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| Name | Description | Address | Phone | Approx. Start-Up $ |
| The Athlete's Foot | Specialty athletic footwear franchise. Over 700 stores in 40 countries. | 1950 Vaughn Road, Kennesaw, GA 30144 | (800) 524-6444 | $75,000 - $175,000 |
| Batteries Plus RM | Battery retail store and wholesale distributor providing 1,000's of batteries for 1,000's of items. | 625 Walnut Ridge Drive, Suite 106, Hartland, WI 53029 | (404) 369-0690 | $90,000 - $160,000 |
| Ben Franklin Crafts, Inc. | Retail Craft and Variety Stores. | 500 E. North Avenue, Carol Stream, IL 60188 | (800) 669-6413 | $200,000 - $600,000 |
| Butterfields, Etc. | Retail gourmet kitchen store located in upscale malls. Our merchandise mix includes high-quality cookware, largest assortment of kitchen gadgets, cookbooks, decorative ceramics, linens, cutlery and fresh roasted coffee beans. | 1040 William Hilton Parkway, The Circle Building, Hilton Head Island, SC 29928 | (803) 842-6000 | $50,000 - $150,000 |
| CD Warehouse | Buy, sell, trade new and used compact discs. | 1710 Firman Drive, Suite 300, Richardson, TX 75081 | (800) 492-4215 | $60,000 - $120,000 |
| Cottage Crafts Boutique | Crafter's mall set within a country retail environment. | 14458 Union Avenue, San Jose, CA 95124 | (408) 377-6096 | $45,000 - $80,000 |
| Country Clutter | Full Service Franchise. Stores feature gift items, home decor and collectibles. | 3333 Vaca Valley, Parkway, #900, Vacaville, CA 95688 | (800) 425-8883 | $75,000 - $120,000 |
| Dollar Discount Stores of America, Inc. | Dollar stores and discount variety stores. | 1362 Naamans Creek Road, Boothwyn, PA 19061 | (800) 227-5314 | $100,000 - $150,000 |
| Fastframe USA, Inc. | Quality Custom Picture Framing done instantly, and Art Sales. | 1200 Lawrence Drive Suite 300, Newbury Park, CA 91320 | (805) 498-4463 | $50,000 - $100,000 |
| HobbyTown USA | Retailing stores selling hobbies, trains, models, games, radio controlled vehicles, collectable cards and more. | 6301 South 58th Street, Lincoln, NE 68516 | (402) 434-5052 | $40,000 - $120,000 |
| JCPenney Company | Retail Stores, Crafts and Variety. | 6501 Legacy Drive, M/S 1209, Plano, TX 75024 | (214) 431-1801 | $300,000 - $800,000 |
| Mr. CD ROM Stores, Inc. | Retail store specializing in CD-ROM computer software. Mr. CD-ROM stores are located in high traffic, high visibility shopping centers. The stores carry over 2,000 titles. | 17770 Preston Road, Camelot Place, Dallas, TX 75252 | (800) 528-7822 | $110,000 - $150,000 |
| Music Go Round | Buy, sell, trade, consign used and new musical instruments and equipment. | 4200 Dahlberg Drive, Minneapolis, MN 55422 | (800) 433-2540 | $80,000 - $180,000 |
| Paper Warehouse | A unique retail concept that sells specialty retail party products at a discount price. | 7630 Excelsior Blvd., Minneapolis, MN 55426-4504 | (800) 229-1792 | $100,000 - $200,000 |
| Party City Corporation | Discount Party Supply Superstore. The Party City concept is one of mass merchandising at value prices. | 400 Commons Way, Building C, Rockaway, NJ 78660 | (800) 883-2100 | $300,000 - $400,000 |
| Play It Again Sports | A retail sporting goods store that offers tremendous savings in new, used and off-price sporting goods. | 4200 Dahlberg Drive, Minneapolis, MN 55422 | (800) 433-2540 | $50,000 - $150,000 |
| Smokers Discount I, L.L.C. | Full service cigarette store carrying all major brands. | 700 N. Grant, 6th Floor, Odessa, TX 79761 | (800) 462-2107 | $50,000 - $100,000 |
| Sports Fantastic | Collectible trading cards, sports memorabilia, and gifts. | 1919 South 40th Street, Suite 202, Lincoln, NE 68506 | (800) 865-2378 | $50,000 - $100,000 |
| The Sport Shoe Marketing Inc. | Specialty retail athletic footwear and sports related active wear. | 1770 Corporate Drive, Suite 500, Norcross, GA 30093 | (800) 944-7463 | $100,000 - $200,000 |
| Toy Traders | Retail store that buys and resells good as new toys. | 4334 Leland Street, Chevy Chase, MD 20815 | (301) 654-TOYS | $20,000 - $50,000 |
| U.S. Shoe Corporation | Shoe store offering complete collection of the famous Easy Spirit footwear. | One Eastwood Drive, Cincinnati, OH 45227 | (513) 527-7542 | $50,000 - $150,000 |
| Uniforms for America | Modern, well stocked retail stores offering medical and career apparel, shoes and accessories to professionals in many fields. | 121 Bells Ferry Lane, Marietta, GA 30066 | (800) 908-0199 | $100,000 - $150,000 |
| Wicks n Sticks | The nations largest specialty retailer of quality candles, room fragrancing products, wedding keepsakes and related home decorative accessories. | P.O. Box 4586, Houston, TX 77210-4586 | (800) 231-6337 | $55,000 - $130,000 |
| Wild Bird Center | The ultimate backyard birding specialty stores, in major markets. | 7370 MacArthur Boulevard, Glen Echo, MD 20812 | (800) 945-3247 | $75,000 - $130,000 |