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BNI vs Fleet Feet — which franchise is the better buy?

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	BNI	Fleet Feet
Disclosure honesty	A	B
Investment from	$53,410	$352,000
Total fees	20%	4.25%
Outlets	191	283
Lawsuits	5	0

BNI: what their numbers say

Gross revenue and membership counts for 90 company-owned and 94 franchised outlets in 2025. Average franchised outlet revenue: $399,084; median: $293,449. No cherry-picking apparent; comprehensive percentile analysis provided.

Fleet Feet: what their numbers say

Average gross sales 2025: $1.67M (combined 248 stores). First-year single-unit: $700K; multi-unit: $790K. Excludes costs, operating expenses, royalties. Historical data only.

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