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    Caring Transitions vs Junk King and provide related services and products pursuan

    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.

    Caring Transitions2026 FDDJKJunk King and provide related services and products pursuan2025 FDD

    Initial investment · Item 7

    Caring Transitions

    $75,760

    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 17

    Junk King and provide related services and products pursuan

    $125,400 – $300,000

    2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 37

    Initial franchise fee · Item 5

    Caring Transitions

    $58,900

    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 12

    Junk King and provide related services and products pursuan

    $1,250

    2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 27

    Royalty · Item 6

    Caring Transitions

    6%

    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 13

    Junk King and provide related services and products pursuan

    Not available

    Before you compare

    • Caring Transitions figures come from its 2026 FDD and Junk King and provide related services and products pursuan figures from its 2025 FDD, so the years differ.
    • Item 19 figures cover the location groups each FDD names (Caring Transitions: 10, Junk King and provide related services and products pursuan: 17). Different groups are not directly comparable.

    Financial commitment

    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

    Caring Transitions

    $75,760
    Total estimated initial investment
    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 17

    Junk King and provide related services and products pursuan

    $125,400 – $300,000
    Total Initial Investment: $125,400–$300,000
    2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 37
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

    Caring Transitions

    $58,900
    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 12

    Junk King and provide related services and products pursuan

    $1,250
    2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 27
    Royalty (Item 6)

    Caring Transitions

    6%
    Royalty rate
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 13

    Junk King and provide related services and products pursuan

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

    Caring Transitions

    2%
    National branding fee — 2%
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 13

    Junk King and provide related services and products pursuan

    Not available
    No reviewed brand or advertising fund fee

    System scale & health

    Total outlets (Item 20)

    Caring Transitions

    423
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 42

    Junk King and provide related services and products pursuan

    172
    Outlets at end of 2024
    2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 75
    Net outlet change (Item 20)

    Caring Transitions

    +109
    Calculated: 314 at end of 2023 → 423 at end of 2025

    Junk King and provide related services and products pursuan

    +9
    Calculated: 163 at end of 2022 → 172 at end of 2024
    Outlet exits (Item 20)

    Caring Transitions

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year

    Junk King and provide related services and products pursuan

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

    Caring Transitions

    2006
    From a verified franchisor listing

    Junk King and provide related services and products pursuan

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

    Caring Transitions

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Junk King and provide related services and products pursuan

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

    Caring Transitions
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — First quartile of franchises
    $509,928
    other First quartile of franchises
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 37
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Second quartile of franchises
    $369,208
    other Second quartile of franchises
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 37
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Third quartile of franchises
    $173,792
    other Third quartile of franchises
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 38
    +7 more groups in the full report
    JKJunk King and provide related services and products pursuan
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Continually Operated Junk King businesses — Table 1-A 2nd Quartile
    $556,491
    other Gross Sales
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 72
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Continually Operated Junk King businesses — Table 1-A 3rd Quartile
    $355,222
    other Gross Sales
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 72
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Continually Operated Junk King businesses — Table 1-A Bottom Quartile
    $193,696
    other Gross Sales
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 72
    +14 more groups in the full report

    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.

    Caring Transitions vs Junk King and provide related services and products pursuan: common questions

    Which costs less to open, Caring Transitions or Junk King and provide related services and products pursuan?
    Caring Transitions: $75,760 (2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 17); Junk King and provide related services and products pursuan: $125,400 – $300,000 (2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 37). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for Caring Transitions. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
    Which has more locations, Caring Transitions or Junk King and provide related services and products pursuan?
    Caring Transitions: 423 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 42); Junk King and provide related services and products pursuan: 172 (2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 75). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.
    Do Caring Transitions and Junk King and provide related services and products pursuan disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
    Caring Transitions has reviewed Item 19 figures for 10 location groups; Junk King and provide related services and products pursuan has reviewed Item 19 figures for 17 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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