Advice
SCHOOL CLOTHING POOLS/SHOPS
If your School is thinking of establishing its own uniform shop or if you wish
to review the economics of running your own uniform shop, contact the experts at Cowan
& Lewis.
The following check list may be useful:
PURPOSE
- To make money for the school
- To save costs for parents
CONVENIENCE
- To the school
- To the parents
STAFFING
- Paid employees
- Voluntary workers
FACILITIES
- Existing building
- New building
FINANCIAL REQUIREMENTS
- Insurance
- Security
- Accounting
- Economy of scale
- Stock management
- Bad debts
FUNDING
- Stock $100,000
- Debtors $25,000
- Premises $250,000
RETAIL
- Local business
- Generally available
Our ability to marry purchases enables the benifits of quantity buying to be passed
onto schools using similar clothing.