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FDD ITEM 20 · FISCAL 2018–2019

Maid Right Item 20: outlets, exits & growth

In its latest FDD Item 20 (fiscal 2019, from the 2020 FDD · 5+ years old), Maid Right reported 6 franchised outlets at year end. 0 of 3 franchised outlets open at the start of the year left the system (exit rate 0.0%, fiscal 2019), while 3 new outlets opened. Systemwide units moved 3 → 6 units over 2018–2019.

Item 20 · outlet status by yearas filed
Status (FTC)20182019
Outlets at start03
Opened33
Transfers00
Terminations00
Non-renewals00
Reacquired by franchisor00
Ceased — other reasons00
Outlets at end36
Net change+3+3
How the exit count is computedfiscal 2019

0 terminations + 0 non-renewals + 0 ceased (other) = 0 exits ÷ 3 at start = 0.0%

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 (0) 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 20195 states/territories
StateFranchisedCompany-owned
NC2—
CA1—
GA1—
NV1—
VA1—

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