FDD ITEM 20 · FISCAL 2023–2025
Aplus Area Representative Item 20: outlets, closures & growth
In its latest FDD Item 20 (fiscal 2025), Aplus Area Representative reported 247 franchised outlets at year end. 1 of 246 franchised outlets open at the start of the year left the system — an annualized exit rate of 0.4%— while 2 new outlets opened. Systemwide units moved -0.4% over 2023–2025.
| Status (FTC) | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Outlets at start | 271 | 267 | 265 |
| Opened | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Transfers | 11 | 11 | 7 |
| Terminations | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Non-renewals | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reacquired by franchisor | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ceased — other reasons | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Outlets at end | 267 | 265 | 266 |
| Net change | -4 | -2 | +1 |
1 terminations + 0 non-renewals + 0 ceased (other) = 1 exits ÷ 246 at start = 0.4%
These are the three FTC Item 20 statuses in which a franchisee involuntarily or terminally leaves the system. Transfers (7) are resales, not exits; reacquisitions by the franchisor (0) are tracked separately. There is no official “failure rate” — this annualized exit rate is the disclosed, measurable floor.
| State | Franchised | Company-owned |
|---|---|---|
| PA | 100 | — |
| NY | 51 | — |
| MD | 24 | — |
| VA | 21 | — |
| MA | 16 | — |
| NJ | 11 | 19 |
| CT | 9 | — |
| DE | 9 | — |
| DC | 2 | — |
| RI | 2 | — |
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