Bottom line
- Total investment $198K – $361K including a $40K franchise fee, 7.5% ongoing royalty.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 57/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 32 loans (below the industry average).
- System contracting at -12.3% 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 Mainstream Boutique unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
16%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Overview
About
Mainstream Boutique franchisees operate upscale women's apparel and accessories retail locations, managing inventory selection, point-of-sale operations, staff scheduling, and customer service. Day-to-day responsibilities include visual merchandising, sales floor engagement, inventory management, and executing marketing campaigns provided by the franchisor within their protected territory.
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 · 20 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
Declining unit count, absent financial disclosures, recent litigation settlement, and high royalty burden create meaningful investment risk despite protected territory and 10-year term.
Score breakdown · what drove the 57 / 100 rating
- 01MEDUnit count declined 7.2% year-over-year (67 units), indicating system contraction and potential market saturation or operational challenges
- 02MEDFinancial performance metrics (average revenue and net income) not disclosed in FDD Item 19, preventing ROI validation and profitability assessment
- 03HIGHRecent litigation settlement (November 2020) involving breach of contract and Minnesota Franchise Act violations suggests franchisor-franchisee relationship tension and potential compliance issues
- 04MEDHigh royalty rate of 7.5% combined with undisclosed profitability data creates uncertainty about net income viability
- 05MINORFranchise fee of $40,000 plus total investment of $198,200–$361,350 requires strong unit economics to justify, which cannot be verified
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
71 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Mainstream Boutique · FDD (2025) PDF