FAQs
What are the different formats of T-Mart Brand Stores?
- T-Mart Express > 800 sqft.
- T-Mart Select > 1200 sqft.
- T-Mart Mega > 1500 sqft.
How can I be a Franchisee Partner of T-Mart?
- Must be a “Building Material Trading” Business, preferably in the product category of Cement, Steel, Pipes etc.
- Entrepreneurship & passion for Product Category Addition.
- Connect with Local influencers e.g Contractors, Tiling Masons, Builders etc.
- Franchisee store minimum area >800 Sqft with visibility.
- Willingness to invest on Store Display furniture & fixtures.
- Standard appointment and store operations processes.
- CUSTOMER FIRST approach.
- Knowledge on Tiling solution & selection. (Training from T-Mart)
- Transparent & fair Business Practices.
- Passionate to be part of growth on the chain of "Modern Building Material".
What is the minimum Investment?
- Store infrastructure (Civil + Electricals + necessary Local body clearances).
- Investment on Store Display furniture & fixtures, variable as per display area.
What are the benefits?
- Brand association of “CRISTAL”, international Tile brand.
- T-Mart Support for Displays & Branding*.
- T-Mart Support for Tiles Stocking & Inventory management @Regional Distribution Center (RDC).
- Stocks shall be provided from T-Mart fulfilment center located at < 150 KMS from Franchise store location. No Tiles stocking required by Franchise Store.
- T-Mart sales team to canvas local customers to generate demand.
- T-Mart Sales Team shall drive Demand Generation and customer engagement.
- T-Mart sales team to interact with customers & guide to “Franchise Store” for tiles selection. Customer conversion by T-Mart Team.
- Product Training & Development programs.
- No investment on tile stocking godown.
- No losses of left-over stocks, obsoletion of designs.
- No losses of breakages against stocking.
- Only displays for selection & sales generations through T-Mart Sales Team.
- Fixed “Market Operating Price” - OP by T-Mart.
- Catchment exclusivity for Franchise Store, One Catchment - One Store. Protection of margins.
- Higher “Return on Investment”, i.e as an example, 8% margins on every customer transaction, 5 customers conversion per month = 40% ROI. (NIL Investment)
What all Marketing support I receive?
- Local Delivery Van distribution services from fulfilment centre to Franchise store on regular frequency.
- Fixed & affordable freight charges.
- Branding & Thematic Tile Displays.
- Rural Display Van Drive, to generate product, brand & franchise awareness at agriculture based centres with defined Route Plan.
- Day allocation with linked Franchise Store for Delivery & Display Van.
- Customer attendance & lead attendance by T-Mart Team.
- Sales conversions routed through linked Franchise Store Influencer Loyalty Program “SAMRUDDHI” for Contractors, Tiling Masons, Builders etc connect
- Mobile APP based loyalty program.
- CRISTAL Tiles purchase to points conversion.
- Redemption of points for rewards.