Lapels Dry Cleaning franchise

A Lapels Dry Cleaning franchisee runs a dry cleaning business. At the end of 2025 there were 83 Lapels Dry Cleaning locations in the US, all franchised.

Cost to open: $536K–$797K
Franchise fee: $60,000
Royalty: 6%
Locations, 2025: 830 in 3 yrs

Company snapshot

SBA loans: On the SBA Franchise Directory

From Next Step Franchising, LLC’s 2026 filing; SBA status from the SBA Franchise Directory, October 28, 2026.

How much a Lapels Dry Cleaning franchise costs

Opening a Lapels plant (a satellite store is $113,065 to $345,650 and Lapels Delivers is $40,900 to $78,600) costs an estimated $535,930 to $796,742. That covers the franchise fee and everything else needed to open, through the first months of working capital.

Source: Next Step Franchising, LLC, 2026 filing, page 20

Lapels Dry Cleaning franchise fee

The franchise fee is $60,000, for a plant; $30,000 for a satellite store, $27,000 for Lapels Delivers and $55,000 for a laundromat. You pay it when you sign the franchise agreement.

Source: Next Step Franchising, LLC, 2026 filing, page 13

Royalty and ongoing fees

Royalty	6% of gross revenue, paid weekly, plus at least 1% of gross revenue spent on local marketing.

The typical franchise royalty is 6% of sales, plus 2% for marketing. See franchise fees and royalties to compare.

Source: Next Step Franchising, LLC, 2026 filing, page 16

Sales and earnings

Shares figures Lapels Dry Cleaning publishes sales or earnings figures for its locations: it reports 2025 revenue for plants, satellite stores, Lapels Delivers and laundromats. The full tables, with notes on which locations are counted, are in its filing.

Source: Next Step Franchising, LLC, 2026 filing, page 43