GLO Tanning vs goGLOW
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
+66.2% (2023–2025)
Net unit change
3 → 10 units (2019–2024)
Strong
Exit quality
Too little history
Strong
Transfer / churn
Too little history
Too few seasoned loans
SBA losses vs same-year loans
Too few seasoned loans
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Distress
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$45,000
Franchise fee
$60,000
$759K–$1.4M
Investment range
$283K–$497K
6.5%
Royalty
8%
Disclosed
Earnings (Item 19)
Disclosed
GLO Tanning
goGLOW
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