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Batteries Plus vs The UPS Store — which franchise is the better buy?

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

	Batteries Plus	The UPS Store
Disclosure honesty	C	F
Investment from	$284,786	—
Total fees	6%	8.5%
Outlets	734	—
Lawsuits	2	8

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.

The UPS Store: what their numbers say

No Item 19 Financial Performance Representation found in excerpts provided. No revenue, profit, or earnings data disclosed. Significant omission for prospective franchisees evaluating returns.

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