosetWare software and design and operations software. The franchisor requires that you obtain Quick Books accounting software.
2026 FDD · PDF Page 11 · Item 11 · View Source
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The typical length of time between the signing of the Franchise Agreement and the payment of the Initial Franchise Fee and the opening of a franchise is 140 days.
Source NotesYou must pay a per user license fee for our required software licenses, currently the ClosetWare software and design and operations software. We require that you obtain Quick Books accounting software.
14Patents, Copyrights And Proprietary Information
The franchisor has no rights in or licenses to or registered or pending patents that are material to the franchise.
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The franchisor has no registered copyrights, but the franchisor claims proprietary rights and common law copyrights in the material maintained in the franchisor’s various business management manuals, instructional materials, proprietary software programs, contracts, marketing and promotional materials and certain other published material.
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We have no rights in or licenses to or registered or pending patents that are material to the franchise.
Source NotesWe have no registered copyrights, but we claim proprietary rights and common law copyrights in the material maintained in our various business management manuals, instructional materials, proprietary software programs, contracts, marketing and promotional materials and certain other published material.
15Owner Participation
The franchisor will provide you, your Designated Manager, or other supervisorial or managerial personnel with initial training.
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Your Closet Factory Outlet must be personally managed on a full-time basis by a supervisorial or managerial employee who has successfully completed mandatory training and met the franchisor’s then-current standards.
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We will provide you, your Designated Manager, or other supervisorial or managerial personnel with initial training.
Source NotesYour Closet Factory Outlet must be personally managed on a full-time basis by a supervisorial or managerial employee who has successfully completed mandatory training and met our then-current standards.
16Products And Services You Can Sell
You must carry the full range of authorized products and services designated by the franchisor. The franchisor may allow you to serve more than one territory from a single Closet Factory Outlet manufacturing facility or the franchisor may require that each territory that you serve contain a separate manufacturing facility to serve that territory.
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Source NotesYou must carry the full range of authorized products and services designated by us. We may allow you to serve more than one territory from a single Closet Factory Outlet manufacturing facility or we may require that each territory that you serve contain a separate manufacturing facility to serve that territory.
18Public Figures
The franchisor says it currently does not use public figures to promote this franchise.
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Source NotesWe currently do not use any public figure to promote our franchise.
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