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    ReCoat Revolution vs Shine Window Care and Shine Holiday Lighting

    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.

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    • Both sets of figures come from 2026 FDDs.
    • Item 19 figures cover the location groups each FDD names (ReCoat Revolution: 3, Shine Window Care and Shine Holiday Lighting: 2). Different groups are not directly comparable.
    DisclosureRRReCoat RevolutionShine Window Care and Shine Holiday Lighting
    Financial commitment
    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)
    $136,500
    Single territory — As incurred After opening Various TOTAL
    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 22
    $141,570 – $203,095
    TOTALS
    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 27
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)
    $50,000
    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 13
    Not available
    No single standard fee identified
    Royalty (Item 6)
    $7.00
    Royalty: greater of 7% of Gross Revenues or minimum monthly royalty
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 20
    Greater of 7% of monthly Gross Revenues or the applicable monthly minimum; $600 for the first full calendar year and $1,200 beginning month 13.
    Royalty Fee
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 19
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)
    $30,000
    Launch marketing package — $30000
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 14
    2% of percentage of gross revenues
    National Advertising Fee
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 19
    System scale & health
    Total outlets (Item 20)
    11
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 56
    75
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 68
    Net outlet change (Item 20)
    +10
    Calculated: 1 at end of 2023 → 11 at end of 2025
    +19
    Calculated: 56 at end of 2023 → 75 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
    March 1, 2012
    2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 8
    Franchisor founded (Item 1)
    Not available
    Not in reviewed records
    Originally formed on October 8, 2010
    2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 8
    Performance (Item 19)
    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — St Louis Missouri affiliate business
    $7,955
    other 2024 · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 51
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — St Louis affiliate commercial jobs
    $600
    other Commercial jobs · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 52
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — St Louis affiliate residential jobs
    $2,732
    other Residential jobs · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 52
    Franchised (33 locations) — revenue
    $575,028
    mean Gross Revenues · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 65
    Franchised (66 units) — revenue
    $528,932
    mean Gross Revenues · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 67

    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.

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