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Keep every candidate, site visit and open store in one record.

A CRM for a retail franchise brand holds the candidate's journey from first call to opened store, and the franchisee's record after. GullySales sets up the stages, fields and ownership around your team.

Scope, fee, reporting and term are agreed in writing after we have read your brief and spoken to you.

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What CRM means

A CRM is the record where every enquiry, call and quote is kept against a customer, replacing separate notebooks, spreadsheets and memory. GullySales sets up or cleans an existing CRM and reports from it by enquiry outcome rather than by activity logged.

Last updated 18 Oct 2026.

For retail franchise brands

Where it usually goes wrong, and what we would do.

  • “Candidate details sit in four places”

    One field manager keeps notes in a phone, another in a sheet, and the portal holds the original form. When a manager changes territory, the history leaves with their phone.

  • “Stages are not defined”

    Without agreed stages, a candidate who has seen a shop and one who has only asked a price sit in the same list. Forecasts then cannot say how many stores are likely to open.

  • “Property details have no field”

    The frontage, the landlord, the rent and the neighbouring brands decide the deal, yet they live in a message thread. A CRM that stores only name and phone omits the facts a visit depends on.

  • “Franchisees vanish from the record after opening”

    Once a store opens, the candidate record is closed and the franchisee is forgotten. Yet the next referral, the festive stock order and the support request all start from that relationship.

What we do

What we deliver for retail franchise brands.

Every deliverable, what it covers for you, and the result it is there to produce. Nothing here is an extra.

  1. Stage design

    Stages from new enquiry to qualified, site visit, agreement and opened, with the exit condition for each.

    Result: A named list of stages and what moves a candidate on.

  2. Candidate and shop fields

    Fields for frontage, area, street, landlord, capital and existing trade.

    Result: A record that shows the shop at a glance.

  3. Owner and reminder rules

    One owner per candidate, and a reminder when a stage has sat untouched.

    Result: A view of which candidates have no next step.

  4. Franchisee record after opening

    A record that continues into store life: opening date, contact, stock orders and support requests.

    Result: One file per store that outlives the sale.

  5. Import of old records

    Existing sheets and portal exports cleaned and loaded.

    Result: A tidy starting list with duplicates merged.

How the result is measured

  • Enquiries logged in the CRM
  • Data completeness
  • Reports generated from CRM data

Recorded as a baseline before work starts, so every later report has an honest comparison.

Who it is for

This is written for these retail franchise brands.

  • Apparel and fashion brands selling stores in towns and cities
  • Footwear and accessories franchise brands
  • Mobile, electronics and appliance franchise stores
  • Kids' products and toy store franchises
  • Gifts, stationery and lifestyle store chains
  • Optical and eyewear franchise stores
  • Home furnishing and decor franchise stores
  • Brands selling shop-in-shop and kiosk formats

How it works

How the CRM work runs

The work itself, in order. How an engagement starts, from your brief to a written scope, is set out on our method page.

  1. 1

    Map the sales process

    We record how a deal actually moves from enquiry to close in your business today.

  2. 2

    Configure stages and fields

    The CRM's pipeline and fields are built to match that process exactly, not a generic template.

  3. 3

    Set up automations

    Reminders, assignment rules and follow-up triggers are configured so routine steps happen without manual effort.

  4. 4

    Test with real deals

    We run the configuration against actual current deals to catch gaps before the whole team relies on it.

Where this fits

Three pieces of sales work, in this order.

This work sits inside sales management. A target, a review routine and someone who owns the number.

  1. Step 1

    Sales audit

    Find where deals are being lost and what to fix first.

    Start here if you cannot say where orders are lost.

  2. Step 2

    Sales process design

    One written way to sell, from first enquiry to repeat order.

    Start here if every salesperson sells differently.

  3. Step 3 · you are here

    Sales management

    A target, a review routine and someone who owns the number.

    Start here if the team has targets and no routine.

Tell us what you need Your brief is read before we call. Scope, fee and term in writing.

FAQ

Questions owners ask before they call.

Not here? More answers, or ask on WhatsApp.

Which CRM should we use?
The one your team will open daily. We work with the tool you already hold where it fits, and suggest a change only if it blocks the stages you need.
Can field managers use it on a phone?
They must, since they are in stores. Pick a tool with a usable phone view and keep the fields few.
Do franchisees get access?
Give access to their own store record only, if at all. What franchisees may see belongs in your agreement, so check it with your own adviser.
How much does it cost?
There is no price list, because the work differs by business. The fee is scoped after we have read your brief and spoken to you, and put in writing before anything starts, split into our time, your media spend and production.
How long is the contract?
The term is agreed in writing after we have spoken, along with the fee and the reporting. It is never a default twelve months, and renewal is decided on the numbers against the baseline recorded at the start.
How soon will we see results?
It depends on the trade, the channel and what is already in place. After we have read your brief and spoken to you, we say what we would expect to move first and how it will be measured against the baseline. Nothing here is guaranteed.
Who will actually do the work?
The person you speak to before anything starts. We work from one office in Nagarbhavi, Bengaluru, with no account managers in between.
What if we are not happy with the work?
Tell us and the plan changes. Everything is reported against the baseline, so a number that is not moving is visible to both sides. The term is in your written scope, and the refund and cancellation policy sets out the rest.

Your next practical step

Tell us what you are trying to grow, and we will read it before we call.

Eight short steps, mostly taps. Skip anything you would rather answer on the call.