Why should I consider a Pickles & Ice Cream franchise instead of opening my own independent boutique?
Pickles & Ice Cream is the largest and oldest maternity clothing franchise in the United States. Pickles & Ice Cream is a well-recognized name and the company has plans to grow by several new markets each season. Our corporate office is contacted regularly by brokers in large markets requesting that we consider their locations as future homes for Pickles & Ice Cream boutiques. Pickles & Ice Cream has cultivated important relationships with our vendors. These relationships allow us to collaboratively buy inventory and design our own special cuts that can be found only in a Pickles & Ice Cream boutique. These special cuts set us apart from our competitors and allow lower costs and increased margins. Our systematic buying process streamlines the dollars spent on inventory to ensure each market has the quantity necessary to drive the boutique towards success. Monthly analysis of inventory and buying trends further allows us to discover the mix that makes each market successful. Our corpora
