Franchise opportunities compared
Fully Promoted vs Lifestyle Publications LLC
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.
- Fully Promoted 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 (Fully Promoted: 3, Lifestyle Publications LLC: 16). Different groups are not directly comparable.
| Disclosure |  Fully Promoted |  Lifestyle Publications LLC |
|---|---|---|
| Financial commitment | ||
| Estimated initial investment (Item 7) | $134,578 – $354,509 2026 FDD · Item 7 | $37,600 – $46,350 TOTAL (13) — $37600 2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 17 |
| Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5) | $49,500 2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 16 | Not available No single standard fee identified |
| Royalty (Item 6) | $500 Royalty minimum 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 17 | $7.00 — 7% Royalty 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 14 |
| Brand / advertising fund (Item 6) | $1.00 Marketing fee rate 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 17 | $50 Ad creation fee — $50 per ad over 8 new creations when advertiser does not pay 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 16 |
| System scale & health | ||
| Total outlets (Item 20) | 305 Outlets at end of 2025 2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 45 | 236 Outlets at end of 2025 2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 47 |
| Net outlet change (Item 20) | +31 Calculated: 274 at end of 2023 → 305 at end of 2025 | +51 Calculated: 185 at end of 2023 → 236 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) | 2001 From a verified franchisor listing | Not available Not in reviewed records |
| Franchisor founded (Item 1) | Not available Not in reviewed records | Not available Not in reviewed records |
| Performance (Item 19) | ||
| Financial performance (Item 19), by location group | Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record $887,535 other Full-time salesperson average gross sales · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 43 Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — U.S. Fully Promoted stores 174 stores other Population total US locations · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 43 Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — 112 U.S. Fully Promoted stores open at least one year as of Dec. 31, 2025, repo… 112 stores other Population included stores · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 43 | Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Single-magazine businesses; quartile 2 $426,606 other Highest Monthly Advertising Value · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 45 Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Single-magazine businesses; quartile 3 $346,517 other Highest Monthly Advertising Value · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 45 Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Single-magazine businesses; quartile 4 $277,481 other Highest Monthly Advertising Value · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 45 +13 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.