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Bloomin' Blinds franchise — is it worth it?
Low risk Growing network Item 19 disclosed
BLOOMIN' BLINDS is a home services franchise with a relatively low initial investment range of $129,100 to $245,500.
Everything below is free, read straight off Bloomin' Blinds's registered filing, with where the numbers land against home services peers. Weighing Bloomin' Blinds against other options? Get a free shortlist of franchises that fit your budget.
Figures above are as disclosed in Bloomin' Blinds's most recent FDD (registered 2025). Source: Minnesota Dept. of Commerce — CARDS franchise registrations · filing 35423-202602-02 — check it yourself. See every other Minnesota-registered franchise.
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How much does a Bloomin' Blinds franchise make?
Bloomin' Blinds is one of the franchisors that answers this on the record: its most recent FDD makes an Item 19 financial performance representation — actual unit earnings figures, disclosed by the franchisor itself. The headline figure is $577,018 in average unit revenue — read it alongside what Item 19 says about which units it covers (often only mature or top-performing locations). See every home services brand that discloses earnings in the Home services & home improvement franchises with disclosed Item 19 earnings ranking.
Bloomin' Blinds franchise profit vs. revenue
Revenue is not profit. An Item 19 almost always reports sales — what a location takes in — not what an owner keeps. Out of that number come Bloomin' Blinds's 6% royalty, the ad fund, rent, payroll, supplies and debt service. No FDD tells you a Bloomin' Blinds franchise's profit, because profit depends on your site, your rent and how you run it — so treat any "Bloomin' Blinds franchise profit" figure quoted elsewhere as someone's estimate, not a disclosure. On $577,018 of revenue, a 6% royalty alone is about $34,621 a year before any other cost.
Bloomin' Blinds lawsuits & legal history (FDD Item 3)
Bloomin' Blinds's most recently filed Franchise Disclosure Document (2025) discloses no litigation in Item 3. That is a real signal rather than a gap: the FTC Franchise Rule requires a franchisor to disclose material litigation involving itself, its predecessors, parents, affiliates and management, so an empty Item 3 in a current filing means there was nothing it was required to report. It is worth reading alongside the churn numbers — a system can have a clean Item 3 and still be losing franchisees, which is what Item 20 shows.
Bloomin' Blinds closures & failure rate
Before you sign, Bloomin' Blinds will hand you a list of current owners to call as references — and they choose who's on that list. It won't include the owners who quit, got bought out, or were forced out last year. The FDD does report that number, even though the reference list leaves those people off. Below is what Bloomin' Blinds's most recent filing shows, and whether it's normal for a home services of this kind.
The closest thing an FDD has to a failure rate is Item 20 — outlet openings, closures, terminations and non-renewals, reported by the franchisor. Bloomin' Blinds's latest tables show a growing franchised network. Its franchised-outlet closure rate — closures, terminations and non-renewals against outlets — is 10.1%, against a home services median of 5.1% — worse than the category. Net franchised outlets moved +32 to 141 in the latest reported year.
Who owns Bloomin' Blinds?
Bloomin' Blinds's franchise is offered by BLOOMIN BLINDS FRANCHISE CORP. — the franchisor named on the cover of its most recently filed Franchise Disclosure Document (2025), and the entity a franchisee actually signs with. That name comes straight off the filing at MN CARDS; it identifies the franchisor, not necessarily the ultimate parent company behind it.
Compare Bloomin' Blinds head-to-head
Home services franchises at a similar investment level
Anyone weighing Bloomin' Blinds is really weighing it against the other brands their money could go into. These are the closest by total initial investment (FDD Item 7), each with its own FDD-based page.
Bloomin' Blinds franchise — frequently asked
Who owns Bloomin' Blinds — who is the franchisor?
Bloomin' Blinds's most recently filed FDD (2025) names BLOOMIN BLINDS FRANCHISE CORP. as the franchisor — the entity you would actually sign the franchise agreement with, as stated on the disclosure document itself. A registry filing names the franchisor, not necessarily its ultimate parent company.
How much does a Bloomin' Blinds franchise cost?
Bloomin' Blinds's most recently filed FDD (Item 7) puts the total estimated initial investment at $129,100 – $245,500 and a 6% royalty. That price is the franchisor's own estimate of what it takes to open, not a quote. Against home services peers it sits in the lower quartile (median $162,725).
How much profit does a Bloomin' Blinds franchise make?
Bloomin' Blinds discloses unit earnings in Item 19, but that figure is revenue — sales — not profit. Royalties (6% of gross for Bloomin' Blinds), the ad fund, rent, payroll and supplies all come out of it, and no FDD discloses what an owner nets. Any Bloomin' Blinds franchise profit number quoted elsewhere is an estimate. The headline figure Bloomin' Blinds discloses is $577,018 in average unit revenue.
Does Bloomin' Blinds disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
Yes — Bloomin' Blinds reports unit-level earnings in Item 19. The headline figure is $577,018 in average unit revenue, as the franchisor states it.
Are there lawsuits against Bloomin' Blinds?
No — Bloomin' Blinds's most recently filed FDD (2025) discloses no litigation in Item 3. Franchisors must disclose material litigation involving themselves, their predecessors, parents, affiliates and management, so an empty Item 3 is a genuine signal rather than an omission.
Is Bloomin' Blinds a good franchise to buy?
Nobody can answer that from Bloomin' Blinds's numbers alone — it comes down to how its investment, earnings, litigation and franchisee churn stack up against home services peers and against your own budget. Our read on this filing is low risk. Every figure behind that read is on this page for free. If you're comparing options, the free shortlist on this page matches you with 5–10 franchises that fit your budget and industry.
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