Calendar Club Australia

Like to know more about the one retailer that's grown faster, generated higher sales volumes and offered better customer service than any seasonal retailer in history? Then contact our Store Operations Group on 1300-366-886 (Australia) or 0800-366-886 (New Zealand), or download an application, complete it, and fax it back to our Store Operations Group on 03-9495-4400 (Australia) or 09-263-5678 (New Zealand).

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Also check out the Company Profile and Developers areas of this web site for more information about our operations.

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Frequently Asked Questions

If you have an outgoing personality, good common sense, and the stick-to-it-ness to do your best work over just 6-15 weeks, you could be running your own store and making great money in the process.

Sceptical? Then allow us to present the answers to the ten most commonly asked questions about why you should be a Calendar Club Contractor...

If you would like to pursue operating your own Calendar Club or Go! store, please send us an email with your contact information to: operators@calendarclub.com.au (Australian stores) or nzoperators@calendarclub.co.nz (New Zealand stores)

Calendar Club was formed in the United States in 1993 and became an affiliate of book-store giant Barnes & Noble in 1996. In 1995 Calendar Club first opened stores in Australia and in 1996 in New Zealand. The company is the market leader in both calendar retailing as well as seasonal retailing in Australia and New Zealand.

Calendar Club stores offer "The best selection of calendars in the known universe" TM

And remember, when we say "our store", we're really talking about your store. That's what makes Calendar Club so exciting. Our kiosks and inline stores are operated by entrepreneurs -- people like yourself who profit by running their own businesses.

The neat thing is, we think that we've removed almost all of the risk of "going it on your own."

Both, actually. Calendar Club Operators sign an agreement to use our name, operating systems and procedures, displays and products. In return, we provide you all of the above and every kind of support imaginable -- real estate, merchandising, accounting, training, you name it -- not to mention, the hottest selling and widest selection of products anywhere.

Essentially, we provide you with a turn-key business. Your job is to turn the key.

Retail experience is helpful, but certainly not mandatory. You do need good common sense, an out-going personality, customer service skills, and the willingness to work hard from day one. Only, for you, day one will usually begin in October or November, with your last sales day sometime in January.

In other words, you'll be what's referred to in the industry as a "Seasonal Retailer." And Calendar Club is the most successful, fastest growing, highest sales volume seasonal-retailer in history.

As a store owner and manager, you'll work approximately 60 hours a week, hire employees, manage inventory, make bank deposits, provide good customer service -- you know, everything required to be a successful retailer.

We provide a comprehensive training session in which we take you through all aspects of this unique and exciting opportunity. Everything you're ever wanted to know about Calendar Club (but were afraid to ask) is spelled out in a detailed, easy-to-follow manner in our Operator's Manual. And we mean everything -- suggestions on bookkeeping, interviewing, managing your staff, customer service and how to store calendar sales. We also provide you with a Setup Guide plus a Plan-O-Gram. These will show you how to transform your store into a fast-paced retail environment as well as where to exactly place each and every product in your store.

During the season, Calendar Club staff members will visit most stores not only to evaluate store setup and product merchandising but also provide customer service training and tips on increasing sales. In addition, you'll have access to a local Business Manager who are ready to respond to your every question, concern, or need.

The thing to remember is, you're never alone. We want you to do well. Because when you make money, we make money.

Question 6 - How do I get a store? Where do the products come from? How do I handle credit card transactions?

First, Calendar Club's Real Estate Department works year-round to secure great locations in some of the most successful malls in the country. If you're selected as a Store Operator, we'll do our best to place you in a great location. And we'll take care of all the paperwork and contracts, mall lease agreements, rent, etc.

At the appropriate time, we'll ship your fixtures and supplies to you, as well as your opening product inventory. (Don't worry, by then you'll know exactly how to setup your store and what to do next).

We'll also provide you with a Point-of-Sale (POS) system -- another way to say "fancy cash register." Each POS has a bar code reader so you can easily ring up sales. We will also send you an EFTPOS machine which will allow you to process Bankcard, VISA and Mastercard transactions. At the end of each day you can runs cash register reports to determine the success of your day. In fact, our POS system can do just about everything but cook dinner (which we're working on).

Yes, you are responsible for shrinkage and inventory, but you have a lot of help, namely, your POS. Here's how it works:

At the beginning of the season, we'll ship you a carefully selected inventory of the hottest products.

Each evening when you close out, the POS dials into our distribution center and tells us which and how many SKU's (retail speak for standard bookkeeping unit -- in plain English "products") you sold that day. From that data, we'll replenish your sold-out inventory. If you have other products that customers have requested, we'll try to ship those, too.

No way! At the end of the season, we'll credit you for every single product that you don't sell, provided you return them to us as instructed and in compliance with your Store Operator agreement.

Basically, you operate as a dealer/operator who receives a commission for every dollar of sales that you make. You will deposit all funds into the Calendar Club bank account each night. Each Thursday in Australia, and Friday in New Zealand, you will be paid your commission for the previous week's sales.

We will provide you with a written weekly document showing your commission payments.

Last Christmas holiday season, the average Calendar Club store sold over $104,600 ($120,000 New Zealand) in just 10 weeks and you get a commission from these sales. That's a lot of calendars sold in each store and over a million sold in our Australian and New Zealand stores. Our top stores had sales in excess of $250,000 in just 12 weeks.

How well you do depends to a large extent on how hard you work, how well you interact with customers, and how much common sense you employ. Of course, prior success is not a guarantee of future performance, but we have proven the rewards in the past. Additionally, each year Calendar Club provides an incentive plan which challenges you to excel.

If you’re truly interested in becoming a Calendar Club. Independent Contractor, you’ll need to fill out an application, provide some information, and you may undergo a few interviews. You'll also need access to $3,000 as a refundable security bond which you provide once you sign your Store Operator Agreement. This guarantees you your store and will be returned at the end of the season. Just keep in mind that the first applicants to qualify become the first dealers selected!

But then, it stands to reason: If you fixed customers up with the most beautiful dates in the known universe, you’d be attracting lots of company, too!

We provide you with all the inputs to manage an efficient, bustling business at the busiest time of the retail year. Your contribution is the store labour and the "get up and go" to make something of it.

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