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MGM Wine & Spirits Franchise

Cost, fees, owner earnings, closure rate and litigation for a MGM Wine & Spirits franchise — pulled from the franchisor's own public FDD (2026), not its sales material.

Retail & Business Services · disclosure-honesty grade · from public state filings
GRADE F · FAILS DISCLOSURE

Disclosure honesty

F
Transparency 1 / 5

MGM Wine & Spirits discloses little or no owner-earnings data (Item 19) — the franchisor won't put real profit in writing.

Outlets25
Disclosed lawsuits0
Closure signals2 ceased
Investment
Total fees
Outlets
25
Closure signals
2 ceased, 0 terminated
Lawsuits
0
◢ FINDINGS
ITEM 19
No real earnings disclosure
The franchisor won't put owner profit in writing — you can't verify the pitch.
ITEM 20
2 outlets ceased operations
2025: 2 ceased operations, 3 net outlet decline from 28 to 25.

What their own earnings claim actually says

No Item 19 financial performance representations disclosed in excerpts provided.

What a MGM Wine & Spirits franchise costs to run

Items 5-7 fee data absent from provided excerpts.

MGM Wine & Spirits' filing doesn't break its fees into a table we can itemise — this is the fee language as disclosed. Ask for Items 5 and 6 directly.

MGM Wine & Spirits system size and owner turnover

Total outlets25
Ceased operations2
Terminated by franchisor0
Transferred to new owners2
Closure rate8.0% of outlets

2025: 2 ceased operations, 3 net outlet decline from 28 to 25.

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 MGM Wine & Spirits worth it? — how it compares to 59 similar franchises

Disclosure honestyGrade Fless honest than most of the category
Closure rate8.0% of outletsworse than 70% of peers
Disclosed lawsuits0fewer than most

Benchmarked against every retail & business services franchise we've graded from public FDDs — the context the franchisor's pitch never gives you.

◤ CLASSIFIED · ITEM 19 RECONSTRUCTED

Owner take-home for a MGM Wine & Spirits

The franchisor's framing: No Item 19 financial performance representations disclosed in excerpts provided.… We reconstruct what an owner actually keeps, from their own FDD.

LOW
MEDIAN
HIGH

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MGM Wine & Spirits franchise — frequently asked

How much does a MGM Wine & Spirits franchise cost?
MGM Wine & Spirits' current FDD excerpt doesn't clearly state a total investment range — ask for Item 7 directly.
How much do MGM Wine & Spirits franchise owners make?
MGM Wine & Spirits discloses little or no earnings data (Item 19) — meaning the franchisor won't put real owner profit in writing. That's a red flag worth questioning.
What are the MGM Wine & Spirits franchise fees?
MGM Wine & Spirits' FDD excerpt doesn't clearly itemise the fee structure — ask for Items 5 and 6 directly.
What is the MGM Wine & Spirits franchise profit margin?
MGM Wine & Spirits discloses no Item 19 earnings representation, so no profit margin can be derived from the FDD at all. Any margin figure quoted elsewhere is an estimate, not a disclosure.
What is the MGM Wine & Spirits franchise failure rate?
2025: 2 ceased operations, 3 net outlet decline from 28 to 25.
How many MGM Wine & Spirits locations are there?
MGM Wine & Spirits' FDD reports 25 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 MGM Wine & Spirits have complaints or lawsuits?
MGM Wine & Spirits 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 MGM Wine & Spirits franchise worth it?
It depends on the numbers, not the pitch. MGM Wine & Spirits scores F on disclosure honesty. 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 MGM Wine & Spirits or its franchisor. Figures are extracted from the franchisor's own public disclosure document; verify against the current FDD before any decision.