Lapels
Home Services · Cleaning Services
- Royalty
- 6.0%
of weekly Net Sales
About Lapels
Lapels Cleaners is a renowned brand offering top-notch dry cleaning and laundry services. With a commitment to sustainability, they provide the world's only 100% environmentally non-toxic dry cleaning process. Their professional dry cleaning service uses an environmentally friendly approach, ensuring that your clothes are cleaned effectively and safely. Lapels also offers a range of specialized services, including alterations and repairs, perfect shirt laundry, wash, dry, and fold, comforters and household items cleaning, and gown preservation. Whether it's your favorite shirt or a delicate gown, Lapels' experts take care of your garments, ensuring they last longer and stay clean and bright. In addition to their exceptional services, Lapels offers convenient pickup and delivery to your home or office, saving you time, money, and gas. Experience the difference with Lapels Cleaners, and join them in their commitment to a greener future. Visit their website for more information on their services and to find a location nearest to you.
Key terms
- Brand fund
2.0% of Net Sales
- Local advertising
1.0% of Net Sales
- 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 locations—
Franchised units open at year-end
- New openings—
Gross new units opened during the calendar year
- 1-year unit growth rate—
Net unit growth versus prior year
- 3-year unit CAGR—
Compound annual growth rate of unit count over the trailing 3 years
- Unit growth ratio—
Cumulative opens / closures through year-end
Unit economics
- Annual unit volume (Median)—
Per FDD Item 19 disclosure
- Annual unit volume (25th percentile)—
Per FDD Item 19 disclosure
- Annual unit volume (75th percentile)—
Per FDD Item 19 disclosure
- 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$876k
Midpoint of estimated initial investment range
↓ Lower is better - Time to open—
Midpoint of average time from agreement to opening
- Royalty rate6.0%
Percent of net sales paid to the franchisor
↓ Lower is better - Sales-to-investment ratio—
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
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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.