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    Garage Living vs ShelfGenie

    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.

    Garage Living2026 FDDShelfGenie2026 FDD

    Initial investment · Item 7

    Garage Living

    $122,250 – $323,900

    2026 FDD · Item 7

    ShelfGenie

    $55,550 – $148,350

    2026 FDD · Item 7

    Initial franchise fee · Item 5

    Garage Living

    Not available

    ShelfGenie

    Not available

    Royalty · Item 6

    Garage Living

    6.5% · percent of Gross Revenue

    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12

    ShelfGenie

    Not available

    Before you compare

    • Both sets of figures come from 2026 FDDs.
    • Garage Living and ShelfGenie disclose 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 (Garage Living: 2, ShelfGenie: 3). Different groups are not directly comparable.

    Financial commitment

    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

    Garage Living

    $122,250 – $323,900
    2026 FDD · Item 7

    ShelfGenie

    $55,550 – $148,350
    2026 FDD · Item 7
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

    Garage Living

    Not available
    No single standard fee identified

    ShelfGenie

    Not available
    No single standard fee identified
    Royalty (Item 6)

    Garage Living

    6.5% · percent of Gross Revenue
    Royalty – primary market
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12

    ShelfGenie

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

    Garage Living

    3% of gross revenue
    Marketing cooperatives
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 13

    ShelfGenie

    Not available
    No reviewed brand or advertising fund fee

    System scale & health

    Total outlets (Item 20)

    Garage Living

    50
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 48

    ShelfGenie

    274
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 88
    Net outlet change (Item 20)

    Garage Living

    −1
    Calculated: 51 at end of 2023 → 50 at end of 2025

    ShelfGenie

    +3
    Calculated: 271 at end of 2023 → 274 at end of 2025
    Outlet exits (Item 20)

    Garage Living

    2
    Closures, terminations & non-renewals in 2025 · Calculated turnover 3.8% of outlets at start of year
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 48

    ShelfGenie

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

    Garage Living

    Began selling franchises in the United States in February 2015
    2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 8

    ShelfGenie

    2008 through predecessor; current franchisor began after March 2021 transaction
    2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 10
    Franchisor founded (Item 1)

    Garage Living

    Incorporated July 28, 2014
    2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 8

    ShelfGenie

    2020
    2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 10

    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

    Garage Living
    Franchised (30 franchise) — revenue and other measures and costs
    $322,407
    other Gross Sales
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 46
    Franchised (30 business) — other measures
    7.17 percent
    mean Unit Growth Rate
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 46
    ShelfGenie
    Franchised (48 locations) — revenue
    $4,912 per order
    mean Gross Sales per Order
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 80
    Franchised (43 franchisees) — revenue and other measures and costs
    $28,873,113
    other Gross Sales
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 86
    Franchised (48 locations) — other measures
    53 percent
    other Percentage of Appointments Resulting in a Closed Order
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 83

    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.

    Garage Living vs ShelfGenie: common questions

    Which costs less to open, Garage Living or ShelfGenie?
    Garage Living: $122,250 – $323,900 (2026 FDD · Item 7); ShelfGenie: $55,550 – $148,350 (2026 FDD · Item 7). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for ShelfGenie. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
    Which has more locations, Garage Living or ShelfGenie?
    Garage Living: 50 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 48); ShelfGenie: 274 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 88). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.
    Do Garage Living and ShelfGenie disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
    Garage Living has reviewed Item 19 figures for 2 location groups; ShelfGenie 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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