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Buddyâs Home Furnishings
Buddy's Home Furnishings offers a rent-to-own model for consumers to lease and purchase home furnishings, electronics, and appliances. The business primarily targets sub-prime, cash, and credit-constrained consumers. They operate under the "BUDDY'S HOME FURNISHINGS" brand, offering a designated system and approved products.
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Franchise Costs
6% of Gross Sales royalty + $175/week Marketing Fee + $1,050/mo technology fee
Financial Performance
Item 19 Financial Performance
Data Based On: 188 franchised businesses that operated for all of fiscal year 2025
* Average Gross Sales, Median Gross Sales, Revenue for Top Quartile, and Revenue for Bottom Quartile for franchised businesses were directly extracted from Table 1-A and Table 1-B, Fiscal Year 2025, for Buddy's Home Furnishings Franchise Retail Businesses. No gross profit, net income, net profit, or EBITDA figures were provided for franchised businesses, nor was sufficient expense data to estimate profit ranges.
Extracted Item 19 Section
Avg. Revenue: $731,276
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Key Insights
- Higher investment than 78% of Specialty Retail franchises
- Top 10 largest franchise system in Specialty Retail
| Franchise | Investment | Fee | Royalty | Locations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Buddyâs Home Furnishings Current | $376K – $798K | $40K | 6.0% | 191 |
| CORNWELL | $80K – $324K | N/A | N/A | 793 |
| MERLE NORMAN COSMETICS | $48K – $263K | N/A | N/A | 757 |
| BATTERIES PLUS | $285K – $537K | $50K | 5.0% | 601 |
| PET SUPPLIES PLUS | $537K – $2.0M | $50K | 3.0% | 502 |
| WILD BIRDS UNLIMITED | $232K – $376K | $40K | 4.0% | 344 |
Specialty Retail Average 49 franchises | $286K – $691K | $40K | 5.2% | – |
* Comparison based on latest FDD filings. Investment ranges from Item 7, fees from Item 5. Showing top 5 of 49 Specialty Retail franchises by location count.
Locations & Growth
Outlet Growth Over Time
Total outlets at end of each year
Geographic Distribution (2025)
Outlets by state across the United States
+9 more states
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191 franchisee contacts on file from official FDD filings.
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Litigation (Item 3)
Primarily termination disputes, breach of contract, non-compete violations, and Lanham Act violations involving former franchisees. One case involved a former franchisee and a related entity, while another involved multiple affiliated former franchisees. A third matter was a predecessor-initiated action against former franchisees for operating under a different brand post-termination.
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
Franchise Group, Inc. (FRG), the former indirect parent company of BFL, and certain of its subsidiaries, including BFL, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on November 3, 2024, and emerged on June 6, 2025.
System Health (Item 20)
Franchise system changes reported in the most recent fiscal year
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The total initial investment to open a Buddyâs Home Furnishings franchise ranges from $375,650 to $797,540. This includes a franchise fee of $39,900. Ongoing royalty fees are 6.0% of gross sales.