Al & Ed's Autosound vs Cap-it Franchise Comparison

Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of Al & Ed's Autosound vs Cap-it including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.

Start-Up Costs and Fees

 
Al & Ed's Autosound Franchise
Cap-it Franchise
Investment $160,300 - $560,200$350,000 - $750,000
Franchise Fee $25,000$49,000
Royalty Fee to 7%3.5%
Advertising Fee --
Year Founded 1954-
Year Franchised 1986-
Term Of Agreement --
Term Of Agreement --
Renewal Fee --


Business Experience Requirements

 
Al & Ed's Autosound Franchise
Cap-it Franchise
Experience --

Financing Options

 
Al & Ed's Autosound Franchise
Cap-it Franchise
  In-House/3rd PartyIn-House/3rd Party
Franchise Fees No/No-/-
Start-up Costs No/Yes-/-
Equipment No/Yes-/-
Inventory No/Yes-/-
Receivables No/No-/-
Payroll No/No-/-

Training & Support

 
Al & Ed's Autosound Franchise
Cap-it Franchise
Training --
Support --
Marketing --
Operations --

Expansion Plans

 
Al & Ed's Autosound Franchise
Cap-it Franchise
US Expansion Yes-
Canada Expansion No-
International Expansion No-

Company Overviews

About Al & Ed's Autosound

Headquartered in the city of Los Angeles, CA, Al & Ed’s Autosound sells and installs today most major brands within the mobile electronics product lines, including car stereos, CD changers, amplifiers, speakers, equalizers and processors, mobile theater systems, navigation systems, security systems, radar detectors, cellular telephones and hands free kits as well as motoring accessories. The company also has an exclusive private label program featuring the MobilWorks line of car alarms and mobile entertainment audio/video products. It was Al & Ed’s that helped create today’s standards of excellence with the founding of the Mobile Electronics Certification Program for technicians, as well as the mobile division for the Electronics Industry Alliance, which currently resides under the Consumer Electronic Association.

About Cap-it

Cap-it® is now opening franchise stores in the Dallas-Fort Worth area under the trade name "Cap-it® America’s Truck Accessory Stores™”

LEER®, a member of The Truck Accessories Group (TAG), has partnered with the Cap-it® Truck Accessory Stores franchise to open exclusive Cap-it/LEER truck accessory stores in the Dallas-Fort Worth market.

Since 1990, Cap-it has a relationship with LEER, exclusively selling LEER products. The Cap-it® truck accessory brand, now with 30 locations, has established itself as an upscale retailer/installer of quality truck accessories and adventure products.

"Cap-it and LEER brands are perfectly aligned to offer truck owners in the Dallas market great truck accessories to expand the versatility of their truck and do more,” says Kevin Page, TAG president. "We look forward to expanding our successful relationship with Cap-it.”

LEER retail stores are now available under the Cap-it brand franchise in Dallas-Fort Worth. Cap-it is now awarding franchise opportunities with exclusive territories to qualified applicants.