Apricot Lane Boutique
Formerly known as Country Visions Cooperative
Bottom line
- Total investment $150K – $342K including a $40K franchise fee, 5.5% ongoing royalty.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 63/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 26 loans (below the industry average).
- System contracting at -24.1% CAGR over 3 years. Investigate whether closures are franchisor-driven (consolidation) or franchisee-driven (economics).
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
Yale framework · single-unit ROIC
Returns Analysis
Pulls Item 7 (investment) and Item 19 (revenue) from this brand's FDD into the Yale unlevered-ROIC formula. Override any input to stress-test it against your own assumptions.
The model · Yale framework
What would one APRICOT LANE BOUTIQUE unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
23%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Overview
About
Franchisees operate women's boutique retail locations selling contemporary clothing, accessories, and lifestyle products. Day-to-day operations include inventory management, visual merchandising, customer service, point-of-sale management, and local marketing to drive foot traffic and repeat business.
Item 7 · what it costs
The Vitals
Item 19
Financial Performance
This franchisor did not disclose financial performance representations in Item 19, or our extractor could not parse them.
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 20 · 38 states with active franchisees
The Territory Map
Derived from franchisee contact records. Shows states with at least one current operator — not where the franchisor is registered to sell new units (that data is re-extracting in a future refresh).
States derived from franchisee phone area codes (Item 20). Approximate — ported numbers may show the original state, not the franchisee's current location.
Government records
SBA Loan Data
Aggregated from SBA 7(a) loan disclosures, public data unique to FranchiseVerdict.
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
Apricot Lane Boutique presents HIGH RISK due to accelerating unit contraction, complete absence of financial disclosure, and unclear franchisor viability despite no formal going concern statement.
Score breakdown · what drove the 63 / 100 rating
- 01MEDSevere unit decline of 22% year-over-year (85 units) indicates systemic problems or market contraction
- 02MEDNo Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — inability to validate revenue/profitability claims
- 03MEDHigh total investment ($149,950–$342,300) combined with undisclosed average unit economics creates ROI uncertainty
- 04MINOR5.5% royalty on unknown revenues limits visibility into franchisor's profitability alignment
- 05MINORFranchise fee of $39,500 is substantial given declining unit count and lack of performance transparency
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
FDD Items 5, 6, 12, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal
Contract & Territory Detail
Item 11
Training & Operations
Item 20
Franchisee Contacts
Phone numbers extracted directly from this brand's FDD Item 20. After purchase, you'll also receive a list of validation questions tailored to this brand.
Franchisee contacts
96 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
APRICOT LANE BOUTIQUE · FDD (2026) PDF