In the early 80's Canada started to see the arrival of many successful U.S. based big box retailers. These stores featured lots of floor space, a wide selection of products and "sometimes" lower prices.
Canadians were entranced and flocked to try and wonder about these retailers. Many very successful Canadian companies had been studying this trend and experimenting with their own model. Today you see the big store results in the successes of Canadian Tire and Loblaws.With all this going on, it's been interesting to watch the fallout. Where many had predicted the demise of smaller retail stores, the Canadian franchise industry showed just the opposite. Good specialty store franchises are growing actively. MotoPhoto is one of these!
Canadian
consumers have embraced the specialty stores that greet them personally, provide
a strong product knowledge base and are part of an established retail family.
In MotoPhoto they find friendly, courteous, knowledgeable and caring owners from
their own community who care about helping them preserve their memories and offer
them advice and premium quality products and services. With very strong loyalty programs, MotoPhoto franchisees offer a unique point of difference to their customers. The MotoPhoto system helps franchisees develop strong relationships with their customers. This along with ongoing training and support programs, has enabled our franchisees to offer an effective alternative to the Big Box retailers. MotoPhoto stands today as a proud specialty retail store serving thousands of happy customers weekly.
