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

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	Batteries Plus	ANNEX
Disclosure honesty	C	C
Investment from	$284,786	$131,580
Total fees	6%	9%
Outlets	734	56
Lawsuits	2	1

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.

ANNEX: what their numbers say

Gross Volume data for 40 Navis Pack & Ship centers (12+ months). Average $659K, median $420K. Gross Margin 65% average, 63% median. Limited to Gross Volume; excludes rent, utilities, salaries, taxes, royalties.

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