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    ShelfGenie vs Up Closets

    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.

    ShelfGenie2026 FDDUp Closets2026 FDD

    Initial investment · Item 7

    ShelfGenie

    $55,550 – $148,350

    2026 FDD · Item 7

    Up Closets

    $95,350 – $1,500,000

    2026 FDD · Item 7

    Initial franchise fee · Item 5

    ShelfGenie

    Not available

    Up Closets

    $49,000

    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 12

    Royalty · Item 6

    ShelfGenie

    Not available

    Up Closets

    4% · percent of Gross Sales; 6% up to $1,000,000, 5% between $1,000,000 and $2,000,000, and 4% above $2,000,000

    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 72

    Before you compare

    • Both sets of figures come from 2026 FDDs.
    • ShelfGenie and Up Closets disclose 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 (ShelfGenie: 3, Up Closets: 1). Different groups are not directly comparable.

    Financial commitment

    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

    ShelfGenie

    $55,550 – $148,350
    2026 FDD · Item 7

    Up Closets

    $95,350 – $1,500,000
    2026 FDD · Item 7
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

    ShelfGenie

    Not available
    No single standard fee identified

    Up Closets

    $49,000
    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 12
    Royalty (Item 6)

    ShelfGenie

    Not available
    No reviewed royalty record

    Up Closets

    4% · percent of Gross Sales; 6% up to $1,000,000, 5% between $1,000,000 and $2,000,000, and 4% above $2,000,000
    Royalty Fee
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 72
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)

    ShelfGenie

    Not available
    No reviewed brand or advertising fund fee

    Up Closets

    0% of the gross revenue of your franchised business during the preceding month
    Brand Fund Contribution
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 18

    System scale & health

    Total outlets (Item 20)

    ShelfGenie

    274
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 88

    Up Closets

    Not available
    No reviewed outlet counts
    Net outlet change (Item 20)

    ShelfGenie

    +3
    Calculated: 271 at end of 2023 → 274 at end of 2025

    Up Closets

    Not available
    Only one year reported
    Outlet exits (Item 20)

    ShelfGenie

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year

    Up Closets

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

    ShelfGenie

    2008 through predecessor; current franchisor began after March 2021 transaction
    2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 10

    Up Closets

    2022
    2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 9
    Franchisor founded (Item 1)

    ShelfGenie

    2020
    2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 10

    Up Closets

    2022
    2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 8

    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

    ShelfGenie
    Franchised (48 locations) — revenue
    $4,912 per order
    mean Gross Sales per Order
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 80
    Franchised (43 franchisees) — revenue and other measures and costs
    $28,873,113
    other Gross Sales
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 86
    Franchised (48 locations) — other measures
    53 percent
    other Percentage of Appointments Resulting in a Closed Order
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 83
    Up Closets
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record
    372 consultations
    other Number of Consultations
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 50

    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.

    ShelfGenie vs Up Closets: common questions

    Which costs less to open, ShelfGenie or Up Closets?
    ShelfGenie: $55,550 – $148,350 (2026 FDD · Item 7); Up Closets: $95,350 – $1,500,000 (2026 FDD · Item 7). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for ShelfGenie. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
    Do ShelfGenie and Up Closets disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
    ShelfGenie has reviewed Item 19 figures for 3 location groups; Up Closets has reviewed Item 19 figures for 1 location group. 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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