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FDD ITEM 20 · FISCAL 2023–2025

ALPHAGRAPHICS Item 20: outlets, exits & growth

In its latest FDD Item 20 (fiscal 2025, from the 2026 FDD), ALPHAGRAPHICS reported 229 franchised outlets at year end. 4 of 227 franchised outlets open at the start of the year left the system (exit rate 1.8%, fiscal 2025), while 6 new outlets opened. Systemwide units moved -1.3% over 2023–2025.

Item 20 · outlet status by yearas filed
Status (FTC)202320242025
Outlets at start237232227
Opened526
Transfers17108
Terminations664
Non-renewals110
Reacquired by franchisor000
Ceased — other reasons300
Outlets at end232227229
Net change-5-5+2
How the exit count is computedfiscal 2025

4 terminations + 0 non-renewals + 0 ceased (other) = 4 exits ÷ 227 at start = 1.8%

These are the three FTC Item 20 statuses in which a franchised outlet left the system — including voluntary non-renewals and outlets that ceased for other reasons, which can include sales or absorption into another franchise. Transfers (8) are resales, not exits; reacquisitions by the franchisor (0) are tracked separately. There is no official “failure rate”, and not every exit is a closure or a failure; Item 20 does not say why any outlet left. On a small starting base, a single exit moves this rate sharply.

Franchised outlets by state · fiscal 202541 states/territories
StateFranchisedCompany-owned
TX480
CA150
UT150
AZ140
IL140
GA130
NC110
FL90
MA90
CO80
NJ80
TN60
VA50
ID40
OH40
AL30
CT30
DE30
MN30
NH30
PA30
SC30
WI30
IN20
MD20
MO20
MT20
NV20
NY20
WY20
IA10
KS10
MI10
MS10
OR10
RI10
SD10
WA10
DC00
NE00
OK00

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