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    Arco vs Holiday Stationstores

    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.

    AArcoHoliday Stationstores2025 FDD

    Initial investment · Item 7

    Arco

    Not available

    Holiday Stationstores

    $896,200 – $3,356,200

    2025 FDD · Item 7

    Initial franchise fee · Item 5

    Arco

    Not available

    Holiday Stationstores

    $25,000

    2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 14

    Royalty · Item 6

    Arco

    Not available

    Holiday Stationstores

    500% · $0.0075 per gallon of Automotive Fuels plus 3.5% of Gross Sales of Groceries, Food Service Items, Merchandise and services). Conversion Program participants pay $0.0075 per gallon for the first 25 Accounting Periods; standard royalty terms apply beginning with Accounting Period #26.

    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 15

    Before you compare

    • One brand has no reviewed FDD year on file for these figures.
    • Holiday Stationstores discloses more than one business format, so the investment range spans formats; the full report breaks them out.
    • Only neither brand has reviewed Item 19 figures here.

    Financial commitment

    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

    Arco

    Not available
    No reviewed Item 7 total

    Holiday Stationstores

    $896,200 – $3,356,200
    2025 FDD · Item 7
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

    Arco

    Not available
    No single standard fee identified

    Holiday Stationstores

    $25,000
    2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 14
    Royalty (Item 6)

    Arco

    Not available
    No reviewed royalty record

    Holiday Stationstores

    500% · $0.0075 per gallon of Automotive Fuels plus 3.5% of Gross Sales of Groceries, Food Service Items, Merchandise and services). Conversion Program participants pay $0.0075 per gallon for the first 25 Accounting Periods; standard royalty terms apply beginning with Accounting Period #26.
    Royalty per Accounting Period: greater of $500 or the Percentage Royalty Fee
    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 15
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)

    Arco

    Not available
    No reviewed brand or advertising fund fee

    Holiday Stationstores

    Not available
    No reviewed brand or advertising fund fee

    System scale & health

    Total outlets (Item 20)

    Arco

    Not available
    No reviewed outlet counts

    Holiday Stationstores

    Not available
    No reviewed outlet counts
    Net outlet change (Item 20)

    Arco

    Not available
    Only one year reported

    Holiday Stationstores

    Not available
    Only one year reported
    Outlet exits (Item 20)

    Arco

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year

    Holiday Stationstores

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year
    Franchising since (Item 1)

    Arco

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Holiday Stationstores

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records
    Franchisor founded (Item 1)

    Arco

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Holiday Stationstores

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

    AArco

    Not disclosed — no Item 19 financial performance representation

    Holiday Stationstores

    Not disclosed — no Item 19 financial performance representation

    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.

    Arco vs Holiday Stationstores: common questions

    Do Arco and Holiday Stationstores disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
    Arco makes no Item 19 financial performance representation; Holiday Stationstores makes no Item 19 financial performance representation. 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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