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FORMERLY known as the Minnesota mining and manufacturing company, 3M Company is an American multinational conglomerate corporation based in Maplewood, Minnesota, a suburb of St. Paul.
By: TFW Bureau | March 23, 2011
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FORMERLY known as the Minnesota mining and manufacturing company, 3M Company is an American multinational conglomerate corporation based in Maplewood, Minnesota, a suburb of St. Paul. 3M has operations in more than 60 countries, 29 international companies with manufacturing operations and 35 with laboratories. 3M products are available for purchase through distributors and retailers in more than 200 countries. 3M has embarked on an ambitious journey to enter the retail space by setting up 3M Car Care centres across the country.
3M Car Care focuses heavily on training the store staff in several areas that include technical training
Sector : Car detailing
Investment (in Rs) : 25 - 50 lakh (depends on format)
Rol : 20-40%
Expected break even : 24 months
Area : 2,000-3,000 sq. ft.
Location : NA
Annual turnover (in Rs) : NA
providing great end product and soft skills/sales training for gaining trust of the customer and endearing them to 3M Car Care stores.
Growth & expansion
In the last fiscal, 3M Car Care opened three franchised stores in Bengaluru and Pune.
THE USP: 3M has the technically most advanced car care products in the world. The technical training expertise of 3M is not replicable.
Vishesh Nigam, National Manager, Franchising Business, 3M Automotive Aftermarket Div
This fiscal, 3M Car Care wishes to open 15 stores in preferred cities such as Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad, Pune, Mumbai, Delhi, NCR, Ahmedabad, Surat, Jaipur, Lucknow and a few other cities, that are under consideration.