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Splash and Dash Groomerie and Boutique
Retail & Products · independent · est. —
Splash and Dash Groomerie & Boutique is a pet grooming franchise pairing full grooming services with a recurring-membership bath program and a retail boutique of pet products. A franchisee operates a storefront grooming salon with groomers and bathers, selling monthly memberships, appointments, and retail goods to local dog owners.
Splash and Dash Groomerie and Boutique net unit count grew 0.0% from 2016–2018 per its FDD Item 20.
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A franchise is a business where you (the franchisee) pay a company (the franchisor) for the right to open and run a location using their brand and system — think a local Anytime Fitness or Taco John's owned by a small-business owner, not the corporation.
Before you can buy in, U.S. law requires the franchisor to give you a Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD) — a long legal filing covering its fees, finances, and history. The numbers on this page come straight from that document:
- Franchise fee — the one-time cost to buy in.
- Royalty — the ongoing cut of your sales you pay the franchisor.
- Item 20 — how many locations opened and closed, the basis for our verdict (from Proven & strong down to Distressed — or Too new to judge).
The verdict
Too new to judge
Distress
15 franchised units over 3 disclosed years is not a track record — systems this early have realized only a fraction of their eventual failures. Judge the disclosures, not a verdict.
Exit rate · latest year
26.7%
vs 1.9% across 15 retail & products systems
Cost to open
$119K–$222K
Item 7 total investment range
SBA loan defaults
No loan record
no SBA 7(a)/504 loans found for this brand
Behind the verdict
the record, factor by factor · Item 20
3-yr trend · Item 20 Table 1
terminations + ceased-ops vs. all exits · Table 3
transfers vs. base · Table 3
actual vs. projected openings · Table 5
Item 19 disclosure + completeness
Systemwide units
2016–2018
Survival record
FDD Item 20 · outlet status by year
In fiscal 2018, 4 of 15 franchised outlets left the system — a 26.7% annualized exit rate, vs 1.9% across 15 retail & products systems. Not every exit is a failure — but this is the measurable floor.
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| Status (FTC) | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Outlets at start | 10 | 13 | 15 |
| Opened | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Transfers | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Terminations | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Non-renewals | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reacquired by franchisor | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ceased — other reasons | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Outlets at end | 13 | 15 | 13 |
| Net change | +3 | +2 | -2 |
What it costs — and what it drags
FDD Items 5–7 · fees, investment, royalty
Buying in means a $49K franchise fee (Item 5) and a total investment of $119K–$222K (Item 7). The franchisor publishes no earnings claim (Item 19) — ask current and former franchisees for real numbers.
To open (Item 7)
$119K–$222K
all-in investment range
Franchise fee (Item 5)
$49K
upfront, one-time
Royalty (Item 6)
6.5%
of sales, ongoing
Your figure — this brand discloses no Item 19 earnings; validate with current & former owners.
Royalty you'd pay / yr
$65K
6.5% of sales, before profit
Over a 10-yr term
$650K
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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news-sourced · bankruptcies, closures, lawsuits
No recent closures, bankruptcies, or major lawsuits found in the news for Splash and Dash Groomerie and Boutique. That's a good sign — but it reflects news coverage, not a guarantee.
A broker is paid by the franchisor to place you. An independent CPA is paid by you — and the job is pressure-testing Splash and Dash Groomerie and Boutique's numbers, including talking you out of a bad deal.
Talk to an independent CPA before you buy →Splash and Dash Groomerie and Boutique franchise questions, answered from the filings
What percentage of Splash and Dash Groomerie and Boutique franchises closed last year?
In Splash and Dash Groomerie and Boutique's latest FDD Item 20 (fiscal 2018), 4 of 15 franchised outlets left the system — an annualized exit rate of 26.7% — compared with 1.9% across 15 retail & products systems tracked here. That counts terminations, non-renewals, and "ceased operations — other reasons." There is no official failure rate, and not every exit is a failure, but this is the measurable floor.
How much does a Splash and Dash Groomerie and Boutique franchise cost?
Per Splash and Dash Groomerie and Boutique's 2019 FDD, buying in requires an initial franchise fee of $49K (Item 5) and a total initial investment of $119K–$222K (Item 7).
What royalty does Splash and Dash Groomerie and Boutique charge?
Splash and Dash Groomerie and Boutique charges an ongoing royalty of 6.5% of gross sales, per Item 6 of its 2019 FDD.
Does Splash and Dash Groomerie and Boutique disclose earnings (Item 19)?
No — Splash and Dash Groomerie and Boutique's 2019 FDD makes no financial performance representation in Item 19. That is legal and common, but it means the franchisor publishes no earnings claim; ask current franchisees for real numbers.