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    Mutual trust with our franchisees is crucial. This is a big leap for both sides, so we want you to feel confident in investing your time and money with our brand.

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2022 Top Quartile Average Sales$1,859,726
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Once Upon A Child® Franchising

North America's #1 Children's Resale Franchise

Any parent knows that raising a child is expensive— especially when it comes to clothing their child as they continue to quickly outgrow their clothes, shoes, toys and equipment. Our Once Upon A Child brand is designed specifically to meet the needs of parents and families who are looking for gently used, high-quality infant and children’s clothing, shoes, toys, books, equipment and accessories at a sensible price.

Using this approach, Once Upon A Child has become North America's top children's retail-resale franchise. Whether our customers are looking for safe, adorable children’s apparel, toys, shoes, equipment or accessories for infants through tweens, Once Upon A Child is ready to provide that value. If you are interested in bringing a Once Upon A Child franchise to your community, then our team at Winmark is ready to hear from you! Entrepreneur's Franchise 500 ranked #1 in category!

Contact our friendly franchising team or call (866) 593-0262 today to learn more about becoming a Winmark® franchise partner!

*The average Store numbers are the 2022 Average Gross Sales and Average Gross Profit amounts stated in Schedule “I” of the 2023 Once Upon A Child® Franchise Disclosure Document (as reported by the 378 stores in the U.S. and Canada that had been in operation at least one year as of December 31, 2022). Of the 378 stores, 160 or 42% of the stores attained or exceeded the Average Gross Sales and 158 or 42% of the stores attained or exceeded the Average Gross Profit. The top quartile Average Gross Sales and Average Gross Profit only relates to the 94 Once Upon A Child® Stores that ranked in the top 25% of the gross sales range. Of the 94 stores in the top quartile, 33 or 35% of the stores attained or exceeded the top quartile Average Gross Sales and 35 or 37% of the stores attained or exceeded the top quartile Average Gross Profit. A new franchisee’s results will likely differ from these results.

Steps to Success

Own a business that recycles used merchandise into cash for you - and gives a great deal for your customers!

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Near Perfect 0+% Renewal Rate

* Average renewal rate over all 5 brands since 2002.

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Providing Families Remarkable Savings

With more than 380+ locations throughout Canada and the United States, Once Upon A Child continues to resonate with budget conscious parents and families. Our stores allow families to not only browse name brand clothing and merchandise at discounts up to 70% off' and delete the 'to 90%' piece, but they also sell us their gently used children’s items as well, putting cash in their pockets and saving them even more money.

Our concept of constantly buying and selling gently used from our customers has allowed our Once Upon A Child franchisees to build tremendous loyalty among their clientele in addition to constantly churning inventory of quality clothing, shoes, toys, and more. This unique role in the marketplace has led Once Upon A Child to rank in Entrepreneur Magazine’s Franchise 500 for more than two decades—including in the #1 spot in its category!

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