Children's Orchard
Retail & Consumer Goods · Apparel & Accessories
- Active units
- 13
- Avg unit volume
- $419k
- Royalty
- 4.0%
Franchised, year-end 2025
of weekly Net Sales
About Children's Orchard
Children's Orchard is a brand that offers a unique and upscale shopping experience for both parents and kids. Unlike consignment or thrift stores, Children's Orchard is an upscale resale store that sells gently used, name-brand children's clothing, shoes, accessories, toys, and baby equipment at up to 70% off of the original retail prices. The store's bright colors, fresh scent, and meticulous organization make shopping simple and enjoyable. Each Children's Orchard store also features a fun and safe play area for kids, allowing parents to shop stress-free. What sets Children's Orchard apart is their commitment to promoting the reuse of quality goods, benefiting the environment, and putting money back into the pockets of the community by buying inventory directly from customers. With superior merchandise and friendly, professional staff, Children's Orchard provides a great customer service experience. The brand targets busy and environmentally conscious mothers aged 25 to 45, as well as Millennials, Generation X, and Baby Boomers. By offering fashionable, affordable children's apparel, Children's Orchard caters to the needs of families while creating loyal, repeat customers who appreciate deep discounts, tremendous selection, and the opportunity to earn cash for items they no longer need.
Key terms
- Franchise fee
$25k
- Existing-owner additional store pricing
$20,000 Initial Franchise Fee for each additional Store if you already own and operate a Children’s Orchard Store
- Local advertising
5.0% of Net Sales
- Footprint
3,000 – 4,000 sq ft
- Veteran discount
Not offered
Brand Percentile Rankings
Rankings compare brands in the same operating year. Fee and investment figures come from the FDD (2026 filing); filings on file: 2024, 2025, 2026.
Growth
- Total locations13
Franchised units open at year-end
- New openings0
Gross new units opened during the calendar year
- 1-year unit growth rate-13.3%
Net unit growth versus prior year
- 3-year unit CAGR-15.0%
Compound annual growth rate of unit count over the trailing 3 years
- Unit growth ratio0.0×
Cumulative opens / closures through year-end
Unit economics
- Annual unit volume (Median)$419k
Average Net Sales for all Stores for calendar year 2025.
- Annual unit volume (25th percentile)$313k
Includes data for all 13 franchised Stores; excludes 2 Stores that closed in 2025. Net Sales are revenues from the sale of goods and services less sales tax, d…
- Annual unit volume (75th percentile)$535k
Includes data for all 13 franchised Stores; excludes 2 Stores that closed in 2025. Net Sales are revenues from the sale of goods and services less sales tax, d…
- 1-year Median AUV growth rate—
Year-over-year change in median AUV
- Store-level EBITDA Margin—
Median unit-level EBITDA / AUV
Investment profile
- Estimated initial investment$281k
Midpoint of estimated initial investment range
↓ Lower is better - Time to open—
Midpoint of average time from agreement to opening
- Royalty rate4.0%
Percent of net sales paid to the franchisor
↓ Lower is better - Sales-to-investment ratio1.5×
Median AUV / estimated initial investment midpoint
- Cash-on-cash returns—
Median unit-level EBITDA / estimated initial investment midpoint. Steady-state estimate; year 1 returns will be lower as the unit ramps to median volumes.
Franchisee healthLocked
- Unit closure ratio
- Transfer vs. closure ratio
- Percent multi-unit franchisees
- Litigation rate
- EBITDA multiple on sales & transfers
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Location footprint
Showing 16 of 17 mapped locations
Sources
Financial and operating figures are sourced from the brand's Franchise Disclosure Documents. Brand percentile rankings are based on comparisons to other brands that include the same metrics in their Franchise Disclosure Documents.