Art of Drawers vs SHELFGENIE
Side-by-side figures from each brand's latest FDD Item 20 as we extracted them; verdicts are our opinion under the published methodology, and the source filing and year are on each brand's profile. Green marks the more favorable metric (lower for distress), not a recommendation to buy.
Units · latest run
4 → 36 units (2023–2025)
Net unit change
+1.1% (2023–2025)
Too little history
Exit quality
Fair
Too little history
Transfer / churn
Fair
Too few seasoned loans
SBA losses vs same-year loans
Too few seasoned loans
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Distress
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$60,000
Franchise fee
$69,500
$135K–$167K
Investment range
$95K–$148K
7%
Royalty
7%
Disclosed
Earnings (Item 19)
Disclosed
Art of Drawers
SHELFGENIE
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