OFFICIAL FILING · MN · 2019
SHINE WINDOW CARE AND HOLIDAY LIGHTING FDD (Franchise Disclosure Document) — 2019
The FDD is the 23-item legal disclosure every U.S. franchisor must hand you at least 14 days before you sign or pay anything (FTC Franchise Rule, 16 CFR 436). SHINE WINDOW CARE AND HOLIDAY LIGHTING's most recent FDD tracked here was filed in 2019 with the Minnesota Department of Commerce (public CARDS portal) — and because registration-state filings are public records, you can read it free, without giving a broker your phone number.
THE SAME DOCUMENT SITES SELL OR GATE BEHIND LEAD FORMS. FILED 2019 · SOURCE STATE MN
| ITEM 5 | Initial franchise fee | $45K |
| ITEM 6 | Ongoing royalty | 7.0% of gross sales |
| ITEM 7 | Total initial investment | $96K–$142K |
| ITEM 3 | Disclosed litigation matters | 0 |
| ITEM 19 | Earnings disclosure (FPR) | Yes — median unit volume $464K ("This financial performance representation discloses historical information regarding the Gross Revenue and Gross Profit of 14 Shine Franchised Businesses located in Michigan, Texas, Florida, New York, and Ohio. Each of the Franchised Businesses included in this representation were operated from at least January 1, 2018 through December 31, 2018 ("Measurement Period"). Three of the 23 Franchised Businesses which were in operation during the entire Measurement Period are entirely excluded from this representation because: (i) 2 franchisees failed for at least 6 months to operate their Franchised Business during the Measurement Period and did not operate in compliance with the Franchise Agreement and (ii) 1 franchisee did not report its gross sales to us using our required CRM system and did not provide us with reliable expense information. We also excluded 6 Franchised Businesses that offered only holiday lighting services and not window care and house detailing services. ... Two of the franchisees that operate multiple Franchised Businesses consolidate their sales for the purpose of reporting. One such franchisee owns 3 territories and the other owns 2 territories. The representations below are thus based on 11 total reports from 14 territories. Neither we nor our certified public accountants have audited the numbers reported to us by our franchisees, but we have no reasonable basis to question their reliability." Table header: "Franchisees' Performance during 2018" — Total Gross Revenue: Average $562,224, Low $143,783, Median $464,413, High $1,170,040.) |
| ITEM 20 | Outlets (fiscal 2018) | 29 franchised at year end · 0 exits (0.0% annualized) |
| ITEM 21 | Franchisor financial statements | clean (unqualified) audit opinion — The AUDIT GROUP, P.L.L.C. |
Citation discipline: every figure above is extracted from the 2019 SHINE WINDOW CARE AND HOLIDAY LIGHTING FDD as filed and links back to that document. Fields the filing did not state are omitted — nothing here is estimated, surveyed, or filled in from marketing material. FDDs are reissued annually; verify against the current issuance before relying on any number.
SHINE WINDOW CARE AND HOLIDAY LIGHTING FDD questions, answered
Where can I download the SHINE WINDOW CARE AND HOLIDAY LIGHTING FDD for free?
SHINE WINDOW CARE AND HOLIDAY LIGHTING's 2019 Franchise Disclosure Document is a public record, filed with the Minnesota Department of Commerce (public CARDS portal). It can be downloaded free from the source link on this page — no broker form, no email signup required.
What year is SHINE WINDOW CARE AND HOLIDAY LIGHTING's most recent FDD on file?
The most recent SHINE WINDOW CARE AND HOLIDAY LIGHTING FDD tracked here was filed in 2019 with the Minnesota Department of Commerce (public CARDS portal). Franchisors must update their FDD annually, so confirm you are reading the current issuance before signing.
Does SHINE WINDOW CARE AND HOLIDAY LIGHTING's FDD disclose earnings (Item 19)?
Yes — SHINE WINDOW CARE AND HOLIDAY LIGHTING makes a financial performance representation in Item 19 of its 2019 FDD, reporting a median unit volume of $464K. Read the basis fine print: franchisors choose which units and metrics to include.
What does SHINE WINDOW CARE AND HOLIDAY LIGHTING's FDD Item 20 show?
In fiscal 2018, SHINE WINDOW CARE AND HOLIDAY LIGHTING ended with 29 franchised outlets; 0 of 23 open at the start of the year left the system — an annualized exit rate of 0.0% (terminations, non-renewals, and "ceased operations — other reasons").
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