How much does a ShelfGenie franchise cost?
Opening a ShelfGenie franchise takes a total initial investment of $55,300 to $100,300, according to the brand's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document. The FDD's Item 19 reports med. gross sales per order: $5,041 per order across 50 Reporting Franchisees.
ShelfGenie franchises businesses engaged in the design, sale and installation of customized solutions for new and existing cabinets, pantries and other structures for residential and commercial customers. Category: Home Services.
Item 7
What it costs to open a ShelfGenie franchise
The franchisor's own estimated initial investment, as disclosed in its 2025 FDD. The total is $55,300 to $100,300. Each line below carries the FDD page it was read from.
Where the money goes
The largest costs are Furniture, Home Show Display, and Fixtures ($10,000 to $30,000), Additional Funds - 3 Mo. ($3,000 to $7,500), and Insurance ($2,000 to $6,000). Together they make up about 43% of the high-end estimate.
The initial franchise fee is $35,000, about 63% of the low-end total.
Our arithmetic from the Item 7 table below.
| Expenditure | Low | High | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Fee2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 28 | $35,000 | $35,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 28 |
| Leasehold Improvements2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 28 | $0 | $1,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 28 |
| Vehicles2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 28-29 | $0 | $1,500 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 28-29 |
| Furniture, Home Show Display, and Fixtures2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 29 | $10,000 | $30,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 29 |
| Technology and Office Equipment; Supplies2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 29 | $2,250 | $5,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 29 |
| Insurance2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 29 | $2,000 | $6,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 29 |
| Advertising & Promotional and Local Marketing Spending for first three months2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 29 | $1,600 | $4,800 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 29 |
| Training, Travel, Lodging & Food2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 29 | $1,000 | $3,500 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 29 |
| Business Licenses and Permits2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 29 | $100 | $1,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 29 |
| Professional Fees2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 29 | $350 | $5,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 29 |
| Additional Funds - 3 Mo.2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 29 | $3,000 | $7,500 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 29 |
| Total estimated initial investment2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 28-29 | $55,300 | $100,300 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 28-29 |
Source ShelfGenie, 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 28-29, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-27.
Item 19
What ShelfGenie's FDD reports in Item 19
Med. Gross Sales per Order
$5,041 per order
This is a figure per order, not what one outlet takes in a year. ShelfGenie's 2025 FDD, Item 19, for the January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024 (the “Reporting Period”). Basis: Reporting Businesses and Reporting Franchisees operating under the System during the Reporting Period.
Sample size: 50 Reporting Franchisees. The FDD also reports avg. gross sales per order of $5,140 per order. We lead with the median because an average is pulled upward by the strongest Reporting Franchisees; the median is the middle Reporting Franchisee.
What the franchisor excluded from this figure
- Excluded from this Item 19 are four franchisees operating a total of 11 franchised businesses who did not have at least one franchised business open for the entire Reporting Period.
- Businesses that closed during the Reporting Period are excluded from the data reported in this Item 19.
- Excluded Orders refer to orders for friends or family, charitable events and employees involving a discount of 80% or more off the franchisee’s suggested retail price and were not a true representation of an actual customer order.
- The percentage of customer appointments table does not include referral appointments or self-generated appointments that do not result in a Closed Order; the FDD states that it does not have access to data related to those appointments.
This is a disclosure of what some existing Reporting Franchisees reported, not a projection of what a new ShelfGenie outlet would earn. Your results will differ.
Source ShelfGenie, 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 71-77, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-27.
Item 20
How many ShelfGenie outlets there are, and how many closed
ShelfGenie ended 2024 with 261 franchised outlets and 20 company-owned outlets. In that year 28 franchised outlets opened and 22 left the system.
Three years at a glance
From 2022 through 2024, ShelfGenie opened 86 franchised outlets and 52 outlets left the system. That is a net gain of 34, from 227 to 261 franchised outlets. Of the outlets that left, 45 were terminated, 2 were not renewed, 4 were bought back by the franchisor, and 1 closed for other reasons.
On average, about 7.3% of franchised outlets left the system each year, roughly 1 in 14.
Our arithmetic from the FDD's Item 20 table below. "Left the system" counts every outlet the franchisor reports as terminated, not renewed, bought back, or closed for other reasons.
| Year | Start | Opened | Terminated | Non-renewed | Reacquired | Ceased, other | End | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 255 | 28 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 261 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 83 |
| 2023 | 227 | 44 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 255 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 83 |
| 2022 | 227 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 227 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 83 |
Source ShelfGenie, 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 78-83, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-27.
Compare
How ShelfGenie compares with other Home Services franchises
Measured against the 105 Home Services franchises on this site, using each brand's own FDD.
- Cost to open. The middle of ShelfGenie's estimated range is $77,800. It costs less to open than 89% of Home Services franchises here.
- Outlets leaving each year. 7.3% for ShelfGenie. That is higher than 57% of the 82 Home Services franchises with at least 10 outlets.
- Three-year growth. ShelfGenie's franchised system grew 15%. The typical Home Services franchise here grew 5.5%.
- Earnings disclosure. 77 of the 105 Home Services franchises here publish earnings figures in Item 19. ShelfGenie is one of them.
Our arithmetic from each brand's Item 7 and Item 20. Growth and departure comparisons leave out brands with fewer than 10 outlets, where one opening or closure distorts the figures. See every Home Services franchise side by side.
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