Franchise opportunities compared
Stores vs Style Encore
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
Stores
$262,646 – $496,996
2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 26Style Encore
$339,200
2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 17Initial franchise fee · Item 5
Stores
$44,500
2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 16Style Encore
$25,000
2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 12Royalty · Item 6
Stores
5%
2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 18Style Encore
Not available
Before you compare
- Stores figures come from its 2025 FDD and Style Encore figures from its 2026 FDD, so the years differ.
- Item 19 figures cover the location groups each FDD names (Stores: 33, Style Encore: 18). Different groups are not directly comparable.
Financial commitment
Style EncoreStores
Style Encore
Stores
Style Encore
Stores
Style Encore
Stores
Style Encore
System scale & health
Style EncoreStores
Style Encore
Stores
Style Encore
Stores
Style Encore
Stores
Style Encore
Stores
Style Encore
Financial performance (Item 19), by location group
Style EncoreItem 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.
Stores vs Style Encore: common questions
- Which costs less to open, Stores or Style Encore?
- Stores: $262,646 – $496,996 (2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 26); Style Encore: $339,200 (2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 17). 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.
- Which has more locations, Stores or Style Encore?
- Stores: 737 (2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 70); Style Encore: 67 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 47). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.
- Do Stores and Style Encore disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
- Stores has reviewed Item 19 figures for 33 location groups; Style Encore has reviewed Item 19 figures for 18 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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Full Stores report
Every reviewed fee, Item 19 group, outlet table and territory disclosure

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Every reviewed fee, Item 19 group, outlet table and territory disclosure




