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title: "Entrepreneur Signs Franchise Agreement for Metal Supermarkets Store in Philadelphia"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/6cf3931e-afac-487d-8f46-4071623fa130
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/news/20240418_entrepreneur_signs_franchise_agreement_for_metal_supermarkets_store_in_phil.html
category: "Business Services"
industry: "Business Services"
topics: ["Development & multi-unit"]
published: 2024-04-18T12:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T22:32:41.614Z
image: https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1542744095-291d1f67b221?w=1600&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop
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# Entrepreneur Signs Franchise Agreement for Metal Supermarkets Store in Philadelphia

**TL;DR:** Metal Supermarkets has signed a franchise agreement to open a location in Philadelphia. Franchisee Jeyakumar Gopalan will open the 3rd Metal Supermarkets location in Pennsylvania, offering a range of metal products to businesses and consumers.

*originally published in Franchising.com on 2024-04-18. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/news/20240418_entrepreneur_signs_franchise_agreement_for_metal_supermarkets_store_in_phil.html).*

## Story

Toronto, Ontario - Metal Supermarkets announced today that it has signed a franchise agreement to bring a fast and convenient metal supply option to businesses and consumers in Philadelphia.

Franchisee Jeyakumar Gopalan is set to open the 3rd Metal Supermarkets location in Pennsylvania, offering over 8,000 types, shapes and grades of metal, cut to each customer’s exact specifications. Metal Supermarkets will be the one-stop-shop for manufacturers, machinists, maintenance and repair, tool and die shops, hospitals, hotels, universities, schools, homeowners, artists, hobbyists and more in Philadelphia.

“I’ve always wanted to start a business selling tangible products, and have been vetting business opportunities for the right fit,” said Jeyakumar Gopalan, new franchisee with Metal Supermarkets.

Gopalan’s expertise combines two decades of sales experience in the software industry matched with a wealth of knowledge in the metal supplies industry accrued during his tenure at Titanium Metals Corporation. As a Philadelphia suburb resident, he has generated long-lasting relationships with Philadelphia fabricators, machinists and other businesses that will contribute to making his new location in Philadelphia a success.

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- location expansion (topic)
- franchise agreement (topic)
- Multi-Unit (sector)
- Pennsylvania (location)
- Philadelphia (location)
- Metal Supermarkets (company)
- metal supply (topic)
- Jeyakumar Gopalan (person)
- Titanium Metals Corporation (company)

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Originally reported by Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/news/20240418_entrepreneur_signs_franchise_agreement_for_metal_supermarkets_store_in_phil.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/6cf3931e-afac-487d-8f46-4071623fa130).