ShippingShop franchise
2025 filing · May 20, 2025Growing
ShippingShop at a glance
A parcel shipping store handling shipping and packing, with related products and services. At the end of 2024 there were 1 ShippingShop locations in the US, all franchised.
The business
- Franchisor
- ShippingShop LLC
- The company that sells the franchises
- Franchising since
- 2024
- Franchisor based in
- Houston, Texas
- Typical size
- 750–1,500 sq ft
What you pay
- Cost to open
- $100K–$209K
- Fee, build-out and opening working capital
- Franchise fee
- $35,000
- Paid once, when you sign
- Royalty
- 5%
- 5% of gross sales, paid monthly
- Brand fund
- 1%
- 1% of gross sales, paid monthly; it can rise to 2%
- Agreement length
- 10 years
- Territory
- Limited
- Limited protection
- Franchisor financing
- None offered
Where it is
- US locations, 2024
- 1
- Franchised and company-owned
- Franchised
- 1
- Company-owned
- 0
- Change in 3 years
- +1
- Franchised locations, 2022–2024
- States
- 1
- Most in Texas
From ShippingShop LLC’s 2025 filing; SBA status from the SBA Franchise Directory, October 28, 2026.
Where it ranks
ShippingShop among all franchises with the same figure.
| Figure | ShippingShop | Among all franchises |
|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, midpointHalfway between the low and high estimate | $154,250 | Costs less than 76% of franchises |
| Franchise feePaid once, when you sign | $35,000 | Lower than 61% of franchises |
| RoyaltyShare of sales paid to the franchisor | 5% | Lower than 69% of brands with a set rate |
| US locationsFranchised and company-owned | 1 | Fewer than 88% of franchises |
How much a ShippingShop franchise costs
Opening one ShippingShop costs an estimated $99,500 to $209,000. That covers the franchise fee and everything else needed to open, through the first months of working capital. It is one of the low-cost franchises.
The biggest costs are initial franchise fee ($35,000) and construction and leasehold improvements ($5,000 to $35,000). Here is every line of the estimate as filed:
| What it pays for | Range | Low | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Fee | $35,000 | ||
| Initial Marketing and Technology Fee | $14,000 | ||
| Initial Training Fee | $5,000 | ||
| Construction and Leasehold Improvements | $5,000 | $35,000 | |
| Lease Deposits – Three Months | $4,500 | $18,000 | |
| Furniture, Fixtures and Equipment | $10,000 | $24,000 | |
| Signage | $3,000 | $10,000 | |
| Computer, Software and Point of Sales System | $1,500 | $3,000 | |
| Initial Inventory | $3,000 | $7,000 | |
| Utility Deposits | $200 | $2,000 | |
| Insurance Deposits – Three Months | $1,000 | $7,000 | |
| Travel for Initial Training | $1,000 | $6,000 | |
| Professional Fees | $1,000 | $7,000 | |
| Licenses and Permits | $300 | $1,000 | |
| When Due Additional Funds – Three Months | $15,000 | $35,000 | |
| Total | $99,500 | $209,000 | |
Source: ShippingShop LLC, 2025 filing, page 18
ShippingShop franchise fee
The franchise fee is $35,000. You pay it when you sign the franchise agreement.
Source: ShippingShop LLC, 2025 filing, page 11
Royalty and ongoing fees
| Royalty | 5% of gross sales, paid monthly. |
|---|---|
| Brand or marketing fund | 1% of gross sales, paid monthly; it can rise to 2%. |
| Accounting Software | Currently $160 per month |
| Additional Employee Initial Training | Our then current training fee, currently $300 per person per day |
| Franchisee Directed Local Marketing | 2% of Gross Sales |
The typical franchise royalty is 6% of sales, plus 2% for marketing. See franchise fees and royalties to compare.
Source: ShippingShop LLC, 2025 filing, page 13
Other fees as filed, from pages 13–14. The filing lists every fee, including late fees and audit costs.
Sales and earnings
No figures ShippingShop 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: ShippingShop LLC, 2025 filing, page 49
How ShippingShop compares
Of the 12 shipping franchises on this site, ShippingShop is the 5th cheapest to open and the smallest by number of locations.
| Figure | ShippingShop | Typical shipping brand | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, low end | $100K | $128K | $222K |
| Cost to open, high end | $209K | $236K | $477K |
| Franchise fee | $35K | $38K | $40K |
| Royalty | 5% | 5% | 6% |
| Brand fund | 1% | 2% | 2% |
| US locations | 1 | 51 | 21 |
| Shares earnings figures | No | 9 of 12 | 2,147 of 3,352 |
Typical is the median across the 12 brands in shipping franchises; typical franchise, across every brand here.
Locations opened and closed
| Year | Franchised | Company-owned | Opened | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 (0) | 0 | – | – |
| 2022 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1 (+1) | 0 | +1 | 0 |
Closed or left counts terminations, non-renewals, locations bought back by the franchisor and locations that stopped operating.
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More in the guides: franchise failure rates.
Over 4 years, from the start of 2021 to the end of 2024, franchised locations went from 0 to 1 (+1). The earlier years come from the brand's 2024 filing.
Source: ShippingShop LLC, 2025 filing, page 50
2021: ShippingShop LLC, 2024 filing, page 49
Where ShippingShop locations are
At the end of 2024, ShippingShop had franchised locations in 1 state. The most are in Texas.
- Texas1
| State | Franchised |
|---|---|
| Texas | 1 |
Source: ShippingShop LLC, 2025 filing, page 50
Who owns ShippingShop?
ShippingShop franchises are sold by ShippingShop LLC. Its filing names no parent company.
From ShippingShop LLC’s 2025 filing, page 8.
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: ShippingShop LLC, 2025 filing, litigation on page 11, bankruptcy on page 11
ShippingShop filings
A franchisor files a new disclosure each year it sells franchises. The figures on this page come from ShippingShop LLC’s 2025 filing, issued May 20, 2025; the earlier ones below are on record with the NASAA Electronic Filing Depository and the Minnesota Department of Commerce and fill in older location counts.
| Filing | Issued | Registry | On this page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 filing | May 20, 2025 | NASAA depository | Costs, fees and locations, 2022–2024 |
| 2024 filing | – | Minnesota | Locations, 2021 |
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