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 (DLTR) will pay $74.50 in cash and stock for each share of Family Dollar (FDO), representing a 23 percent premium. The $8.5 billion deal will create a massive discount retailer, with more than 13,000 retail locations in the U.S. and sales of more than $18 billion.