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California Closets Overview

California Closets is a company that deals in home storage solutions. The business is owned by the Franchise Company, which is a subsidiary of FirstService Corporation. Based in Berkeley, California, California Closets offers high end solutions to storage needs that typically run anywhere from $400 to $30,000.

The company was founded in 1978 by 18-year-old Neil Balter who was looking for a way to maximize the space in his dorm room. His innovative storage system was so impressive that one of his college professors suggested that he franchise it. The business's original retail outlet was in the San Fernando Valley. By 1982, the first franchise was started in Huntington Beach.

California Closets Job Information

Today, there are 88 franchise California Closet stores in the U.S., two in Canada and two in other international locations. Twenty percent of the franchise owners own stores in more than one location. Each store typically employs eight workers. Employees are paid partly by commission, which can be problematic during tough economic times since the cost of the product to end consumers is at the high end of the spectrum and those consumers have incentives to buy from less expensive competitors.

Each store has a showroom where designers meet with prospective clients to review clients' needs . Customized client orders are filled in the California Closets' factories and then installed in clients' homes. In 2005, the California Closets parent company generated revenues of $241million. This represented a 16 percent increase over 2004.

What jobs pay the most at California Closets?

General Manager is the highest paying job at California Closets at $96,000 annually.