Franchise Factbook

Retail/Other — USA

63 brands in the USA · every figure from official FDD filings, source linked

$190K
median start-up
+2.2%
median net growth
3.8%
median units lost/yr

Growing fastest

Openings minus closures, per year
  1. 1FLSC Recycling+37.6%
  2. 2POTBELLY+33.3%
  3. 3Everbowl+30.0%
  4. 4Wireless Zone+18.1%
  5. 5Miniso+16.7%
Top 17 →

Fewest units lost

Terminations, non-renewals and closures as a share of units at year start
  1. 1Wild Birds Unlimited0.8%
  2. 2The UPS Store1.0%
  3. 3Just Between Friends2.0%
  4. 4Great Clips2.3%
  5. 5Wireless Zone2.5%
Top 16 →

Largest systems

Franchised outlets on file in the most recent year

Most company-owned

Share the franchisor runs itself

Needs three years of Item 20 filings that balance, and 10+ outlets — still being extracted.

Lowest cost to enter

Low end of the Item 7 total investment range, including the franchise fee
  1. 1Card My Yard$10K
  2. 2Sunoco$20K
  3. 3Aerus Franchising$31K
  4. 4Good Neighbor Pharmacy$44K
  5. 5ZAGG$49K
Top 20 →

Rankings are computed from filings, never sold, and recompute as coverage grows. Brands whose Item 20 outlet arithmetic doesn't balance are excluded rather than ranked on a mis-parsed table.

Cost, growth and turnover side by side — the columns other directories leave out. Showing 51–63.

BrandTotal to openNet growthUnits lost/yrUnitsScore
Scout & Molly's BoutiquePartial FDD data$319K–$388K———?
SlumberlandDirectory only————?
Snap-on ToolsPartial FDD data$152K–$350K———?
Story Time ChessFull FDD data$66K–$87K——4?
SunocoPartial FDD data$20K–$39K——481?
SwigFull FDD data$559K–$2.0M——86?
Tempur-PedicPartial FDD data$953———?
The Wild Goose ExchangePartial FDD data$150K–$316K———?
Tijon Fragrance LabDirectory only————?
uBreakiFixFull FDD data$171K–$468K——1,085?
Uptown CheapskateFull FDD data$364K–$682K———?
Verlo MattressPartial FDD data$465K–$784K———?
ZAGGFull FDD data$49K–$109K———?

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Retail/Other Franchises in the USA — Franchise Factbook