Fleet Feet Sports vs Challenger sports Franchise Comparison

Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of Fleet Feet Sports vs Challenger sports including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.

Start-Up Costs and Fees
 
Fleet Feet Sports Franchise
Challenger sports Franchise
Investment $187,000 - $413,000$40,995 - $72,395
Franchise Fee $38,000$24,995
Royalty Fee 4%-
Advertising Fee 0.25%-
Year Founded 19761985
Year Franchised 19761997
Term Of Agreement 20 years-
Term Of Agreement 20 years-
Renewal Fee --


Business Experience Requirements
 
Fleet Feet Sports Franchise
Challenger sports Franchise
Experience --

Financing Options
 
Fleet Feet Sports Franchise
Challenger sports Franchise
  In-House/3rd PartyIn-House/3rd Party
Franchise Fees No/No-/-
Start-up Costs No/No-/-
Equipment No/No-/-
Inventory No/No-/-
Receivables No/No-/-
Payroll No/No-/-

Training & Support
 
Fleet Feet Sports Franchise
Challenger sports Franchise
Training On-The-Job Training: 45-101 hours Classroom Training: 45-70 hours Additional Training: Existing stores -
Support Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform-
Marketing Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app-
Operations 8% of all franchisees own more than one unit

Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 5

Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

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Expansion Plans
 
Fleet Feet Sports Franchise
Challenger sports Franchise
US Expansion YesYes
Canada Expansion No-
International Expansion NoYes

Company Overviews

About Fleet Feet Sports

Fleet Feet Sports offers you the opportunity to combine your passion for running and health with your determination to work for yourself. If you believe in yourself and want to help others become more healthy and active, this may be the next chapter in your life. We provide a proven business model with support from an experienced team of small business experts and retail leaders. Owning your own store can be fulfilling but can also be challenging. At Fleet Feet, Incorporated we promise that we will guide you through this journey. You will have access to Fleet Feet, Incorporated's experienced staff, a large pool of fellow franchisees who have been through all stages of the process, and access to our proprietary "best practices" that have been established by the Fleet Feet Sports network.


#87 in franchise 500 for 2020.

About Challenger sports

"Challenger

Challenger Sports is a multi-faceted international sports company who provide a wide variety of player development programs, coach education clinics, tournaments, tours, and uniform and equipment supply to hundreds of thousands of players, parents, and coaches across the globe. Operating originally as ‘British Soccer Camps’ Challenger Sports began running summer soccer camps in the US in 1985. Each year the company grew and the founders of Challenger diversified and expanded their range of services and products in response to the increasing demands of the rapidly growing North American soccer population. In 1997 the “Challenger” brand was created along with a vision of duplicating the highly successful soccer services and products model into multiple sports. Within two years, company owners Ron Matsch, Peter Arch, Alan Jones, Paul Lawrence, Derek Shoare and Andy Bennett had established a network of regional offices serving soccer communities in every US state and 7 Canadian provinces. Challenger Sports  also invested heavily in the United Kingdom and were the first US based soccer company to set up a full-time recruitment and training operation in Britain.