Feasibility Study of Creating a Retail Store Network with a Franchising Approach (Case Study: Shiraz City)

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the feasibility of creating a retail store network with a franchising approach. In this research, using the library method, the effective factors in the pricing strategy have been identified. 35 factors were identified and confirmed in fuzzy Delphi technique. Finally, 8 criteria and 35 sub-criteria were evaluated and prioritized in network analysis and fuzzy dimethyl techniques. In this study, a pair of questionnaires were used. The statistical population of the present study includes all experts and managers. A community is used in the Delphi and ANP stages. According to the research method, snowball sampling method has been used. The number of sample members was 10. In the first stage, in three Delphi rounds, 35 criteria were approved. Identified factors include: scoring characteristics, service quality, contract terms, scoring characteristics, communications management, legal and regulatory factors, technology and communications, and environmental characteristics. Based on the results, legal factors and regulations were among the highest criteria among the main criteria.