Franchises · 2026 FDD · Wisconsin DFI filing 641206
PostNet franchise cost, unit revenue and closures
Opening a PostNet cost $240,200 to $306,800 in the 2026 FDD; the median unit sold $342,385 in the franchisor's 2025 calendar year figures; 15.5% of franchised units closed over three years.
Franchisor: PostNet International Franchise Corporation. FDD issued 2026-04-06. Fiscal year end 2025-12-31. Figures re-found on the cited page 2026-11-03.
What a unit costs to open
new PostNet Center; a conversion totals $76,725 to $294,300 (page 23).
What a unit pays the franchisor
| Initial franchise fee | $39,950 | Item 5, p. 10 |
|---|---|---|
| Royalty | Royalty 5% of Gross Sales, monthly | Item 6, p. 12 |
| Advertising fund | Individual Advertising Expense of at least 2% of Gross Sales spent locally, plus up to 3% to an advertising cooperative if one is formed; a $10,000 Initial Marketing Program before opening | Item 6, p. 12 |
new single-unit Center; $19,975 to $39,950 for a conversion.
What a unit sells
Item 19 is optional and is the franchisor's own representation. It is shown here as filed, with the franchisor's measure, sample and period, and nothing is estimated where it is missing.
| Measure | annual Gross Sales, calendar 2025, all 183 Centers meeting the Reporting Criteria (Table 19-1, Annual Sales row) | |
|---|---|---|
| Sample | 183 units: 183 of the 204 US Centers (90%) open more than 12 consecutive months at 2025-12-31 that met the Reporting Criteria; the table also gives upper and lower 10%, 25% and 50% bands | |
| Period | 2025 calendar year | |
| High / low | $1,332,882 / $32,915 | |
Revenue to investment
Formula: Item 19 median / Item 7 new Center total (midpoint, low, high). A ratio of 1.00 means one year of median unit revenue equals the investment; it says nothing about profit.
How many units open and close
| Franchised units | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start of year | 200 | 201 | 198 |
| Opened | 9 | 7 | 19 |
| Terminated | 4 | 6 | 13 |
| Not renewed | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Reacquired by franchisor | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ceased, other reasons | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| End of year | 201 | 198 | 204 |
| Company-owned, end of year | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Item 20, Table 1 p. 56; Table 3 totals p. 61.
Closures are the franchisor's Item 20 counts of units terminated, not renewed, or ceased for other reasons, summed over 2023–2025 and divided by franchised units at the start of 2023. Units the franchisor reacquired are not closures. This is an Item 20 count, not a failure rate.
Source and method
Every figure above comes from the PostNet Franchise Disclosure Document issued 2026-04-06, as filed with the Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions (filing 641206, registry record). The PDF is the franchisor's and is not hosted here; the item and page beside each figure is where to check it. Item 7 and Item 20 tables were read cell by cell; Item 19 was read by hand; each Item 20 year was checked to sum (start + opened − exits = end) before it was recorded.
Informational only, not professional, legal or investment advice. Unitnomics computes from the filing and does not advise on, rank, or refer to any franchise. Last reviewed: November 2026.