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    Palm Beach Beauty & Tan Location 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.

    Palm Beach Beauty & Tan Location2025 FDDSun Tan City2026 FDD

    Initial investment · Item 7

    Palm Beach Beauty & Tan Location

    $648,453 – $1,131,247

    2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 22

    Sun Tan City

    $1,048,790 – $1,797,750

    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 22

    Initial franchise fee · Item 5

    Palm Beach Beauty & Tan Location

    $100

    2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 14

    Sun Tan City

    Not available

    Royalty · Item 6

    Palm Beach Beauty & Tan Location

    4%

    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 15

    Sun Tan City

    8% · New — 8%

    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 14

    Before you compare

    • Palm Beach Beauty & Tan Location figures come from its 2025 FDD and Sun Tan City figures from its 2026 FDD, so the years differ.
    • Item 19 figures cover the location groups each FDD names (Palm Beach Beauty & Tan Location: 2, Sun Tan City: 2). Different groups are not directly comparable.

    Financial commitment

    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

    Palm Beach Beauty & Tan Location

    $648,453 – $1,131,247
    TOTAL — newly constructed Location range
    2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 22

    Sun Tan City

    $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)

    Palm Beach Beauty & Tan Location

    $100
    2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 14

    Sun Tan City

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

    Palm Beach Beauty & Tan Location

    4%
    Royalty Fee — months 1–12
    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 15

    Sun Tan City

    8% · New — 8%
    Royalty
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 14
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)

    Palm Beach Beauty & Tan Location

    2%
    Advertising Fund — 2%
    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 16

    Sun Tan City

    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)

    Palm Beach Beauty & Tan Location

    650
    Outlets at end of 2024
    2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 67

    Sun Tan City

    252
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 52
    Net outlet change (Item 20)

    Palm Beach Beauty & Tan Location

    +50
    Calculated: 600 at end of 2022 → 650 at end of 2024

    Sun Tan City

    −1
    Calculated: 253 at end of 2023 → 252 at end of 2025
    Outlet exits (Item 20)

    Palm Beach Beauty & Tan Location

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year

    Sun Tan City

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

    Palm Beach Beauty & Tan Location

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Sun Tan City

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records
    Franchisor founded (Item 1)

    Palm Beach Beauty & Tan Location

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Sun Tan City

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

    Palm Beach Beauty & Tan Location
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Company-owned prototype Legacy Locations
    $310,334
    other EFT revenues
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 62
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Franchised Legacy Locations
    $356,594
    other Mean average EFT revenues
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 65
    Sun Tan City
    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.

    Palm Beach Beauty & Tan Location vs Sun Tan City: common questions

    Which costs less to open, Palm Beach Beauty & Tan Location or Sun Tan City?
    Palm Beach Beauty & Tan Location: $648,453 – $1,131,247 (2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 22); Sun Tan City: $1,048,790 – $1,797,750 (2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 22). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for Palm Beach Beauty & Tan Location. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
    How do Palm Beach Beauty & Tan Location and Sun Tan City royalties compare?
    Palm Beach Beauty & Tan Location: 4% (2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 15); Sun Tan City: 8% · New — 8% (2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 14). Royalties as disclosed in Item 6; other recurring fees are listed separately.
    Which has more locations, Palm Beach Beauty & Tan Location or Sun Tan City?
    Palm Beach Beauty & Tan Location: 650 (2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 67); Sun Tan City: 252 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 52). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.
    Do Palm Beach Beauty & Tan Location and Sun Tan City disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
    Palm Beach Beauty & Tan Location has reviewed Item 19 figures for 2 location groups; Sun Tan City has reviewed Item 19 figures for 2 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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