FRANCHISE·WATCH·DESK

Verified — real FDD extraction

Not found in the SBA Franchise Directory — SBA financing may be unavailable; verify with your lender

YOUR CBD STORE

Retail & Products · independent · est. —

Your CBD Store is a retail chain selling CBD and hemp-derived wellness products — oils, gummies, topicals and related items, largely under the SunMed brand. A franchisee operates a storefront, advising walk-in customers on products and handling retail sales.

YOUR CBD STORE net unit count grew +3.7% from 20212023 per its FDD Item 20.

New to franchising? Start here

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

Proven & steady

Distress

0
STABLE

A real track record with an unremarkable region of the ledger: neither the growth nor the exits stand out, for better or worse. The main concern in the record: too many owners are failing outright rather than selling.

Exit rate · latest year

19.5%

vs 1.9% across 15 retail & products systems

Cost to open

$96K–$151K

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

hi-1.0.0
Net unit growth35%

3-yr trend · Item 20 Table 1

Fair
Exit quality25%

terminations + ceased-ops vs. all exits · Table 3

Weak
Transfer / churn15%

transfers vs. base · Table 3

Fair
Promise-keeping10%

actual vs. projected openings · Table 5

Strong
Transparency15%

Item 19 disclosure + completeness

Weak

Systemwide units

2021–2023

+3.7%
269202129820222792023

Survival record

FDD Item 20 · outlet status by year

In fiscal 2023, 58 of 298 franchised outlets left the system — a 19.5% annualized exit rate, vs 1.9% across 15 retail & products systems. Not every exit is a failure — but this is the measurable floor.

Show the outlet tables
Status (FTC)202120222023
Outlets at start162269298
Opened1256633
Transfers15129
Terminations193758
Non-renewals000
Reacquired by franchisor004
Ceased — other reasons000
Outlets at end269298279
Net change+107+29-19

What it costs — and what it drags

FDD Items 5–7 · fees, investment, royalty

Buying in means a $20K franchise fee (Item 5) and a total investment of $96K–$151K (Item 7). The franchisor publishes no earnings claim (Item 19) — ask current and former franchisees for real numbers.

To open (Item 7)

$96K–$151K

all-in investment range

Franchise fee (Item 5)

$20K

upfront, one-time

Royalty (Item 6)

2%

of sales, ongoing

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

Your figure — this brand discloses no Item 19 earnings; validate with current & former owners.

Royalty you'd pay / yr

$20K

2% of sales, before profit

Over a 10-yr term

$200K

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.

Build a real pro-forma for YOUR CBD STORE with an independent CPA

Distress signals

news-sourced · bankruptcies, closures, lawsuits

No recent closures, bankruptcies, or major lawsuits found in the news for YOUR CBD STORE. That's a good sign — but it reflects news coverage, not a guarantee.

Before you sign anythingfree · 30 min · no commission

A broker is paid by the franchisor to place you. An independent CPA is paid by you — and the job is pressure-testing YOUR CBD STORE's numbers, including talking you out of a bad deal.

Talk to an independent CPA before you buy →

YOUR CBD STORE franchise questions, answered from the filings

What percentage of YOUR CBD STORE franchises closed last year?

In YOUR CBD STORE's latest FDD Item 20 (fiscal 2023), 58 of 298 franchised outlets left the system — an annualized exit rate of 19.5% — 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 YOUR CBD STORE franchise cost?

Per YOUR CBD STORE's 2024 FDD, buying in requires an initial franchise fee of $20K (Item 5) and a total initial investment of $96K–$151K (Item 7).

What royalty does YOUR CBD STORE charge?

YOUR CBD STORE charges an ongoing royalty of 2.0% of gross sales, per Item 6 of its 2024 FDD.

Does YOUR CBD STORE disclose earnings (Item 19)?

No — YOUR CBD STORE's 2024 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.

Is YOUR CBD STORE a good franchise to buy? Health score, exit rate & costs (2026) · Franchise Watch Desk