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    Children’s Orchard vs Clothes Bin

    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.

    Children’s Orchard2026 FDDClothes Bin2026 FDD

    Initial investment · Item 7

    Children’s Orchard

    $226,700 – $335,500

    2026 FDD · Item 7

    Clothes Bin

    $168,940 – $227,380

    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 31

    Initial franchise fee · Item 5

    Children’s Orchard

    $25,000

    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 11

    Clothes Bin

    $49,500

    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 13

    Royalty · Item 6

    Children’s Orchard

    4%

    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 11

    Clothes Bin

    $120 weekly

    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 16

    Before you compare

    • Both sets of figures come from 2026 FDDs.
    • Children’s Orchard 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 (Children’s Orchard: 1, Clothes Bin: 3). Different groups are not directly comparable.

    Financial commitment

    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

    Children’s Orchard

    $226,700 – $335,500
    2026 FDD · Item 7

    Clothes Bin

    $168,940 – $227,380
    TOTAL ESTIMATED INITIAL INVESTMENT
    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 31
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

    Children’s Orchard

    $25,000
    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 11

    Clothes Bin

    $49,500
    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 13
    Royalty (Item 6)

    Children’s Orchard

    4%
    Royalty fee
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 11

    Clothes Bin

    $120 weekly
    Continuing Royalty Fee
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 16
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)

    Children’s Orchard

    $2,000
    National Marketing and Promotional Fee — current annual fee
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 11

    Clothes Bin

    $0.00
    National Marketing Fund Fee — per Bin per week
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 17

    System scale & health

    Total outlets (Item 20)

    Children’s Orchard

    0
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 36

    Clothes Bin

    99
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 65
    Net outlet change (Item 20)

    Children’s Orchard

    −18
    Calculated: 18 at end of 2023 → 0 at end of 2025

    Clothes Bin

    +56
    Calculated: 43 at end of 2023 → 99 at end of 2025
    Outlet exits (Item 20)

    Children’s Orchard

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year

    Clothes Bin

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

    Children’s Orchard

    2015
    From a verified franchisor listing

    Clothes Bin

    January 2015
    2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 9
    Franchisor founded (Item 1)

    Children’s Orchard

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Clothes Bin

    Formed in December 2014
    2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 9

    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

    Children’s Orchard
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record
    $520,290
    other Quartile 2 Net Sales range high
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 35
    Clothes Bin
    Franchised (38 franchisees) — other measures — 38 reporting franchisees
    467,012 pounds
    mean Pounds Collected in 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 63
    Franchised (38 franchisees) — other measures — 38 reporting Franchisees’ Bin Locations in operation during 2025
    44 Bin Locations
    mean Annual Number of Total Bin Locations
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 62
    Franchised (48 locations) — other measures
    $0.43 per pound
    mean Price per Pound Sold through Franchisor’s National Buyer Program
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 62

    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.

    Children’s Orchard vs Clothes Bin: common questions

    Which costs less to open, Children’s Orchard or Clothes Bin?
    Children’s Orchard: $226,700 – $335,500 (2026 FDD · Item 7); Clothes Bin: $168,940 – $227,380 (2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 31). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for Clothes Bin. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
    How do Children’s Orchard and Clothes Bin royalties compare?
    Children’s Orchard: 4% (2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 11); Clothes Bin: $120 weekly (2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 16). Royalties as disclosed in Item 6; other recurring fees are listed separately.
    Which has more locations, Children’s Orchard or Clothes Bin?
    Children’s Orchard: 0 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 36); Clothes Bin: 99 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 65). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.
    Do Children’s Orchard and Clothes Bin disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
    Children’s Orchard has reviewed Item 19 figures for 1 location group; Clothes Bin has reviewed Item 19 figures for 3 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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