Why Digital Franchise for Shopify D2C Brands

Build a local presence in the next city—without opening a store.

Connect your Shopify store to Mycoreve, assign a city to a local Digital Franchisee, and let them build awareness in their community. Customers order on your existing store; your brand fulfils from its own warehouse.

Brand Commercial Choice

Charge an upfront franchise fee for a city territory—or offer it free. You choose the fee and the partner margin.

Any upfront territory fee is set by your brand and paid directly to you. It is completely separate from your Mycoreve platform subscription.

The Operational Flow

How a City Partnership Works from Connection to Order

A clear path for your brand, your local partner, and your customers.

STEP 0115-Min Setup

Connect your Shopify store

Connect your existing Shopify store to Mycoreve. Your store, checkout, and payment gateway remain unchanged.

STEP 02Territory Selection

Assign a city territory

Select a city territory—such as Ludhiana—and assign it to your chosen local Digital Franchisee.

STEP 03Local Community

The Digital Franchisee builds local awareness

Your partner introduces the brand across their city through community events, demos, and local relationships.

STEP 04Central Warehouse

Customer orders on your online store; you ship centrally

Customers place orders directly on your existing website. Your brand keeps its inventory and fulfils every order from its own warehouse.

STEP 05Return-Window Status

Territory matching & return-window status

Mycoreve matches eligible orders to the assigned territory. The pending partner margin becomes eligible after your return window closes for delivered, non-returned orders.

No affiliate link, QR code, or coupon code required inside the territory.

When a customer’s order is delivered within an assigned city territory, Mycoreve matches the eligible order using the order’s delivery territory—not by tracking the customer’s live location, and without requiring the shopper to click a referral link or enter a discount code.

On-Ground Community Presence

What does a Digital Franchisee do?

A Digital Franchisee focuses on building local awareness, trust, and community relationships in their assigned city. They do not need to open a physical store or hold your stock. Your brand keeps its online store, inventory, customer payment flow, and central fulfilment.

Apartment & Society Gatherings

Hosting residential pop-ups and society introductions where families can see the brand up close.

College & Campus Activities

Organizing student introductions and campus stalls to build familiarity with younger buyers.

Community Events & Exhibitions

Setting up brand tables at local exhibitions, weekend markets, and neighborhood events.

Product Demonstrations & Sampling

Letting prospective customers experience or sample the product in person before ordering online.

Small Local Sponsorships

Supporting neighborhood clubs, local sports events, or community gatherings.

Local Theatre Advertisements

Running city-specific cinema slides or local venue placements to build town-wide recognition.

Introductions Through Local Nano-Influencers

Collaborating with trusted local voices who speak the regional language.

Connecting with Local Introducers

Identifying city-level opportunities, local groups, and community connectors.

Local Activity Costs: Local awareness activities, event setups, product sampling, and community sponsorships are initiated and funded by the local Digital Franchisee as part of building their territory presence. These costs are at the partner's own risk and discretion, unless otherwise specified in the brand-partner agreement.

You keep your online store
You keep central inventory & fulfilment
Customers pay your brand directly
No physical shop required
Flexible Commercial Models

You choose how each city partnership works.

Every D2C brand is at a different stage. Mycoreve lets you decide the commercial terms for each city territory.

Option A • Upfront Territory Fee + Partner Margin

Paid Territory

Your brand sets an upfront franchise fee for a selected city territory. The partner pays this fee directly to your brand to secure the territory, and earns the agreed partner margin on eligible delivered orders.

Ideal for established D2C brands expanding into high-demand regional hubs.
Option B • No Entry Fee + Partner Margin

Free Territory

Your brand offers a city territory without an upfront entry fee. You onboard a motivated local partner and reward them through the agreed partner margin on eligible delivered orders.

Ideal for scaling brands focused on rapid geographical onboarding and market presence.

You set the partner margin & return window

Whether you charge a territory fee or offer it free, you choose the partner margin on eligible orders and set the return window (e.g., 1 to 20 days).

Clear Separation of Fees

Your Mycoreve platform subscription is a separate software fee. Any territory fee you choose to charge is agreed and settled directly between your brand and your partner.

Governance, Responsibilities & Total Cost

Who Is Responsible for What?

Total operational clarity on brand control, partner responsibilities, and Mycoreve platform costs before you connect your store.

100% Brand Ownership

What Your Brand Controls & Owns

  • Store & Fulfillment: Your Shopify/WooCommerce store, product pricing, inventory, and central warehouse fulfillment remain 100% yours.
  • Commercial Terms: You decide whether to charge an upfront territory fee or offer the territory free, and you set the partner margin % and return window (1–20 days).
  • Partner Agreements & Settlements: Any upfront territory fee and ongoing partner payouts are settled directly between your brand and your Digital Franchisee. You retain full authority to set territory performance milestones or reassign territories per your agreement.
Direct Merchant Authority
Local Community Growth

What the Franchisee Does

  • On-Ground Awareness: Building local brand recognition, community trust, and offline word-of-mouth in their assigned city territory.
  • Local Activations: Hosting residential society pop-ups, campus demos, local market stalls, and product sampling events.
  • Regional Advocacy: Collaborating with trusted regional nano-influencers and connecting with neighborhood groups.
  • Local Activity Costs: Local awareness activities, event setups, product sampling, and community sponsorships are initiated and funded by the local Digital Franchisee as part of building their territory presence. These costs are at the partner's own risk and discretion, unless otherwise specified in the brand-partner agreement.
  • Zero Operational Burden: They do not buy wholesale stock, manage courier shipping, or handle customer support.
On-Ground Awareness Partner
Software Infrastructure

What Mycoreve Does & Costs

Calculation Software (Not an Escrow): Mycoreve matches eligible orders to assigned delivery territories based on delivery destination geofenced city clusters, calculates the partner ledger, and the brand pays the partner directly. Mycoreve is calculation and attribution software, never a payment-holding escrow.

Total Cost to Brand:

Your chosen Mycoreve subscription (Grow at ₹1,699/mo billed yearly + 1.5% on eligible partner sales, or Scale at ₹8,499/mo billed yearly with 0% platform fee, plus 18% GST) + the partner margin % you choose to pay your franchisees on delivered, non-returned orders.

Zero Hidden Charges • Direct SaaS Fee
The Expansion Matrix

How Digital Franchise Fits Alongside Other Channels

Mycoreve is a local partner channel designed to complement your existing performance marketing and online growth—giving you a practical way to build city-level presence over time.

How the brand reaches customers

Performance Marketing Ads

Paid digital ad campaigns across social and search platforms.

Physical Store Franchise

Walk-in footfall at a local brick-and-mortar retail outlet.

Mycoreve Digital Franchise

Local partner builds community awareness and offline relationships in their assigned city; customers order on the brand’s online store.

Whether a physical store is needed

Performance Marketing Ads

No physical store required.

Physical Store Franchise

Requires a physical shop; store size, setup, and lease terms depend on the brand and franchise arrangement.

Mycoreve Digital Franchise

No physical store or local stock is required for this model.

Who holds inventory and fulfils orders

Performance Marketing Ads

Brand holds inventory and ships from its warehouse.

Physical Store Franchise

Inventory is typically stocked at the local store or regional warehouse, depending on the franchise agreement.

Mycoreve Digital Franchise

Brand keeps all inventory and fulfils orders centrally from its own warehouse.

How an eligible order is matched to a partner

Performance Marketing Ads

Ad platform pixels and campaign attribution windows.

Physical Store Franchise

Point-of-sale billing at the physical store counter.

Mycoreve Digital Franchise

Mycoreve matches eligible online orders to the assigned delivery territory (or via a partner link/code when used outside the territory).

When partner margin is payable

Performance Marketing Ads

Ad spend is billed by the ad platform based on impressions or clicks, prior to delivery or returns.

Physical Store Franchise

Margin depends on wholesale stock purchase or store revenue terms.

Mycoreve Digital Franchise

Set a partner margin on eligible orders. Margin remains in return-window status until the return window closes for delivered, non-returned orders. No partner margin is payable on returned or RTO orders (local partner activity costs and agreed partner margin on kept orders still apply).

Whether the brand can charge an upfront territory fee

Performance Marketing Ads

Not applicable.

Physical Store Franchise

Yes, depending on the brand’s physical franchise structure.

Mycoreve Digital Franchise

Yes—the brand can choose to charge an upfront territory fee or offer the territory free.

Frequently Asked Questions

Direct Answers for D2C Founders

Clear explanations on commercial terms, order matching, and brand control.

What is a Digital Franchisee?
A Digital Franchisee is a local partner assigned to a specific city territory by your brand. Their role is to build local awareness, relationships, and community trust in that city while customers place orders on your existing Shopify store.
Does the partner need a shop or inventory?
No. No physical store or local stock is required for this model. Your brand keeps its inventory and fulfils all orders centrally from its own warehouse.
Does the customer need to use a link, QR code, or coupon?
No. For an order delivered within an assigned city territory, the customer can visit your online store directly and place an order without clicking an affiliate link, scanning a QR code, or entering a coupon code.
How is an order matched to a city territory?
Mycoreve matches eligible orders to the assigned delivery territory based on where the order is being delivered. It does not track the customer’s live location.
Who receives the customer’s payment?
Your brand receives the customer’s payment directly through your existing Shopify store checkout. Mycoreve does not hold or process your customer revenue.
When does the partner margin become eligible?
You set a partner margin and a return window in Mycoreve. When an eligible order is delivered, the partner margin stays in pending return-window status and becomes eligible for payout only after your return window closes for delivered, non-returned orders. No partner margin is payable on returned or RTO orders.
Can the brand charge a franchise fee or offer the territory free?
Yes. You decide whether to charge an upfront franchise fee for a city territory or offer the territory free. Any territory fee is paid directly to your brand and is separate from your Mycoreve subscription.
Does Digital Franchise replace performance marketing?
No. Digital Franchise is an additional channel that helps you build a local presence city by city and reduce reliance on performance marketing over time, working alongside your existing marketing efforts.

Ready to build your brand’s presence in the next city?

Connect your Shopify store, choose your territory rules, and start onboarding local Digital Franchisees.