Like every year, our fixed stage and will be the 29^th Franchising Salon in Milan. In the article below you can find all the latest news  in the next edition. Happy reading

The Retail Tool: All the services for sales

This is the new section of the Salone Franchising Milano dedicated to companies, initiatives and operators who offer services to the production chain of sales.
The Sfm’s cornerstone is and remains the franchisor, the exhibitors who are present at the fair bringing to market ideas and formats for retail. Alongside them, since the 2014 edition, the Salone has structured a new route, the Sfm Retail Tool, which gathers together and valorises all the services for retail and franchising that are present in the salon in various forms. From the most advanced technology to companies that design and build shops, to suppliers of energy or management software, to consulting for those who want to open or develop their own firm.

The Sfm Retail Tool was born from the evolution of various successful initiatives that have been launched in past editions, in particular, the Innovation Retail Lab, dedicated to advanced technologies for retail and the Franchising Factory, the free consulting service invented and offered by the Sfm and directed at whoever wants to become franchisor or franchisee.

These elements, very much appreciated by visitors and exhibitors, come together now on a new platform that welcomes the entire "services chain of business" present at the fair. It is a way to make these businesses more recognisable, as they are essential suppliers for those working in the trade, and to make the Sfm offer even more transparent and clear.
The Retail Tool is built around the Innovation Retail Lab, the heart of the area, which with Assintel companies present the state of the art of technologies for retail and symbolises the high level of development reached by the services available for the business.
Alongside them, all the companies of the services that have historically been present at the Salone.
It embraces, then the Franchising Factory and the Rds & Company space, the consulting firm for the development of retail and franchising networks which organises the Salone and which provides visitors and exhibitors with their consultant for assessments and directions during the days of the exhibition.

 Content SfmRetailTool: Innovation Retail Lab
This is the lab where it is possible to show and demonstrate how integrated technology can turn a shop into a provider of digital services. The Innovation Retail Lab stands for the proposition of advanced technology with an interactive character. It is the result of a partnership between the Sfm and Disignum, with the working group Assintel.

Systems, facilities, supplies
The companies that have historically been at the Salone to present services dedicated to planning, creation and management of the stores and of the sales points in chains. They present products and services for the management of the company and of the parent company. There are two main currents: Companies that offer technology and systems and companies that offer structures such as furnishing, cash registers, computers.

Franchising Factory
This is the free consulting service active during the Salone for potential franchisors and franchisees. Developed and offered by Sfm with the idea of providing tools to support those who want to do business and new businesses in the trade and sales chain.
For 2014, the FFactory has an outstanding media partner, Millionaire, which for years has been promoting the themes of entrepreneurship and building one’s own future.

Rds & Company: re-think re-tail
A large and comfortable space where one can discuss doing business.
Rds & Company, company that offers consulting for retail and franchising (to clients such as Eni, Scavolini, Listone Giordano) and since 2011 has been organising, with Fiera Milano, the Salone Franchising welcomes the operators present at the fair with the staff of its own consultants.

Find Franchising
This is the system of online matching of the Salone, which welcomes all exhibito