Profitability depends on many factors including your chosen area of operation, operating costs (driver salary, supermarket margin rate), financing terms, types of products sold, and most importantly, your ability to operate the business effectively.

Yes, you do have an opportunity to run more than one area, depending on availability. However, you will have to pay for each additional area depending on the zones it falls under – which varies from USD 5,500 to USD 10,000.

Each area is exclusive to one franchisee. However, one franchisee can own multiple areas.

No, you will not be required to rent a shop/space and will not be required to manage your own physical inventory/stocks.

The bawiq Cloud Supermarket Business Model only requires you to deliver orders from your partnered supermarket, to the customer’s doorstep.

You will only need delivery riders to pick up the groceries and deliver them to the customer’s doorstep. The number of riders required depends on the number of orders you get per day.

The licenses or documents needed to start the business are as follows:

Commercial License as per the legal requirements of your respective jurisdiction. Note: The cost to acquire the commercial license is incurred by you.

bawiq’s Franchise Term Sheet - On signing the term sheet, you will have to pay a non-refundable deposit of USD 1,500 per area to bawiq.

bawiq’s Franchise Contract - Upon signing the franchise contract, the remaining payment to bawiq needs to be completed.

There are two types of expenses you can expect. Those you will incur under the franchise with bawiq, and those you will incur on your own.

bawiq Franchise Costs:

You will have one-time startup costs:

1. Franchise fee of USD 5,500 to USD 10,000, depending on area allocation
2. Training fees
3. Team uniforms

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Monthly recurring fees:

1. A fee of 5% of monthly gross sales
2. Professional Fees which covers:

• Marketing Support
• Accountancy Support
• Customer Support
• App Support