Scout & Molly's franchise
2026 filing · April 29, 2026Fewer locationsShares sales figures
Scout & Molly's at a glance
A women's clothing boutique selling apparel, jewelry, handbags and accessories. At the end of 2025 there were 19 Scout & Molly's locations in the US, all franchised.
The business
- Industry
- Retail
- Franchisor
- Franlogic Scout Development, LLC
- The company that sells the franchises
- Franchising since
- 2014
- 12 years of selling franchises
- Franchisor based in
- King of Prussia, Pennsylvania
- Typical size
- 1,000–1,200 sq ft
What you pay
- Cost to open
- $319K–$388K
- Fee, build-out and opening working capital
- Franchise fee
- $60,000
- Paid once, when you sign
- Royalty
- 7%
- 7% of gross sales, paid weekly
- Brand fund
- 1%
- 1% of gross sales
- Agreement length
- 20 years
- Franchisor financing
- None offered
Where it is
- US locations, 2025
- 19
- Franchised and company-owned
- Franchised
- 19
- Company-owned
- 0
- Change in 3 years
- −4
- Franchised locations, 2023–2025
- States
- 13
- Most in Virginia, Florida and Kentucky
From Franlogic Scout Development, LLC’s 2026 filing; SBA status from the SBA Franchise Directory, October 28, 2026.
Where it ranks
Scout & Molly's among all franchises with the same figure.
| Figure | Scout & Molly's | Among all franchises |
|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, midpointHalfway between the low and high estimate | $353,500 | Costs less than 51% of franchises |
| Franchise feePaid once, when you sign | $60,000 | Higher than 88% of franchises |
| RoyaltyShare of sales paid to the franchisor | 7% | Higher than 70% of brands with a set rate |
| US locationsFranchised and company-owned | 19 | Fewer than 51% of franchises |
| Sales per locationYearly, as the brand reports it | $888,644 | Higher than 56% of brands that share sales figures |
| Sales against cost to openYearly sales over the cost midpoint | 2.5× | Higher than 72% of brands that share sales figures |
How much a Scout & Molly's franchise costs
Opening one Scout & Molly's costs an estimated $319,000 to $388,000. That covers the franchise fee and everything else needed to open, through the first months of working capital.
The biggest costs are upfit, furniture, signage, and fixtures ($94,000 to $129,000) and additional funds – 3 months ($70,000). Here is every line of the estimate as filed:
| What it pays for | Range | Low | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accounting Service Fee | $500 | ||
| Accounting Software Fee | $200 | ||
| Initial Franchise Fee | $60,000 | ||
| Opening inventory; branded bags, promotional items | $45,000 | $60,000 | |
| Lease | $12,000 | $20,000 | |
| Upfit, furniture, signage, and fixtures | $94,000 | $129,000 | |
| Equipment, POS applications, software, web based memberships and telephones | $4,000 | $6,000 | |
| Deposits and Licenses | $500 | $7,500 | |
| Training Expenses | $1,500 | $3,500 | |
| Opening Assistance | $10,000 | ||
| Initial Marketing | $6,000 | ||
| Additional Funds – 3 months | $70,000 | ||
| Tradesmen, city, county (k) Construction Project Management Fee | $16,000 | ||
| Total | $319,000 | $388,000 | |
Source: Franlogic Scout Development, LLC, 2026 filing, page 13
Scout & Molly's franchise fee
The franchise fee is $60,000. You pay it when you sign the franchise agreement.
Source: Franlogic Scout Development, LLC, 2026 filing, page 9
Royalty and ongoing fees
| Royalty | 7% of gross sales, paid weekly. |
|---|---|
| Brand or marketing fund | 1% of gross sales. |
| Transfer Fee | $7,500 |
| Local Advertising Fees and Expenses | Combined amount of $1,000 per month |
The typical franchise royalty is 6% of sales, plus 2% for marketing. See franchise fees and royalties to compare.
Source: Franlogic Scout Development, LLC, 2026 filing, page 10
Other fees as filed, from page 10. The filing lists every fee, including late fees and audit costs.
Sales and earnings
Shares figures Scout & Molly's publishes sales or earnings figures for its locations. The full tables, with notes on which locations are counted, are in its filing.
- Average sales
- $888,644
Yearly figures for 2025, covering franchised boutiques open all of 2025 (19 locations). The filing gives an average for each third rather than one overall figure; this is the overall average worked out from those and each one's number of locations. The average is about 2.5 times the midpoint of the cost to open.
Sales are what a location takes in before rent, payroll, royalties and other costs, not what its owner keeps.
Source: Franlogic Scout Development, LLC, 2026 filing, pages 38–39
SBA loans to Scout & Molly's franchisees
Lenders approved 21 SBA 7(a) loans for Scout & Molly's franchisees from 2015 to 2019, $4.3M in all. Of the 17 that have ended, 13 were paid in full and 4 were charged off. The other 4 haven’t ended yet.
A charged-off loan is one written off as uncollectible. See SBA franchise loans for how 7(a) and 504 loans work.
Source: SBA 7(a) and 504 loan data, as of September 30, 2026
Growth and closures
Share of franchised locations, 2025 / 2023–2025. Typical means the median: half of brands are above it, half below.
| Measure | Scout & Molly's | Typical retail brand | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| GrowthNet change in franchised locations | −5% / −17% | −0.4% / 0% | +1.2% / +10% |
| ClosuresTerminated, not renewed or stopped operating | 5% / 22% | 5.4% / 18% | 3.9% / 16% |
| Bought backLocations the franchisor took back | 0% / 0% | 0% / 0% | 0% / 0% |
Typical retail brand is the median of the 114 brands in retail franchises with three years of counts.
How Scout & Molly's compares
Of the 302 retail franchises on this site, Scout & Molly's is the 220th cheapest to open and the 166th largest by number of locations.
| Figure | Scout & Molly's | Typical retail brand | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, low end | $319K | $198K | $222K |
| Cost to open, high end | $388K | $425K | $477K |
| Franchise fee | $60K | $35K | $40K |
| Royalty | 7% | 5.7% | 6% |
| Brand fund | 1% | 2% | 2% |
| Sales per location | $889K | $724K | $794K |
| US locations | 19 | 38 | 21 |
| Shares earnings figures | Yes | 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 | Opened | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 22 (−1) | 0 | 0 | −1 |
| 2024 | 20 (−2) | 0 | +1 | −3 |
| 2025 | 19 (−1) | 0 | 0 | −1 |
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: Franlogic Scout Development, LLC, 2026 filing, page 40
Where Scout & Molly's locations are
At the end of 2025, Scout & Molly's had franchised locations in 13 states. The most are in Virginia, Florida and Kentucky.
- Virginia3
- Florida2
- Kentucky2
- Maryland2
- North Carolina2
- South Carolina2
| State | Franchised |
|---|---|
| Virginia | 3 |
| Florida | 2 |
| Kentucky | 2 |
| Maryland | 2 |
| North Carolina | 2 |
| South Carolina | 2 |
| Texas | 2 |
| Connecticut | 1 |
| Georgia | 1 |
| Illinois | 1 |
All 13 states
| Kansas | 1 |
|---|---|
| Oklahoma | 1 |
| Pennsylvania | 1 |
Source: Franlogic Scout Development, LLC, 2026 filing, page 40
Who owns Scout & Molly's?
Scout & Molly's franchises are sold by Franlogic Scout Development, LLC. Its filing names no parent company.
From Franlogic Scout Development, LLC’s 2026 filing, page 6.
Lawsuits and bankruptcy
| Lawsuits and regulatory actions | Yes. The filing describes past or pending cases involving the franchisor, its affiliates or its executives on pages 8–9. |
|---|---|
| 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: Franlogic Scout Development, LLC, 2026 filing, litigation on pages 8–9, bankruptcy on page 9
Scout & Molly's filings
The figures on this page come from Franlogic Scout Development, LLC’s 2026 filing, issued April 29, 2026, on record with the NASAA Electronic Filing Depository.
| Filing | Issued | Registry | On this page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 filing | April 29, 2026 | NASAA depository | Costs, fees and locations, 2023–2025 |
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