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indicates the clear winner per row. Ties and missing data are not highlighted.

How winners are chosen

Lower is better for investment, liquid capital, franchise fee, royalty and ad-fund rates, SBA charge-off rate, and owner turnover.

Higher is better for disclosed revenue and owner earnings, verdict score, total units, net unit growth, and franchisee contacts. For the letter grade, A ranks highest.

A row is highlighted only when one brand clearly leads. Ties are never highlighted, and missing data never counts as a win. Some rows (earnings-metric type, loan counts, contract terms) are informational and have no winner.

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These figures come from FDDs of different years (2025, 2026). Costs, fees and unit counts change from one filing to the next, so the older column may be out of date.

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ACFN logoBAbove average
ACFN
Retail
2026 FDD
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The Flower Garage logoCAverage
The Flower Garage
Retail
2026 FDD
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DECORATING DEN INTERIORS logoBAbove average
DECORATING DEN INTERIORS
Retail
2025 FDD
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Flower Tent logoBAbove average
Flower Tent
Retail
2025 FDD
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Vitals
FDD filing
FDD issued Jan 2, 2026
FDD issued Jan 12, 2026
FDD issued Apr 10, 2025
FDD issued May 15, 2025
Investment range
$38K – $58K
$36K – $74K
$53K – $73K
$48K – $82K
Liquid capital
$500 – $2K
$3K – $8K
$5K – $11K
$500 – $3K
Franchise fee
$25K
$25K
$40K
$30K
Royalty rate
1.3%
Not extracted
9.0%
6.0%
Ad fund rate
1.3%
Not extracted
4.0%
2.0%
Performance
Avg gross sales
Partial, no system average
No Item 19 representation
No Item 19 representation
$99K
Median gross sales
Not extracted
Not disclosed
Not disclosed
$96K
Avg owner earnings
Metric varies by brand. Check type below
Not extracted
Not disclosed
Not disclosed
$15K
Earnings metric
Not classified
Not classified
Not classified
EBITA [sic - the filing omits the D]
Risk
Rating
BAbove average
CAverage
BAbove average
BAbove average
Verdict score
46 / 100
45 / 100
66 / 100
58 / 100
SBA charge-off rate
Under 10 loans (2)
Not SBA-matched
Under 10 loans (1)
Not SBA-matched
SBA loans on record
2
N/A
1
N/A
Scale
Total units
210
3
211
41
Net change (latest yr)
-23
+2
-11
-2
Signed, not yet open
4 (0.02 per open outlet)
0 (0.00 per open outlet)
Not extracted
0 (0.00 per open outlet)
Turnover rate
23.3%
0.0%
11.1%
7.3%
Contract
Initial term (years)
10
5
5
10
Renewal term (years)
10
5
5
5
Initial training (hrs)
8
44
82
25
Contacts
Franchisee phones
248
3
20
26

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