Franchise opportunities compared

    Kid to Kid vs The UPS Store®

    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

    Kid to Kid

    $357,515

    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 19

    The UPS Store®

    $85,925 – $606,081

    2026 FDD · Item 7

    Initial franchise fee · Item 5

    Kid to Kid

    Not available

    The UPS Store®

    Not available

    Royalty · Item 6

    Kid to Kid

    5%

    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 14

    The UPS Store®

    5%

    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 28

    Before you compare

    • Both sets of figures come from 2026 FDDs.
    • The UPS Store® 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 (Kid to Kid: 15, The UPS Store®: 9). Different groups are not directly comparable.

    Financial commitment

    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

    Kid to Kid

    $357,515
    Single unit — TOTAL
    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 19

    The UPS Store®

    $85,925 – $606,081
    2026 FDD · Item 7
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

    Kid to Kid

    Not available
    No single standard fee identified

    The UPS Store®

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

    Kid to Kid

    5%
    Royalty gross sales monthly
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 14

    The UPS Store®

    5%
    Royalty — percentage of subject-to-royalty sales
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 28
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)

    Kid to Kid

    0.5%
    Marketing fund gross sales — 0.5%
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 14

    The UPS Store®

    2.5%
    National Advertising Fee — 2.5%
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 29

    System scale & health

    Total outlets (Item 20)

    Kid to Kid

    Not available
    No reviewed outlet counts

    The UPS Store®

    5,503
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 83
    Net outlet change (Item 20)

    Kid to Kid

    Not available
    Only one year reported

    The UPS Store®

    +269
    Calculated: 5,234 at end of 2023 → 5,503 at end of 2025
    Outlet exits (Item 20)

    Kid to Kid

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year

    The UPS Store®

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

    Kid to Kid

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    The UPS Store®

    1980
    From a verified franchisor listing
    Franchisor founded (Item 1)

    Kid to Kid

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    The UPS Store®

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

    Kid to Kid
    Franchised (69 locations) — other measures
    69 stores
    other franchised all disclosed sample size; financial chart glyphs unreadable
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 59
    Franchised (17 locations) — other measures — franchised second quartile
    17 stores
    other franchised second quartile disclosed sample size; financial chart glyphs unreadable
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 60
    Franchised (18 locations) — other measures
    18 stores
    other franchised fourth quartile disclosed sample size; financial chart glyphs unreadable
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 61
    +12 more groups in the full report
    The UPS Store®
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — All franchised Traditional The UPS Store Centers in the United States operating…
    $724,293
    other 2025 average annual adjusted gross sales
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 80
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — All franchised Traditional The UPS Store Centers in the United States operating…
    $719,842
    other 2024 average annual adjusted gross sales
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 80
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Top-performing 10% of franchised Traditional Centers
    $1,248,208
    other 2025 top-performing 10% average annual adjusted gross sales
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 81
    +6 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.

    Kid to Kid vs The UPS Store®: common questions

    Which costs less to open, Kid to Kid or The UPS Store®?
    Kid to Kid: $357,515 (2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 19); The UPS Store®: $85,925 – $606,081 (2026 FDD · Item 7). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for The UPS Store®. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
    How do Kid to Kid and The UPS Store® royalties compare?
    Kid to Kid: 5% (2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 14); The UPS Store®: 5% (2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 28). Royalties as disclosed in Item 6; other recurring fees are listed separately.
    Do Kid to Kid and The UPS Store® disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
    Kid to Kid has reviewed Item 19 figures for 15 location groups; The UPS Store® has reviewed Item 19 figures for 9 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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