How much does it cost to open a specialty retail franchise?

Across 58 published specialty retail brands with a reviewed Item 7 total, the median low end of the estimated initial investment is $161,500, and low ends run from $0 to $1,268,500 (FDDs from 2025 to 2026). The low end is each franchisor's cheapest disclosed scenario, not a typical cost; the median is a Franopolis calculation.

Which specialty retail franchises have the lowest disclosed startup cost?

By the low end of the reviewed Item 7 estimate: Good Feet ($0–$265,767, 2026 FDD); Kid to Kid ($10–$357,515, 2026 FDD); Blue Moon Estate Sales ($210–$113,325, 2026 FDD). This orders disclosed estimates only; it is not a ranking or recommendation.

How many specialty retail franchisors disclose financial performance (Item 19)?

49 of 63 published specialty retail brands (78%) have reviewed Item 19 financial performance figures on file. A brand without them on Franopolis may still disclose them in an FDD we have not reviewed.

Which specialty retail franchises have the most locations?

By total outlets in reviewed Item 20 tables: Amerisourcebergen Drug (9,444); The UPS Store® (5,503); Matco Tools (3,482). Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.

Specialty Retail Franchises: 63 Brands, Costs & FDD Figures

Median uses the low end of each brand's reviewed Item 7 total in its latest FDD — the cheapest disclosed scenario, not a typical cost. Not a ranking or recommendation.

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Specialty Retail franchise benchmarks

How much does it cost to open a specialty retail franchise?: Across 58 published specialty retail brands with a reviewed Item 7 total, the median low end of the estimated initial investment is $161,500, and low ends run from $0 to $1,268,500 (FDDs from 2025 to 2026). The low end is each franchisor's cheapest disclosed scenario, not a typical cost; the median is a Franopolis calculation.
Which specialty retail franchises have the lowest disclosed startup cost?: By the low end of the reviewed Item 7 estimate: Good Feet ($0–$265,767, 2026 FDD); Kid to Kid ($10–$357,515, 2026 FDD); Blue Moon Estate Sales ($210–$113,325, 2026 FDD). This orders disclosed estimates only; it is not a ranking or recommendation.
How many specialty retail franchisors disclose financial performance (Item 19)?: 49 of 63 published specialty retail brands (78%) have reviewed Item 19 financial performance figures on file. A brand without them on Franopolis may still disclose them in an FDD we have not reviewed.
Which specialty retail franchises have the most locations?: By total outlets in reviewed Item 20 tables: Amerisourcebergen Drug (9,444); The UPS Store® (5,503); Matco Tools (3,482). Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.

Calculated by Franopolis from published brands' reviewed figures. Not a ranking or recommendation.

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