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AlphaGraphics vs Batteries Plus — which franchise is the better buy?

Side by side from the public FDDs — no franchisor spin.

	AlphaGraphics	Batteries Plus
Disclosure honesty	B	C
Investment from	$53,457	$284,786
Total fees	7.5%	6%
Outlets	229	734
Lawsuits	1	2

AlphaGraphics: what their numbers say

Discloses 2025 gross sales data for 215 centers (median $1.09M). Provides expense percentages by category. Excludes net income calculations; cherry-picks reporting centers, excludes closures/new openings.

Batteries Plus: what their numbers say

Discloses franchise store net revenues, merchandise margins, and company-owned store EBITDA (~$122K avg all stores). No franchisee net income/owner compensation shown; company-store EBITDA used as proxy; cherry-picks commercial-focused stores favorably.

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