Bobbles & Lace Franchise
Cost, fees, owner earnings, closure rate and litigation for a Bobbles & Lace franchise — pulled from the franchisor's own public FDD (2026), not its sales material.
Disclosure honesty
Bobbles & Lace discloses earnings (Item 19) — but the grade is how honestly. We graded it B.
What their own earnings claim actually says
8 company-owned stores (2025): $492K-$937K gross sales, $17.5K-$245K net income. 10 franchised stores: $203K-$1.69M gross sales, -$26.8K to $336K net income. Wide performance variance.
What a Bobbles & Lace franchise actually costs to run
| Fee | Disclosed | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise fee | $25,000 | Item 5 — paid up front, before you open |
| Royalty | 5% of gross sales | Item 6 — charged on revenue, not profit |
| Advertising fund | 1% of gross sales | Item 6 — brand marketing, spent at the franchisor's discretion |
| Total recurring fees | 6% of gross sales | Before rent, labor, food or debt service |
| Total initial investment | $163,175 – $300,000 | Item 7 — franchisor's own low/high estimate |
5% royalty or $500 minimum; 1% marketing fund; 2% local ad recommended; $250/mo technology fee.
Royalty and ad-fund percentages are charged on gross sales — an owner pays them whether or not the location is profitable.
Bobbles & Lace system size and owner turnover
| Total outlets | 26 |
| Ceased operations | 2 |
| Terminated by franchisor | 0 |
| Transferred to new owners | 0 |
| Closure rate | 7.7% of outlets |
2 ceased operations 2025. No terminations/transfers. Early-stage system growth.
From Item 20 of the FDD 2026. Terminations and ceased operations are the franchisor's own count of owners who stopped — the number the sales pitch leaves out.
Is Bobbles & Lace worth it? — how it compares to 59 similar franchises
| Ongoing fees | 6% of sales | lower than most (median 7%) |
| Startup cost | from $163,175 | about average (median $157,952) |
| Disclosure honesty | Grade B | more honest than 80% of retail & business services franchises |
| Closure rate | 7.7% of outlets | worse than 68% of peers |
| Disclosed lawsuits | 0 | fewer than most |
Benchmarked against every retail & business services franchise we've graded from public FDDs — the context the franchisor's pitch never gives you.
Owner take-home for a Bobbles & Lace
The franchisor's framing: 8 company-owned stores (2025): $492K-$937K gross sales, $17.5K-$245K net income. 10 franch… We reconstruct what an owner actually keeps, from their own FDD.
- Reconstructed owner P&L — net take-home after royalty, ad fund, rent, labor & debt
- Break-even timeline + cash-on-cash ROI
- Full fee stack + required-purchase markups
- Decoded real failure / closure rate
- How it ranks vs comparable franchises
- Validation-call playbook — the exact questions to ask
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Bobbles & Lace franchise — frequently asked
- How much does a Bobbles & Lace franchise cost?
- The FDD lists a total initial investment of about $163,175–$300,000, including a $25,000 initial franchise fee.
- How much do Bobbles & Lace franchise owners make?
- 8 company-owned stores (2025): $492K-$937K gross sales, $17.5K-$245K net income. 10 franchised stores: $203K-$1.69M gross sales, -$26.8K to $336K net income. Wide performance variance. We grade this disclosure B for honesty.
- What are the Bobbles & Lace franchise fees?
- Bobbles & Lace's FDD discloses a $25,000 initial franchise fee, a 5% royalty on gross sales, a 1% advertising-fund contribution, for roughly 6% of gross sales in recurring fees before rent, labor, or debt service. 5% royalty or $500 minimum; 1% marketing fund; 2% local ad recommended; $250/mo technology fee.
- What is the Bobbles & Lace franchise profit margin?
- Bobbles & Lace does not publish a franchisee net-profit margin — almost no franchisor does. What Item 19 actually shows: 8 company-owned stores (2025): $492K-$937K gross sales, $17.5K-$245K net income. 10 franchised stores: $203K-$1.69M gross sales, -$26.8K to $336K net income. Wide performance variance. Recurring fees alone take about 6% of gross sales, before rent, labor, food or debt service. Margin has to be reconstructed from the disclosure, not read off it.
- What is the Bobbles & Lace franchise failure rate?
- 2 ceased operations 2025. No terminations/transfers. Early-stage system growth.
- How many Bobbles & Lace locations are there?
- Bobbles & Lace's FDD reports 26 total outlets, with 2 that ceased operations in the most recent reporting year and 0 transferred to new owners. Item 20 is where system health shows up before the marketing does.
- Does Bobbles & Lace have complaints or lawsuits?
- Bobbles & Lace discloses no material litigation in Item 3 of the filing we reviewed. That's a positive signal, though it covers only what the franchisor is required to report.
- Is a Bobbles & Lace franchise worth it?
- It depends on the numbers, not the pitch. Bobbles & Lace scores B on disclosure honesty, carries about 6% of sales in ongoing fees. Get the real owner take-home before you sign.
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Source: WI DFI Franchise Registration (2026). FranchiseValidate is independent and not affiliated with Bobbles & Lace or its franchisor. Figures are extracted from the franchisor's own public disclosure document; verify against the current FDD before any decision.