Which costs less to open, BoxDrop or Power Locker?

BoxDrop: $25,000 – $217,900 (2026 FDD · Item 7); Power Locker: $107,200 – $112,800 (2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 15). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for BoxDrop. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.

Franchise opportunities compared

BoxDrop vs Power Locker

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.

BoxDrop2026 FDD

Power Locker2026 FDD

Initial investment · Item 7

BoxDrop

$25,000 – $217,900

2026 FDD · Item 7

Power Locker

$107,200 – $112,800

2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 15

Initial franchise fee · Item 5

BoxDrop

Not available

Power Locker

$35,000

2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 9

Royalty · Item 6

BoxDrop

Not available

Power Locker

Not available

Before you compare

Both sets of figures come from 2026 FDDs.
BoxDrop 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

Disclosure

BoxDrop

Power Locker

Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

BoxDrop

$25,000 – $217,900

2026 FDD · Item 7

Power Locker

$107,200 – $112,800

Total estimated investment — $107,200–$112,800

2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 15

Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

BoxDrop

Not available

No single standard fee identified

Power Locker

$35,000

2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 9

Royalty (Item 6)

BoxDrop

Not available

No reviewed royalty record

Power Locker

Not available

No reviewed royalty record

Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)

BoxDrop

Nationalmarketingcurrent — 0%

2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 21

Power Locker

Not available

No reviewed brand or advertising fund fee

System scale & health

Disclosure

BoxDrop

Power Locker

Total outlets (Item 20)

BoxDrop

127

Outlets at end of 2025

2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 71

Power Locker

Not available

No reviewed outlet counts

Net outlet change (Item 20)

BoxDrop

−44

Calculated: 171 at end of 2023 → 127 at end of 2025

Power Locker

Not available

Only one year reported

Outlet exits (Item 20)

BoxDrop

Not available

No complete exit records for a year

Power Locker

Not available

No complete exit records for a year

Franchising since (Item 1)

BoxDrop

Not available

Not in reviewed records

Power Locker

Not available

Not in reviewed records

Franchisor founded (Item 1)

BoxDrop

Not available

Not in reviewed records

Power Locker

Not available

Not in reviewed records

Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

BoxDrop

Not disclosed — no Item 19 financial performance representation

Power Locker

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.

BoxDrop vs Power Locker: common questions

Which costs less to open, BoxDrop or Power Locker?: BoxDrop: $25,000 – $217,900 (2026 FDD · Item 7); Power Locker: $107,200 – $112,800 (2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 15). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for BoxDrop. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
Do BoxDrop and Power Locker disclose financial performance (Item 19)?: BoxDrop makes no Item 19 financial performance representation; Power Locker 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.

How Franopolis reviews FDD figures