FRANCHISE·WATCH·DESK

ITEMS 5–7 · FDD 2026

How much is a Shine, SHINE WINDOW CARE AND HOLIDAY LIGHTING, SHINE WINDOW CARE, and SHINE HOLIDAY LIGHTING. franchise?

Per Shine, SHINE WINDOW CARE AND HOLIDAY LIGHTING, SHINE WINDOW CARE, and SHINE HOLIDAY LIGHTING.'s 2026 FDD, the initial franchise fee is $50K (Item 5) and the total initial investment runs $142K–$203K (Item 7); once open, you pay an ongoing royalty of 7.0% of gross sales (Item 6).

Franchise fee · Item 5

$50K

one-time, to buy in

Royalty · Item 6

7.0%

of gross sales, ongoing

Total investment · Item 7

$142K–$203K

franchisor's own estimate

Shine, SHINE WINDOW CARE AND HOLIDAY LIGHTING, SHINE WINDOW CARE, and SHINE HOLIDAY LIGHTING. vs cleaning & restoration medians25 systems benchmarked
Cost lineShine, SHINE WINDOW CARE AND HOLIDAY LIGHTING, SHINE WINDOW CARE, and SHINE HOLIDAY LIGHTING.Sector median
Initial franchise fee ITEM 5$50K$50K
Ongoing royalty ITEM 67.0%7.0%
Total initial investment ITEM 7$142K–$203K$128K–$236K

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Breakeven framingwhat it costs · what it drags

The buy-in is the smaller number. The larger one is the drag: 7.0% of every sale leaves before rent, labor, or your salary — so breakeven depends on volume you cannot know from the FDD; use the Item 19 figures as a starting point, not a promise.

To open (Item 7)

$142K–$203K

all-in investment range

Franchise fee (Item 5)

$50K

upfront, one-time

Royalty (Item 6)

7%

of sales, ongoing

If a unit does this in annual sales…$1M/yr

Your figure — cross-check against this brand's Item 19 and current-owner validation.

Royalty you'd pay / yr

$70K

7% of sales, before profit

Over a 10-yr term

$700K

royalties alone, excl. ad fund

This is not profit. It's the only money the FDD actually pins down — what you put in, and the royalty you owe on every dollar of sales. Your real take-home depends on labor, rent, food cost, and ramp-to-breakeven, none of which any FDD discloses.

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Shine, SHINE WINDOW CARE AND HOLIDAY LIGHTING, SHINE WINDOW CARE, and SHINE HOLIDAY LIGHTING. cost questions, answered from the filing

How much is a Shine, SHINE WINDOW CARE AND HOLIDAY LIGHTING, SHINE WINDOW CARE, and SHINE HOLIDAY LIGHTING. franchise?

Per Shine, SHINE WINDOW CARE AND HOLIDAY LIGHTING, SHINE WINDOW CARE, and SHINE HOLIDAY LIGHTING.'s 2026 FDD, opening a franchise requires an initial franchise fee of $50K (Item 5) and a total initial investment of $142K–$203K (Item 7). Item 7 is the franchisor's own estimate — treat the low end as a floor, not a budget.

What royalty does Shine, SHINE WINDOW CARE AND HOLIDAY LIGHTING, SHINE WINDOW CARE, and SHINE HOLIDAY LIGHTING. charge?

Shine, SHINE WINDOW CARE AND HOLIDAY LIGHTING, SHINE WINDOW CARE, and SHINE HOLIDAY LIGHTING. charges an ongoing royalty of 7.0% of gross sales, per Item 6 of its 2026 FDD. The median across 25 cleaning & restoration systems tracked here is 7.0%.

Does Shine, SHINE WINDOW CARE AND HOLIDAY LIGHTING, SHINE WINDOW CARE, and SHINE HOLIDAY LIGHTING. tell you what franchisees earn?

Partly — Shine, SHINE WINDOW CARE AND HOLIDAY LIGHTING, SHINE WINDOW CARE, and SHINE HOLIDAY LIGHTING. makes a financial performance representation in Item 19 of its 2026 FDD, reporting a median unit volume of $348K. Unit revenue is not owner profit: subtract royalties, ad fund, rent, labor, and debt service.

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