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KEY
K Thousands ($), M Millions ($), $ U.S. dollars,
Year Began/ Available Seeking 2017 2018 2019 Startup Costs/ Royalty Financing Home- Kiosk/
* Selling multiple units/master licenses only,
** Selling int’l. master licenses only Franchising U.S. Int’l? Number of Number of Number of Franchise Fee Fee Available? Based/ Express
Since Regions Franchises/ Franchises/ Franchises/ Mobile Unit
REGIONS Company- Company- Company- Opportunity Available?
MW Midwest, NE Northeast, S South, SE Southeast, Owned Owned Owned
SW Southwest, W West, C Canada, I Other International

SPORTS EQUIPMENT & APPAREL
RANK 86 Fleet Feet 1976/1978 ALL NO 137/34 145/31 150/29 $187K-$413K/$38K 4% NO NO NO
Athletic footwear, apparel, accessories
Carrboro, N.C.
Play It Again Sports 1983/1988 ALL C 290/0 288/0 297/0 $268.3K-$391.3K/$25K 5% YES NO NO
269 New and used sporting goods/equipment
Minneapolis
Destination Athlete 2008/2008 ALL* NO 41/0 70/0 96/2 $28.3K-$120.1K/ 5-8% YES YES NO
282 Youth athletic equipment, apparel, fundraising, $20K-$50K
and other services
Lebanon, N.J.
NOT RANKED
Soccer Post 1978/1991 ALL C 31/3 30/3 26/4 $200K-$300K/$29.5K 5% YES NO NO
Soccer stores
Eatontown, N.J.

TRAVEL AGENCIES
Cruise Planners 1994/1999 ALL NO 2,564/1 2,760/1 3,061/1 $2.3K-$23.6K/ 1-3% YES YES YES
46 Travel agencies $695-$10.99K
Coral Springs, Fla.
Dream Vacations 1991/1992 ALL NO 1,119/0 1,331/0 1,432/0 $1.8K-$20.3K/ 1.5-3% YES YES YES
73 Travel agencies $495-$9.8K
Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Expedia CruiseShipCenters 1987/1987 ALL C 221/1 240/1 259/1 $155.9K-$275.9K/$39K 9% YES NO NO
399 Retail travel agencies
Vancouver, British Columbia

MISCELLANEOUS RECREATION BUSINESSES
Freedom Boat Club 1989/2000 ALL C,I 123/19 149/19 174/22 $149.2K-$458.7K/$38K 6% YES NO NO
178 Membership boat clubs
Venice, Fla.
American Poolplayers Association 1981/1982 ALL C,I 322/4 317/7 316/8 $20.5K-$28.4K/$10K $2.50+/ YES YES NO
236 Recreational billiard leagues TEAM/WK.
Lake St. Louis, Mo.
Color Me Mine Enterprises 1992/1995 ALL C,I** 131/10 129/9 130/9 $165.95K-$228K/$30K 5% YES NO NO
458 Paint-your-own-ceramics studios
Los Angeles
NOT RANKED
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema 1997/2003 ALL NO 17/12 19/17 22/18 $9.1M-$21.5M/$125K 5% NO NO NO
Dine-in theaters
Austin, Texas
Axe Monkeys 2016/2018 ALL C 0/2 0/2 3/0 $189.4K-$266.1K/$35K 6-5% YES NO NO
Indoor axe, knife, and spear throwing
Cedar Park, Texas
Blue Ox Axe Throwing 2018/2019 ALL NO 0/0 0/1 0/1 $94.4K-$174.5K/$30K 6% NO NO NO
Indoor axe throwing
Wallingford, Conn.

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