Franchise opportunities compared
GLO Tanning Franchise LLC vs Sun Tan City
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.
- GLO Tanning Franchise LLC 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 (GLO Tanning Franchise LLC: 8, Sun Tan City: 2). Different groups are not directly comparable.
| Disclosure | GTGLO Tanning Franchise LLC | STSun Tan City |
|---|---|---|
| Financial commitment | ||
| Estimated initial investment (Item 7) | $759,200 – $3,097,300 2026 FDD · Item 7 | $1,048,790 – $1,797,750 Total single-salon initial investment excluding real estate — lower estimate 2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 22 |
| Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5) | $45,000 2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 11 | Not available No single standard fee identified |
| Royalty (Item 6) | $6.50 Royalty 1 — 6.5% 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12 | $8.00 New — 8% Royalty 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 14 |
| Brand / advertising fund (Item 6) | $3.00 Marketing and Tech — 3% 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12 | 2% National marketing fund contribution — current percentage of Gross Revenue — 2% 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 16 |
| System scale & health | ||
| Total outlets (Item 20) | 103 Outlets at end of 2025 2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 44 | 252 Outlets at end of 2025 2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 52 |
| Net outlet change (Item 20) | +38 Calculated: 65 at end of 2023 → 103 at end of 2025 | −1 Calculated: 253 at end of 2023 → 252 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) | Not available Not in reviewed records | 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 — 65 franchise salons operating at any time in2025; includes opened and closed sa… $668,520 other Quartile3 · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 43 Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — 19 company/affiliate salons operating entire2025 — quartile4 $599,282 other Quartile4 · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 43 Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — 19 company/affiliate salons operating entire2025 — quartile1 2 salons other Quartile1 met/exceeded average · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 43 +5 more groups in the full report | Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — 92 full-year company salons $360,969 other 92 full-year company salons · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 50 Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Franchised full-year salons; narrative154,table heading162 3,488 sessions other Franchised full-year salons; narrative154,table heading162 · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 51 |
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.