CardSmart Retail Franchise
Card & gift stores
The Cardsmart retail store concept offers an excellent opportunity for you to create an outstanding business! From helping you find the perfect location to planning your grand opening celebration, we provide you with the essential tools to become a successful business owner.
As the leader in discount card and value gift retailing, CardSmart provides you with the necessary tools to enjoy the independence of running your own business.
As a CardSmart franchise owner, you will deliver a quality product at exceptional savings to an appreciative consumer.
If these are your goals, CardSmart is the smart choice for you.
Please Note: The operators of CardSmart Retail, may not have verified the accuracy of the franchise information contained within this website. For accurate up-to-date information, customers are strongly recommended to visit the official CardSmart Retail website.
Start-up Costs & Franchise Fees
How much does it cost to open a CardSmart Retail franchise?
Total Investment: $193,900-$263,600
Initial Franchise Fee: $15,000
Royalty Fee: 2.5%
Advertising Fee:
Term of Agreement: 10 years
How to contact CardSmart Retail
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CardSmart Retail Corp.
430 Pine St.
Central Falls,
RI
02863
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Toll Free: (877)227-3762
Fax: (401)726-2384
Website: Visit Website
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CardSmart Retail News
Cardsmart Debuts Personal Stamps; Fun Way To Make Lasting Impression With Family And Friends
Cardsmart, the national card and gift store franchise where cards sell at half-price everyday, can immortalize you and your family by putting your face on a stamp.
Petter Etholm, President of Cardsmart Retail Corporation, said, “A fun U.S. Postal Service postage stamp showing your face, a p... more
Cardsmart Debuts 'Ooh La La' Greeting Cards, Adding European Look To Cards At Half Price Franchise Stores
“Ooh La La,” an extensive line of 117 new greeting cards are at Cardsmart card and gift stores across America as the half-price card franchise brings a fun, lighthearted European sophistication to busy Americans looking to add a touch of class to sentiments they share with loved ones and f... more
Cardsmart Showcases Franchise At Int'l Franchise Expo In La At Booth 525; Franchise Magazine Lists Cardsmart In Top 10 Of New Franchises
Cardsmart® Retail Corporation will showcase its successful everyday half price greeting card and gift store franchise strategy to thousands attending the 2005 International Franchise Exposition November 5-6, in Booth 525 at the Los Angeles Convention Center.
Cardsmart, named by Entrepreneur Maga... more
Cardsmart® Card & Gift Franchisees Enjoy Low Start-up Costs, Strong Management & Marketing Support
CardSmart®, the national card and gift store retail chain, said its franchisees enjoy low franchise start-up costs and continuing management and marketing support programs that help attract interest in the 170-store chain, where beautiful value-oriented stores offer greeting cards at everyday half p... more
Cardsmart® Rolls Back Postage Rates
Cardsmart card shops are rolling back postage rates for customers throughout Rhode Island and parts of South Eastern Massachusetts and Connecticut at its Cardsmart card and gift shops, selling 37-cent stamps at the old 34-cent rate with up to four half-price card purchased during July.
"Every... more
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Franchise History
When did the first CardSmart Retail open? 1996
When did CardSmart Retail start franchising? 2001
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Expansion Plans
United States: Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, North Dakota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Wyoming,
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Training & Support
Support
Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening Marketing
Ad slicks
Business Operations
Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 7
Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed.
Listing Tags
cardsmart, cards, greeting, cardshop, cardshops, cardmart, gifts, wrap, giftwrap, greeting cards, holiday, holidays, retail, vendors, real estate, shopping, bows, envelopes, investors, cardsmart retail, cardmart retail, investment
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