OFFICIAL FILING · MN · 2026
ZIPS DRY CLEANERS 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). ZIPS DRY CLEANERS's most recent FDD tracked here was filed in 2026 as a multistate filing — and because registration-state filings are public records, you can read it free, without giving a broker your phone number.
THE SAME DOCUMENT SITES SELL OR GATE BEHIND LEAD FORMS. FILED 2026 · SOURCE STATE MN
| ITEM 5 | Initial franchise fee | $40K |
| ITEM 6 | Ongoing royalty | 6.0% of gross sales |
| ITEM 7 | Total initial investment | $868K–$1.3M |
| ITEM 3 | Disclosed litigation matters | 0 |
| ITEM 19 | Earnings disclosure (FPR) | Yes — median unit volume $1.1M (Plant Stores: n=31 franchised ZIPS Cleaners Plant Stores open & operating full 12 months Jan 1–Dec 31 2025 (FL, IL, IN, MD, PA, TX, VA); excludes 1 corporate location sold to franchisees Dec 2025 and 4 that did not provide full-year financial detail; mean revenue $1,123,997, median $1,052,703, high $2,378,792, low $379,088. Separately, Drop Stores: n=12, mean $499,281, median $520,292, high $967,755, low $249,283. Compiled from unaudited franchisee-submitted financial statements. No top-quartile figure disclosed.) |
| ITEM 20 | Outlets (fiscal 2025) | 52 franchised at year end · 22 exits (31.4% annualized) |
| ITEM 21 | Franchisor financial statements | clean (unqualified) audit opinion — SC&H Attest Services, P.C. |
Citation discipline: every figure above is extracted from the 2026 ZIPS DRY CLEANERS FDD as filed and links back to that document. Fields the filing did not state are omitted — nothing here is estimated, surveyed, or filled in from marketing material. FDDs are reissued annually; verify against the current issuance before relying on any number.
ZIPS DRY CLEANERS FDD questions, answered
Where can I download the ZIPS DRY CLEANERS FDD for free?
ZIPS DRY CLEANERS's 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document is a public record. It can be downloaded free from the source link on this page — no broker form, no email signup required.
What year is ZIPS DRY CLEANERS's most recent FDD on file?
The most recent ZIPS DRY CLEANERS FDD tracked here was filed in 2026. Franchisors must update their FDD annually, so confirm you are reading the current issuance before signing.
Does ZIPS DRY CLEANERS's FDD disclose earnings (Item 19)?
Yes — ZIPS DRY CLEANERS makes a financial performance representation in Item 19 of its 2026 FDD, reporting a median unit volume of $1.1M. Read the basis fine print: franchisors choose which units and metrics to include.
What does ZIPS DRY CLEANERS's FDD Item 20 show?
In fiscal 2025, ZIPS DRY CLEANERS ended with 52 franchised outlets; 22 of 70 open at the start of the year left the system — an annualized exit rate of 31.4% (terminations, non-renewals, and "ceased operations — other reasons").
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