Franchise opportunities compared
Ace Hardware vs Fast-Fix Jewelry and Watch Repairs
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.
Initial investment · Item 7
Ace Hardware
$134,600 – $2,001,550
2025 FDD · Item 7Fast-Fix Jewelry and Watch Repairs
$114,700 – $362,500
2025 FDD · Item 7Initial franchise fee · Item 5
Ace Hardware
Not available
Fast-Fix Jewelry and Watch Repairs
$20,000
2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 11Royalty · Item 6
Ace Hardware
Not available
Fast-Fix Jewelry and Watch Repairs
6% or $14,400/yr min
2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 11Before you compare
- Both sets of figures come from 2025 FDDs.
- Ace Hardware and Fast-Fix Jewelry and Watch Repairs disclose more than one business format, so the investment range spans formats; the full report breaks them out.
- Item 19 figures cover the location groups each FDD names (Ace Hardware: 8, Fast-Fix Jewelry and Watch Repairs: 2). Different groups are not directly comparable.
Financial commitment
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Fast-Fix Jewelry and Watch Repairs
Ace Hardware
Fast-Fix Jewelry and Watch Repairs
System scale & health
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Financial performance (Item 19), by location group
Ace HardwareFast-Fix Jewelry and Watch RepairsItem 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.
Ace Hardware vs Fast-Fix Jewelry and Watch Repairs: common questions
- Which costs less to open, Ace Hardware or Fast-Fix Jewelry and Watch Repairs?
- Ace Hardware: $134,600 – $2,001,550 (2025 FDD · Item 7); Fast-Fix Jewelry and Watch Repairs: $114,700 – $362,500 (2025 FDD · Item 7). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for Fast-Fix Jewelry and Watch Repairs. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
- Which has more locations, Ace Hardware or Fast-Fix Jewelry and Watch Repairs?
- Ace Hardware: 5,144 (2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 74); Fast-Fix Jewelry and Watch Repairs: 116 (2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 33). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.
- Do Ace Hardware and Fast-Fix Jewelry and Watch Repairs disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
- Ace Hardware has reviewed Item 19 figures for 8 location groups; Fast-Fix Jewelry and Watch Repairs has reviewed Item 19 figures for 2 location groups. Different location groups are not directly comparable, and revenue is not profit.
Answers restate the reviewed figures above. Not a ranking or recommendation.
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Every reviewed fee, Item 19 group, outlet table and territory disclosure
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