During vegetative growth, you might leave the lights on 24/7, but when the plants have matured enough, youâll want to switch them to a 12/12 light to darkness ratio. That means, the lights stay on for 12 hours and they go off for 12 hours straight.
Cost to Start a Dollar Store Franchise. Initial startup costs begin at about $25,000 to $50,000 and range up to $300,000 or more. That covers most everything youâll need to get started, including inventory, the initial lease, fixtures, signs, office equipment and grand opening advertisement.
Dollar Tree is also excelling in the currently favorable environment. Dollar Tree posted record first-quarter results. In all, its same-store sales growth clocked in at 2%; it also reported 7% growth in net sales. To reward shareholders, Dollar General management maintains an aggressive share-buyback program. The company bought back $800 million worth of shares just last quarter and has $223 million of repurchases left in its current authorization. Given its solid cash generation, it's a good bet Dollar General will announce a new authorization when the current one ends.