Everything Christmas franchise
2026 filing · March 17, 2026
Everything Christmas at a glance
A seasonal store selling Christmas trees, wreaths, decorations, lights, wrapping and gifts from September to December. At the end of 2025 there were 15 Everything Christmas locations in the US, 12 franchised and 3 company-owned.
The business
- Industry
- Retail
- Franchisor
- Everything Christmas Stores, LLC
- The company that sells the franchises
- Franchising since
- 2014
- 12 years of selling franchises
- Franchisor based in
- Nesconset, New York
What you pay
- Cost to open
- $113K–$158K
- Fee, build-out and opening working capital
- Franchise fee
- $15,000
- $10,000 for a second and later franchise
- Royalty
- 5%
- 5% of the season's gross sales, paid by December 25
Where it is
- US locations, 2025
- 15
- Franchised and company-owned
- Franchised
- 12
- Company-owned
- 3
- States
- 6
- Most in New York, California and Minnesota
From Everything Christmas Stores, LLC’s 2026 filing; SBA status from the SBA Franchise Directory, October 28, 2026.
Where it ranks
Everything Christmas among all franchises with the same figure.
| Figure | Everything Christmas | Among all franchises |
|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, midpointHalfway between the low and high estimate | $135,425 | Costs less than 80% of franchises |
| Franchise feePaid once, when you sign | $15,000 | Lower than 93% of franchises |
| RoyaltyShare of sales paid to the franchisor | 5% | Lower than 69% of brands with a set rate |
| US locationsFranchised and company-owned | 15 | Fewer than 55% of franchises |
How much a Everything Christmas franchise costs
Opening one Everything Christmas costs an estimated $112,600 to $158,250. That covers the franchise fee and everything else needed to open, through the first months of working capital.
Source: Everything Christmas Stores, LLC, 2026 filing, page 15
Everything Christmas franchise fee
The franchise fee is $15,000, $10,000 for a second and later franchise. You pay it when you sign the franchise agreement.
Source: Everything Christmas Stores, LLC, 2026 filing, page 12
Royalty and ongoing fees
| Royalty | 5% of the season's gross sales, paid by December 25. |
|---|
The typical franchise royalty is 6% of sales, plus 2% for marketing. See franchise fees and royalties to compare.
Source: Everything Christmas Stores, LLC, 2026 filing, page 13
Sales and earnings
No figures Everything Christmas does not share sales or profit figures for its locations. Talking to current and former franchise owners is the usual way to learn what a location earns.
Source: Everything Christmas Stores, LLC, 2026 filing, page 37
How Everything Christmas compares
Of the 302 retail franchises on this site, Everything Christmas is the 64th cheapest to open and the 182nd largest by number of locations.
| Figure | Everything Christmas | Typical retail brand | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, low end | $113K | $198K | $222K |
| Cost to open, high end | $158K | $425K | $477K |
| Franchise fee | $15K | $35K | $40K |
| Royalty | 5% | 5.7% | 6% |
| US locations | 15 | 38 | 21 |
| Change in franchised locations, 0 yrs | +20% | 0% | – |
| Shares earnings figures | No | 187 of 302 | 2,147 of 3,352 |
Typical is the median across the 302 brands in retail franchises; typical franchise, across every brand here.
Locations opened and closed
| Year | Franchised | Company-owned |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 11 (+1) | 3 |
| 2024 | 12 (+1) | 3 |
| 2025 | 12 (0) | 3 |
Closed or left counts terminations, non-renewals, locations bought back by the franchisor and locations that stopped operating.
See which brands grew most in the fastest-growing franchises rankings.
More in the guides: franchise failure rates.
Source: Everything Christmas Stores, LLC, 2026 filing, page 37
Where Everything Christmas locations are
At the end of 2025, Everything Christmas had franchised locations in 6 states. The most are in New York, California and Minnesota.
- New York7
- California1
- Minnesota1
- Montana1
- New Mexico1
- Vermont1
| State | Franchised |
|---|---|
| New York | 7 |
| California | 1 |
| Minnesota | 1 |
| Montana | 1 |
| New Mexico | 1 |
| Vermont | 1 |
Source: Everything Christmas Stores, LLC, 2026 filing, page 38
Who owns Everything Christmas?
Everything Christmas franchises are sold by Everything Christmas Stores, LLC. Its filing names no parent company.
From Everything Christmas Stores, LLC’s 2026 filing, page 10.
Lawsuits and bankruptcy
| Lawsuits and regulatory actions | None. The filing says no litigation has to be disclosed. |
|---|---|
| Bankruptcy | None. The filing says no bankruptcy has to be disclosed. |
Franchisors must disclose lawsuits and bankruptcies involving the company, its parents and affiliates, and its executives. Many cases are routine disputes with franchisees over fees or contracts; read the descriptions in the filing and ask current owners about anything that worries you.
Source: Everything Christmas Stores, LLC, 2026 filing, litigation on page 11, bankruptcy on page 11
Everything Christmas filings
The figures on this page come from Everything Christmas Stores, LLC’s 2026 filing, issued March 17, 2026, on record with the NASAA Electronic Filing Depository.
| Filing | Issued | Registry | On this page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 filing | March 17, 2026 | NASAA depository | Costs, fees and locations, 2023–2025 |
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