TL;DR
MODE, a designer outlet store, was founded in 2007 by Ciara Stockeland and her husband Jim Stockeland and has franchisees throughout the Midwest. The company is looking to expand throughout the Midwest.
MODE® is a designer outlet store in a boutique environment. Home of the $40 Designer Jean ®. We are a Franchise and currently have Franchisees with thriving MODE stores throughout ND, SD, MN and KS and are looking to expand throughout the Midwest.
MODE® was founded in 2007 by Ciara Stockeland and her husband Jim Stockeland. Through an opportunity to liquidate a truckload of designer overstock, Ciara and Jim created the MODE brand. Always intending to build a brand, they found the franchising was the best way to grow the MODE brand and bring it into communities throughout the Midwest. The first MODE franchise was located in Bismarck, ND.
Ciara has a passion for franchising and shares her experience testifying before the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
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This story was originally published in 1851 Franchise on December 15, 2016. Burnaze summarizes and links to the original reporting.
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