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Music Go Round franchise — is it worth it?
Risk level — in the report
Music Go Round is a retail franchise with a disclosed Item 19, showing average gross sales over $1.3 million and average gross profit over $630,000 for its franchised stores.
Unlock what the free page above only hints at:
- The actual Item 19 earnings — reported average unit revenue, not just “disclosed.”
- How it compares — every number ranked against retail peers (median & quartile).
- Litigation detail — beyond the case count above: each case, franchisee vs. corporate, with summaries.
- Outlet churn & the questions to ask — behind the net change above: closures, terminations, transfers, and what to put to the franchisor.
Figures above are as disclosed in Music Go Round's most recent FDD (registered 2024). Source: California Dept. of Financial Protection and Innovation — Franchise Registration · filing app-30527. The risk level, the Item 19 figures, how it compares to peers, and the litigation & churn detail are in the full report.
How much does a Music Go Round franchise make?
Music Go Round 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 average revenue Music Go Round reports, what that figure does and doesn't include, and where it ranks against retail peers are in the full report. See every retail brand that discloses earnings in the Retail franchises with disclosed Item 19 earnings ranking.
Music Go Round 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 the royalty, the ad fund, rent, payroll, supplies and debt service. No FDD tells you a Music Go Round franchise's profit, because profit depends on your site, your rent and how you run it — so treat any "Music Go Round franchise profit" figure quoted elsewhere as someone's estimate, not a disclosure. The full report sets Music Go Round's disclosed revenue against its total ongoing fee load, so you can see what that revenue has to cover before anything reaches you.
Music Go Round lawsuits & legal history (FDD Item 3)
Music Go Round's most recently filed Franchise Disclosure Document (2024) does disclose 1 legal proceeding in Item 3 . Item 3 is the item where a franchisor must put its material legal history on the record. Two things it is not: it covers the franchisor and its predecessors, parents and affiliates, so a disclosed case is not necessarily a suit against Music Go Round itself; and a disclosure is a fact, not a finding of wrongdoing — most entries are contract disputes with former franchisees, which every large system accumulates. The full Music Go Round report lists each case with what it was about and how it ended, separates franchisee disputes from corporate and securities matters, and flags the ones a franchisee started — the split that actually matters, because franchisees suing their franchisor is the signal a buyer is looking for.
Music Go Round closures & failure rate
Before you sign, Music Go Round 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 Music Go Round's most recent filing shows, and whether it's normal for a retail 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. Music Go Round's latest tables show a stable franchised network. The actual closure and termination counts, and how Music Go Round's churn ranks against retail peers, are in the full report.
The actual Item 19 earnings, every figure ranked against retail peers, litigation and churn detail — emailed as a PDF.
Who owns Music Go Round?
Music Go Round's franchise is offered by Winmark Corporation (Music Go Round) — the franchisor named on the cover of its most recently filed Franchise Disclosure Document (2024), and the entity a franchisee actually signs with. That name comes straight off the filing at CA DFPI; it identifies the franchisor, not necessarily the ultimate parent company behind it.
Retail franchises at a similar investment level
Anyone weighing Music Go Round 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.
Music Go Round franchise — frequently asked
Who owns Music Go Round — who is the franchisor?
Music Go Round's most recently filed FDD (2024) names Winmark Corporation (Music Go Round) 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 Music Go Round franchise cost?
Music Go Round's most recently filed FDD (Item 7) puts the total estimated initial investment at $309,300 – $394,800. That price is the franchisor's own estimate of what it takes to open, not a quote. The full report breaks down every fee line and benchmarks it against retail peers.
How much profit does a Music Go Round franchise make?
Music Go Round discloses unit earnings in Item 19, but that figure is revenue — sales — not profit. Royalties, the ad fund, rent, payroll and supplies all come out of it, and no FDD discloses what an owner nets. Any Music Go Round franchise profit number quoted elsewhere is an estimate. The full report shows the disclosed revenue against the full ongoing fee load it has to cover.
Does Music Go Round disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
Yes — Music Go Round reports unit-level earnings in Item 19. The full report shows the actual revenue figures and how they rank against retail peers.
Are there lawsuits against Music Go Round?
Music Go Round's most recently filed FDD (2024) discloses 1 legal proceeding in Item 3. Item 3 covers the franchisor, its predecessors, parents and affiliates — so a disclosed case is not necessarily a suit against Music Go Round itself, and a disclosure is not a finding of wrongdoing. The full report lists each case, separates franchisee disputes from corporate and securities matters, and flags the franchisee-initiated ones.
Is Music Go Round a good franchise to buy?
That comes down to how Music Go Round's investment, earnings, litigation and franchisee churn stack up against retail peers — which is exactly what the full report answers. For $99 you get the risk level and what's driving it, the actual Item 19 earnings (disclosed in this FDD), where every figure ranks against peers, and the specific questions to ask the franchisor before you sign.
Everything the sections above point to, in one place: Music Go Round's risk level and what's driving it, the actual Item 19 earnings, every figure ranked against retail peers, and the litigation & churn detail — with the questions to put to the franchisor before you sign.
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