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    Play It Again Sports vs Stores

    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.

    Play It Again Sports2026 FDDSStores2025 FDD

    Initial investment · Item 7

    Play It Again Sports

    $346,300

    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 17

    Stores

    $262,646 – $496,996

    2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 26

    Initial franchise fee · Item 5

    Play It Again Sports

    $25,000

    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 12

    Stores

    $44,500

    2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 16

    Royalty · Item 6

    Play It Again Sports

    Not available

    Stores

    5%

    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 18

    Before you compare

    • Play It Again Sports figures come from its 2026 FDD and Stores figures from its 2025 FDD, so the years differ.
    • Item 19 figures cover the location groups each FDD names (Play It Again Sports: 17, Stores: 33). Different groups are not directly comparable.

    Financial commitment

    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

    Play It Again Sports

    $346,300
    Total Estimated Initial Investment: $346,300 to $459,700.
    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 17

    Stores

    $262,646 – $496,996
    Total estimated initial investment (low end)
    2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 26
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

    Play It Again Sports

    $25,000
    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 12

    Stores

    $44,500
    2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 16
    Royalty (Item 6)

    Play It Again Sports

    Not available
    No reviewed royalty record

    Stores

    5%
    Royalty and Service Fee
    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 18
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)

    Play It Again Sports

    5%
    Advertising Maximum amount is — 5 — 5%
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 13

    Stores

    1%
    National Marketing and Promotional Fee — 1%
    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 18

    System scale & health

    Total outlets (Item 20)

    Play It Again Sports

    Not available
    No reviewed outlet counts

    Stores

    737
    Outlets at end of 2024
    2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 70
    Net outlet change (Item 20)

    Play It Again Sports

    Not available
    Only one year reported

    Stores

    +16
    Calculated: 721 at end of 2022 → 737 at end of 2024
    Outlet exits (Item 20)

    Play It Again Sports

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year

    Stores

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

    Play It Again Sports

    1988
    From a verified franchisor listing

    Stores

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

    Play It Again Sports

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Stores

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

    Play It Again Sports
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Opened 2023
    $315,061
    other Opened2023 Salesrange low
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 45
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Opened 2024
    $832,601
    other Opened2024 AverageGrossSales
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 45
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Salesband$1,000,001 - $2,000,000
    43 percent
    other Salesband$1,000,001 - $2,000,000 MetAvgpercent
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 46
    +14 more groups in the full report
    SStores
    Franchised (18 locations) — revenue
    $60
    other Bottom Device Repair Net Revenue for an individual Store, 2024
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 69
    Franchised (23 locations) — other measures and revenue
    23 stores
    other Platinum Club awardee Store count
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 66
    Franchised (125 locations) — other measures and revenue
    125 stores
    other President’s Club awardee Store count
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 66
    +30 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.

    Play It Again Sports vs Stores: common questions

    Which costs less to open, Play It Again Sports or Stores?
    Play It Again Sports: $346,300 (2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 17); Stores: $262,646 – $496,996 (2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 26). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for Stores. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
    Do Play It Again Sports and Stores disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
    Play It Again Sports has reviewed Item 19 figures for 17 location groups; Stores has reviewed Item 19 figures for 33 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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