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    Buddy's Home Furnishings 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.

    Buddy's Home Furnishings2026 FDDPower Locker2026 FDD

    Initial investment · Item 7

    Buddy's Home Furnishings

    $375,650 – $797,540

    2026 FDD · Item 7

    Power Locker

    $107,200 – $112,800

    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 15

    Initial franchise fee · Item 5

    Buddy's Home Furnishings

    $39,900

    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 14

    Power Locker

    $35,000

    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 9

    Royalty · Item 6

    Buddy's Home Furnishings

    6%

    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 15

    Power Locker

    Not available

    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.
    • Only Buddy's Home Furnishings has reviewed Item 19 figures here.

    Financial commitment

    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

    Buddy's Home Furnishings

    $375,650 – $797,540
    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)

    Buddy's Home Furnishings

    $39,900
    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 14

    Power Locker

    $35,000
    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 9
    Royalty (Item 6)

    Buddy's Home Furnishings

    6%
    Royalty Fee rate
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 15

    Power Locker

    Not available
    No reviewed royalty record
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)

    Buddy's Home Furnishings

    2%
    Marketing Fee maximum percentage — 2%
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 15

    Power Locker

    Not available
    No reviewed brand or advertising fund fee

    System scale & health

    Total outlets (Item 20)

    Buddy's Home Furnishings

    32
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 66

    Power Locker

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

    Buddy's Home Furnishings

    −305
    Calculated: 337 at end of 2023 → 32 at end of 2025

    Power Locker

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

    Buddy's Home Furnishings

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year

    Power Locker

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

    Buddy's Home Furnishings

    2009
    From a verified franchisor listing

    Power Locker

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

    Buddy's Home Furnishings

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Power Locker

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

    Buddy's Home Furnishings
    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
    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.

    Buddy's Home Furnishings vs Power Locker: common questions

    Which costs less to open, Buddy's Home Furnishings or Power Locker?
    Buddy's Home Furnishings: $375,650 – $797,540 (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 Power Locker. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
    Do Buddy's Home Furnishings and Power Locker disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
    Buddy's Home Furnishings has reviewed Item 19 figures for 3 location groups; 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.

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