Footprints Floors Franchise
Cost, fees, owner earnings, closure rate and litigation for a Footprints Floors franchise — pulled from the franchisor's own public FDD (2026), not its sales material.
Disclosure honesty
Footprints Floors discloses earnings (Item 19) — but the grade is how honestly. We graded it C.
What their own earnings claim actually says
Discloses gross sales, direct gross profit, and select expenses for 79 operational franchises and company-owned outlet. Cherry-picks top performers; excludes managerial/admin labor.
What a Footprints Floors franchise actually costs to run
| Fee | Disclosed | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise fee | $68,000 | Item 5 — paid up front, before you open |
| Royalty | 6% of gross sales | Item 6 — charged on revenue, not profit |
| Advertising fund | 0.25% of gross sales | Item 6 — brand marketing, spent at the franchisor's discretion |
| Total recurring fees | 6.25% of gross sales | Before rent, labor, food or debt service |
| Total initial investment | $81,905 – $118,330 | Item 7 — franchisor's own low/high estimate |
Royalty greater of 6% or minimum; tech $350+/month; contact center 2.5% GS; conference mandatory.
Royalty and ad-fund percentages are charged on gross sales — an owner pays them whether or not the location is profitable.
Footprints Floors system size and owner turnover
| Total outlets | 85 |
| Ceased operations | 2 |
| Terminated by franchisor | 6 |
| Transferred to new owners | 2 |
| Closure rate | 2.4% of outlets |
2025: 2 closures, 6 terminations, 2 transfers out of 84 total outlets.
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 Footprints Floors worth it? — how it compares to 436 similar franchises
| Ongoing fees | 6.25% of sales | lower than most (median 8%) |
| Startup cost | from $81,905 | cheaper than most (median $138,750) |
| Disclosure honesty | Grade C | typical for the category |
| Closure rate | 2.4% of outlets | about average |
| Disclosed lawsuits | 2 | more litigious than 68% of peers |
Benchmarked against every other franchises franchise we've graded from public FDDs — the context the franchisor's pitch never gives you.
Owner take-home for a Footprints Floors
The franchisor's framing: Discloses gross sales, direct gross profit, and select expenses for 79 operational franchi… 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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Footprints Floors franchise — frequently asked
- How much does a Footprints Floors franchise cost?
- The FDD lists a total initial investment of about $81,905–$118,330, including a $68,000 initial franchise fee.
- How much do Footprints Floors franchise owners make?
- Discloses gross sales, direct gross profit, and select expenses for 79 operational franchises and company-owned outlet. Cherry-picks top performers; excludes managerial/admin labor. We grade this disclosure C for honesty.
- What are the Footprints Floors franchise fees?
- Footprints Floors' FDD discloses a $68,000 initial franchise fee, a 6% royalty on gross sales, a 0.25% advertising-fund contribution, for roughly 6.25% of gross sales in recurring fees before rent, labor, or debt service. Royalty greater of 6% or minimum; tech $350+/month; contact center 2.5% GS; conference mandatory.
- What is the Footprints Floors franchise profit margin?
- Footprints Floors does not publish a franchisee net-profit margin — almost no franchisor does. What Item 19 actually shows: Discloses gross sales, direct gross profit, and select expenses for 79 operational franchises and company-owned outlet. Cherry-picks top performers; excludes managerial/admin labor. Recurring fees alone take about 6.25% 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 Footprints Floors franchise failure rate?
- 2025: 2 closures, 6 terminations, 2 transfers out of 84 total outlets.
- How many Footprints Floors locations are there?
- Footprints Floors' FDD reports 85 total outlets, with 2 that ceased operations in the most recent reporting year and 2 transferred to new owners. Item 20 is where system health shows up before the marketing does.
- Does Footprints Floors have complaints or lawsuits?
- Footprints Floors discloses 2 legal matters in Item 3 of its FDD. Item 3 covers the franchisor's litigation history, which is the closest thing to a public record of how it treats franchisees — read the case descriptions, not just the count.
- Is a Footprints Floors franchise worth it?
- It depends on the numbers, not the pitch. Footprints Floors scores C on disclosure honesty, carries about 6.25% of sales in ongoing fees, and discloses 2 legal matters. 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 Footprints Floors or its franchisor. Figures are extracted from the franchisor's own public disclosure document; verify against the current FDD before any decision.