Franchise opportunities compared
Cornwell vs Stores
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.
Initial investment · Item 7
Cornwell
$79,380 – $325,680
2026 FDD · Item 7Stores
$262,646 – $496,996
2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 26Initial franchise fee · Item 5
Cornwell
$0.00
2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 21Stores
$44,500
2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 16Royalty · Item 6
Cornwell
Not available
Stores
5%
2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 18Before you compare
- Cornwell figures come from its 2026 FDD and Stores figures from its 2025 FDD, so the years differ.
- Cornwell 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 (Cornwell: 2, Stores: 33). Different groups are not directly comparable.
Financial commitment
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System scale & health
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Financial performance (Item 19), by location group
CornwellItem 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.
Cornwell vs Stores: common questions
- Which costs less to open, Cornwell or Stores?
- Cornwell: $79,380 – $325,680 (2026 FDD · Item 7); Stores: $262,646 – $496,996 (2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 26). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for Cornwell. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
- Which has more locations, Cornwell or Stores?
- Cornwell: 811 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 79); Stores: 737 (2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 70). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.
- Do Cornwell and Stores disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
- Cornwell has reviewed Item 19 figures for 2 location groups; Stores has reviewed Item 19 figures for 33 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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Full Cornwell report
Every reviewed fee, Item 19 group, outlet table and territory disclosure
Full Stores report
Every reviewed fee, Item 19 group, outlet table and territory disclosure
