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Buddy's Home Furnishings vs Byrider
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.
Before you compare
- Both sets of figures come from 2026 FDDs.
- Buddy's Home Furnishings discloses 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 (Buddy's Home Furnishings: 3, Byrider: 2). Different groups are not directly comparable.
| Disclosure |  Buddy's Home Furnishings |  Byrider |
|---|---|---|
| Financial commitment | ||
| Estimated initial investment (Item 7) | $375,650 – $797,540 2026 FDD · Item 7 | $947,000 – $1,577,500 Total Estimated Initial Investment 2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 32 |
| Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5) | $39,900 2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 14 | $60,000 2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 19 |
| Royalty (Item 6) | $6.00 Royalty Fee rate 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 15 | 2.5% · percent of Gross Sales Royalty fee on Gross Sales 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 21 |
| Brand / advertising fund (Item 6) | 2% Marketing Fee maximum percentage — 2% 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 15 | 13% of advertising spend for multipoint Digital Marketing Management 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 24 |
| System scale & health | ||
| Total outlets (Item 20) | 32 Outlets at end of 2025 2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 66 | 99 Outlets at end of 2025 2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 80 |
| Net outlet change (Item 20) | −305 Calculated: 337 at end of 2023 → 32 at end of 2025 | −29 Calculated: 128 at end of 2023 → 99 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) | 2009 From a verified franchisor listing | 2025 2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 11 |
| Franchisor founded (Item 1) | Not available Not in reviewed records | 2024 2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 11 |
| Performance (Item 19) | ||
| Financial performance (Item 19), by location group | Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — 2025 Franchised Businesses operating throughout fiscal year 2025 107 businesses other 2025 Franchised Businesses closed and excluded · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 50 Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Company-owned Businesses operating throughout fiscal year 2025 32 businesses other 2025 Company-owned Businesses in sample · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 54 Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Ground-up Franchised Businesses that commenced operations after January 1, 2020… 27 businesses other Ground-Up Franchised Businesses sample · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 51 | Franchised (70 locations) — profit and revenue $5,085,086 mean Sales Revenue · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 64 Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record $7,031,288 mean Total Revenue · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 64 |
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.