System and Rule(regulation) of license(permit) management for ATHOME Membering

1.Basic Principle
  Based on the principle of collaboration and division and by untilization of modern small –scaled organization of chain store ,we try to make the management reasonable and fully meet the customer’s demand for shop really.

2.Purpose(aim or objective)
  The regulation aims at guiding the shop headquarter’s (briefly called headquarters as follows) organization and activity , regulating the headquarter’s rights and ,operation system, management system and the chainshop’s right and duty ,etc

3.Organization
  ATHOME BRAND MARKETING DEPARTMENT(the headquarter) will be established in Faithbreez Company to conduct (strive)the business expanding.
  (一) headquarters
  The headquarters presides the formulation of operation method , system, regulations ,which run the business development, to manage and control all the membering shops.
  (二) member shop
  The shop owner has the right (or priority) of sole management in limited district (business circle)subject to obeying the regulation and undertaking the duty of honest management under the regulated whole management system (and shop situation)
  
4.Qualifications
  The qualifications are as follows:
  (一) Possess store scaled over certain limitation
  Lowest(Bottom) standard regulated of shop room :more than 70 square meters for comprehensive shop ,over 40m2 for A&B classifications , over 30m2 for supermarket shop
  (二) Be a member of any other chainstore which competes with the headquarter in nature is not allowed(permitted).
  (三) The member himself must choose the qualified manager and pay great attention to the management.
  (四) As a member shop, he should manage the business honestly and is willing to accept the headquarter’s guidance and complete supporting system.
  (五) The member must accept this formulation as a whole. and take part in all unified activity for the shop held by the headquarter.
  (六) Should .Insist on the willing of reasonable management usually and make the business reasonable initiatively and aggressively.

5.Requirements (Conditions)
  Apart from the above qualification,the other ones are as follows:
  (一) have to use unified firm or trade mark of ATHOME and install specified signboard and marking in shop(store)
  (二) The member has to submit total RMB15,000 charging for prophase guidance to the headquarter, which wouldn’t be returned(sent) back;
  (三) Have to accept the plan of educating and training stipulated by the headquarters.
  (四) Have to sign membering contract with the headquarters with the stamp. 
 
6. Basic Privileges
  Following basic privileges are granted to te member subject to obeying all conditions stipulated in the regulation
  (一) the right to use the trademark of ATHOME for business conduct and promotion activity
  (二) the right to sell the products developed by the headquarters
  (三) the right to unify the inner and outer packaging and mode of management
  (四) the right to accept the supply of unified merchandise and products selected and use order manual;
  (五) the right to take part in (Attend) the unified activity of propagandise advertisement ,promotion and others
  (六) the right to accept special technique guidance concerning about store instauration and refitting and the scheme and guidance about business plan (management/ programme)
7.Merchandise Programme (Plan)
  In order to insure(garrantte)the previous benefits ,the followings will be planned and guide the implement by the headquarters combined:
  Merchandise composition plan , merchandise display plan, gross profit plan, sale promotion plan ,advertisement publicity plan, stock replenishment plan and others concerning the store management

8.Merchandise Supply
  Supply methods prescribe as follows:
  (一) All the products handled by the store must stock from the headquarters.
  (二) The supply for the initial principlely must be the merchandise combination chosen by the headquarters, but the replenishment ones decided by the member.
 
9.Payement Effect
  The terms of payment for all merchandise come in line with the principle of delivery after effecting cash or remittance

10.Dealing with goods returning and exchanging
  Conduct the performance under the system of goods returning and exchanging regulated by the headquarters strictly 
 
11.Special(Particular) expenses(outlay/budget) share
  The member has to share the following expenses one by one subject to(on base of ) the below standard
  (一)common advertisement expense(advertisement throwing in district market)
  (二) common special –sale expense(budget)
  (三) expense for all kinds of activity
  (四) expense for investigation and education
  (五) expense for design of store and advertisement exhibit and articles
  (六) Other expense (budget) for particular guidance and support

12.Trade Secret Conservation
  The member has to keep secret of the configuration and contents about the plan, managing, activity of the organization, especially the following conditions .In case of any disobey, the party concerned has to hold responsibility for the damage compensation.
  (一) the supplier ,price ,stock conditions for the commodity and articles handled
  (二) managing details for the store ,especially the contents about stock , sale ,fund plan and actual achievement.
  (三) Other matters designated by the headquarters

13.Matters Prohibited
  The below behaviors are not permited for the store:
  (一)the conduct of stocking from the headquarters and then supply to nonmember store
  (二)Take part in the chain store of same line out of the organization.
  (三)Do harm to the reputation of the organization
  (四)Provide the files and information sent by the headquarters to others under improper reasons

14. Ractifying and Advice
  In case of nonperformance of the duty specified in the regulation and the prohibited matters listed in the above one ,the headquarters remains the right of ractify and advise to the member.

15. 契约解除
  有下列各项事由时,本部可以解除加盟契约:
  (一) In case of unobeying of the ractifying and advice in the above rule without proper reason
  (二) In case that the business become worsen and keep deteriorated over six months continuously