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Miniso

RetailFranchising since 2018Website
Investment
$256K – $485K
62nd pct Retail
Avg revenue
53rd pct Retail
Royalty
45.0% (?)
Likely extraction error
Units
275
86th pct Retail
SBA default

Bottom line

  • Total investment $256K – $485K including a $30K franchise fee, 45.0% ongoing royalty.
  • No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
  • Rated CAUTION with a risk score of 72/100.
  • System growing at 62.5% CAGR over 3 years with 275 total units — strong expansion trajectory.

Item 1 · who you're contracting with

The Franchisor

Legal entity
Miniso Depot Franchisor LLC
Parent company
USA Miniso Depot, Inc.
Incorporated in
California
HQ
1050 Lakes Dr., Suite 260, West Covina, CA 91790
Auditor
Kwan & Co. CPA, Inc.
Audited financials
Franchisor revenue
$236K
vs $260K prior year

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 Miniso unit return on the cash you put in?

Revenue · per unit, per year
$
Item 19 not disclosed — typing your own estimate
Franchisor take · royalty + ad fund
Royaltytyp 68%
%
Ad fundtyp 35%
%
Operating costs · category default: retail
COGS
%
Labor
%
Rent / occupancy
%
Other operating
%
Total invested capital · what you actually put in
Initial investment
$
FDD Item 7: $256K–$485K
Working capital
$
FDD reports $10K–$20K

Unlevered ROIC · per unit

-62%

Negative

0%30–60% Yale band80%

Store EBITDA · annual
$-240K
EBITDA margin
-32.0%
Total invested
$385K
Payback
Unit-level only. A multi-unit portfolio gives up roughly 5–15% of this to shared services (corporate G&A) before reaching the ~10-unit break-even Yale describes.

Overview

About

Miniso franchisees operate retail variety stores selling low-cost consumer goods (accessories, home décor, stationery, electronics) in high-traffic locations. Operators manage day-to-day inventory, staff, POS operations, and local marketing while sourcing products through the franchisor's supply chain under two revenue-sharing models.

CEO
Thomas E. Bartlebaugh II
Founded
2018
FDD year
2025
States available
8

Item 7 · what it costs

The Vitals

Total investment
$256K – $485K
All-in to open one unit
Liquid capital
$10K – $20K
Cash you must have on hand
Franchise fee
$30K
Royalty
45.0%
Revenue Split / Inventory Purchase · typical 6–8%
Ad fund
2.0%
typical 3–5%
Total fee load
47.0%
vs 9–13% typical

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

Total units
275
Opened
4
Last reporting year
Closed
0
Turnover rate
0.0%
Company-owned
262
Corporate units in the system
% franchised
5%
vs corporate-owned
Multi-unit owners
31.6%
Net growth (yr3)
+44.4%
Net unit change last year
3-yr CAGR
+62.5%
Compounded over last 3 years
2023
13+4
Franchised units
2024
9
Franchised units
2025
8
Franchised units

Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.

Item 20 · 17 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).

AK
ME
VT
NH
MA
RI
CT
NY
NJ
PA
DE
MD
DC
WA
OR
CA
NV
ID
MT
WY
UT
CO
AZ
NM
ND
SD
NE
KS
OK
TX
MN
IA
MO
AR
LA
WI
IL
MS
TN
MI
IN
KY
AL
OH
WV
GA
VA
NC
SC
FL
HI
Registered · 17 states
Not registered

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.

No SBA loan data available for this brand.

FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17

Risk & Legal

72
Risk · 0-100
CAUTION72 / 100

Miniso presents HIGH RISK due to extreme royalty structures that severely limit profitability, undisclosed unit economics, going concern status, and unprotected territories—creating a model that prioritizes franchisor revenue extraction over franchisee success.

Score breakdown · what drove the 72 / 100 rating

  1. 01MINORExtreme royalty rates (45-65% Model A, 50-65% Model B) leave minimal margin for net profitability
  2. 02MINORNo average revenue or net income disclosure prevents ROI validation and suggests weak unit economics
  3. 03HIGHGoing concern status indicates potential financial distress at franchisor level
  4. 04MINORUnprotected territory creates direct competition between franchisees and risk of cannibalization
  5. 05MINOR3-year term is unusually short and provides minimal runway for recouping $255-485k investment
  6. 06MINOR44.4% YoY unit growth may indicate unsustainable expansion or accounting for closures inadequately
  7. 07MINORHigh franchise fee ($30k) combined with capital requirements suggests aggressive growth model over franchisee profitability

Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification

FDD Items 5, 6, 12, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal

Contract & Territory Detail

Protected territory
No
Initial term
3 years
Renewal term
3 years
Online sales rights
Restricted
Franchisor can compete
Yes
Hire a manager?
Allowed
Litigation count
0
Right of first refusal
Yes
Franchisor can buy back on resale
Mandatory arbitration
Yes
Jury trial waiver
Yes
Non-compete
2 yrs
Post-termination restriction
Owner-operator
Optional
Governing law
California

Item 11

Training & Operations

Classroom training
12 hrs
On-the-job training
136 hrs
POS system
Miniso retail point of sale (POS) system
Operating tech stack

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

26 numbers

Locked
(954) 682-••••
Depot
FL
(832) 886-••••
TX
(626) 463-••••
CA

One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included

FDD download

Miniso · FDD (2025) PDF

Single-page checkout · instant download · CSV export of contacts available separately above