FILING · MN · 2026 FDD
Buddy's Home Furnishings FDD (Franchise Disclosure Document) — 2026
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). Buddy's Home Furnishings's most recent FDD tracked here is the 2026 FDD, filed with the Minnesota Department of Commerce (public CARDS portal). Registration-state filings are public records, so you can read it free, with no sign-up.
PUBLIC RECORD · FILED 2026 · SOURCE STATE MN
| ITEM 5 | Initial franchise fee | $39,900 |
| ITEM 6 | Ongoing royalty | 6.0% of gross sales |
| ITEM 7 | Total initial investment | $376K–$798K |
| ITEM 3 | Disclosed litigation matters | 4 |
| ITEM 4 | Item 4 bankruptcy disclosure (franchisor, predecessor, affiliate or officer — see filing) | Yes |
| ITEM 19 | Earnings disclosure (FPR) | Yes — median unit volume $670K (population and period as defined in the filing's Item 19) |
| ITEM 20 | Outlets (fiscal 2025) | 191 franchised at year end · 107 exits (exit rate 36.3%, fiscal 2025) |
| ITEM 21 | Franchisor financial statements | Unmodified (clean) opinion — Rivero, Gordimer & Company, P.A. |
Item 19's tables are images in this filing, so we could read who is included but not every figure.
| What is measured | Average Annual Gross Sales (gross sales) |
| Period | Fiscal year 2025 |
| Whose results | Franchised outlets |
| Units included | 188 of 191 Franchised Businesses at end of fiscal year 2025 |
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| Average (mean) | not printed |
| Median | not printed |
| Costs shown | None — sales only |
| Where | p. 50 (Item 19 runs pp. 49–65) |
| The filing's words | “Tables 1-A and 1-B include certain information regarding the actual historical average annual Gross Sales for fiscal year 2025 for the 188 Franchised Businesses that operated for all of fiscal year 2025” |
Rivero, Gordimer & Company, P.A. gave an unmodified (clean) opinion on the statements in the 2026 FDD.
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- Fiscal years covered: not extracted (2026 FDD)
- Statements are for: not extracted
- Parent / owner: not identified in the statements
No statement figures extracted from the 2026 FDD.
How to read this: royalties recur as long as franchisees trade; initial and development fees arrive only when new franchises are sold. A franchisor whose revenue leans on initial fees is funding itself by selling territories, and that revenue stops when sales slow. Under ASC 606 most franchisors recognize initial fees over the agreement term, so the line understates the cash collected in a strong selling year. Ad-fund revenue, where reported, is included in total revenue as the statements present it.
Each figure links to its page in the filed PDF. “Matched to statement” means our extraction and a second, rule-based read of the statement page agree; “extracted · not cross-checked” means the statement page is a scanned image or could not be read as text. Figures we could not place on a consistent scale are withheld, not guessed. Spotted an error? Report a correction.
Every figure above was extracted by software from the 2026 Buddy's Home Furnishings FDD as filed (figures are not individually checked by a person) and links back to that document. Fields that could not be extracted are omitted; no figure here is estimated. Extraction errors are possible: the filing controls, and FDDs are reissued annually; verify against the current issuance before relying on any number. Spotted an error? Franchisors and owners can report it via the contact on our Terms page.
Buddy's Home Furnishings FDD questions, answered
Where can I download the Buddy's Home Furnishings FDD for free?
Buddy's Home Furnishings's 2026 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 Buddy's Home Furnishings's most recent FDD on file?
The most recent Buddy's Home Furnishings FDD tracked here is the 2026 FDD, filed with the Minnesota Department of Commerce (public CARDS portal). Franchisors must update their FDD annually; confirm you are reading the current issuance before signing.
Does Buddy's Home Furnishings's FDD disclose earnings (Item 19)?
Yes — Buddy's Home Furnishings makes a financial performance representation in Item 19 of its 2026 FDD, reporting a median unit volume of $670K. Read the basis fine print: franchisors choose which units and metrics to include.
What does Buddy's Home Furnishings's FDD Item 20 show?
In fiscal 2025, Buddy's Home Furnishings ended with 191 franchised outlets; 107 of 295 open at the start of the year left the system (exit rate 36.3%, fiscal 2025) through terminations, non-renewals, and "ceased operations — other reasons".
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