Fitness Boutique, the French retailer of fitness equipment, has launched a franchising program, hoping to attract a dozen retailers in the first year of operation. The company already has 17 stores in France and two in Spain, in addition to its online store. It plans to open five other corporate stores in the course of this year. The franchising candidates are being asked for a start-up fee of €30,000, a contribution of €3,000 a year to advertising programs and a royalty of 4.5 percent of sales, which are estimated to range from €160,000 to €240,000 per year.

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