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    Abbey Carpet and Floor Showrooms vs HobbyTown

    Reviewed figures from each brand's Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD), side by side. Each figure carries its FDD year and page. This is not a ranking or recommendation, and the two FDDs may cover different years and location groups.

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    • Both sets of figures come from 2026 FDDs.
    • Only HobbyTown has reviewed Item 19 figures here.
    DisclosureAbbey Carpet and Floor ShowroomsHHobbyTown
    Financial commitment
    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)
    $23,050
    Total
    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 16
    $327,100
    Single store total
    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 17
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)
    $10,000
    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 11
    Not available
    No single standard fee identified
    Royalty (Item 6)
    $400/mo
    Service Fee
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 13
    $4.75
    Royalty / minimum advertising — 4.75%
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 13
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)
    $3,000/yr
    Advertising Fee — annual, payable semi-annually in two equal payments of $1,500
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 13
    $30,000
    Initial advertising
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 13
    System scale & health
    Total outlets (Item 20)
    408
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 35
    172
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 53
    Net outlet change (Item 20)
    −14
    Calculated: 422 at end of 2023 → 408 at end of 2025
    −28
    Calculated: 200 at end of 2023 → 172 at end of 2025
    Outlet exits (Item 20)
    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year
    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year
    Franchising since (Item 1)
    1971
    2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 7
    Not available
    Not in reviewed records
    Franchisor founded (Item 1)
    1958
    2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 7
    Not available
    Not in reviewed records
    Performance (Item 19)
    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group
    No reviewed Item 19 figures
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — All 67 reporting stores
    $930,969
    other Table 1 Cost of Goods Sold · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 45
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Quartile 1 by adjusted operating income; 67-store reporting population
    $2,376,077
    other Table 2 Gross Revenue · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 46
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Quartile 2 by adjusted operating income; 67-store reporting population
    $1,554,095
    other Table 3 Gross Revenue · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 47
    +3 more groups in the full report

    Item 19 groups are shown separately and never combined. Revenue or sales figures are not profit. Net outlet change and turnover are Franopolis calculations from the disclosed counts; turnover is a count-based rate, not a measure of owner earnings.

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