Metal Supermarkets is the world’s largest supplier of small quantity metals. Our stores are small metal warehouses and distribution centers.
We stock and sell a wide variety of metal grades, sizes, and shapes such as aluminum, hot and cold rolled steel, stainless steel, brass, and copper in various shapes such as bar, tubes, channel, sheet, and more.
We do not focus on customers that use metal in manufacturing itself (that is for the major metal service centers). Our customers are maintenance and repair departments of manufacturers, distribution companies, food processors, machine shops, tool and die makers, government agencies, and a wide variety of other companies and institutions, including homeowners, and hobbyists. Our customers value and benefit from our key differentials including no order minimums, cut to size metal, fast delivery, sourcing of hard-to-find items, and exceptional service.
This is a real relationship business! We have minimal customer and industry dependency.
First Unit Franchised: 1987
Franchised Units: 127
Company Owned Units: 11
States Registered In:
Alabama (AL)
Alaska (AK)
Arizona (AZ)
Arkansas (AR)
California (CA)
Colorado (CO)
Connecticut (CT)
Delaware (DE)
Florida (FL)
Georgia (GA)
Idaho (ID)
Illinois (IL)
Indiana (IN)
Iowa (IA)
Kansas (KS)
Kentucky (KY)
Louisiana (LA)
Maine (ME)
Massachusetts (MA)
Michigan (MI)
Mississippi (MS)
Missouri (MO)
Montana (MT)
Nebraska (NE)
Nevada (NV)
New Hampshire (NH)
New Jersey (NJ)
New Mexico (NM)
New York (NY)
North Carolina (NC)
Ohio (OH)
Oklahoma (OK)
Oregon (OR)
Pennsylvania (PA)
South Carolina (SC)
Tennessee (TN)
Texas (TX)
Utah (UT)
Vermont (VT)
West Virginia (WV)
Wisconsin (WI)
Wyoming (WY)
States Pending Registration:
Hawaii (HI)
Maryland (MD)
Minnesota (MN)
North Dakota (ND)
Rhode Island (RI)
South Dakota (SD)
Virginia (VA)
Washington (WA)
Canada Franchises: No
International Franchises: No
Minimum Net Worth: $500,000
Franchise Fee: $44,500
Royalty: 6% - 2%
Ad: 2%
Item 19: Yes
Average Number of Employees: 3
Visa Candidates: Yes
Passive Ownership: No
Home-Based: No
B2B: Yes
Master Franchise Opportunities: No
Veteran Discount: Yes
Lease Negotiation Assistance: Yes
Recruiting Assistance: Yes
Cooperative Advertising: No
Training:
40 hours of web based pre-training, 1 week of in class training (virtual at present), 1 week of in store training plus an additional 3 week store set-up training which includes team members being present for the first week of store operations
Ability to multi-task and thrive in a fast paced environment
Can effectively delegate and manage employees
Understands how to work with and relate to both blue and white collar individuals
Not afraid to ‘roll up their sleeves’ and get dirty when required
Understands that building a business does not happen overnight
Willingness to work hard in order to achieve mid to long term meaningful financial rewards versus short term “home runs"