Does the franchisor reserve the right to change designated suppliers or systems at any time?
YesItem 16
The Abbey System may be supplemented, improved, and otherwise modified from time to time by ABBEY.
From the filings
Abbey Carpet Co.
Retail non foodAbbey Carpet Co. is run by Chairman and CEO Philip Gutierrez. Item 8 routes flooring purchases through the Abbey System: each Showroom must buy a minimum of $350,000 or 80% of its floor-covering and window-treatment purchases, whichever is greater, through vendors Abbey has negotiated group pricing with. Across 405 franchised Showrooms in a 408-location system, a vendor pitch likely needs to reach individual owners as much as headquarters.
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Total units
408
405 franchised
Franchised outlet growth
-2.644%
Item 20, last two year-ends
AUV
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Item 19
Royalty
Complete royalty terms unconfirmed
percentage component
Ad fund
—
percentage component
Initial fee
$10K
per unit
Investment range
$23K–$62K
all-in, Item 7
Procurement
Approved supplier
from the filing
Item 19
No claims
from the filing
Ordinary royalty terms
Complete royalty terms unconfirmed
Complete royalty terms are not confirmed for the selected filing.
Franchisor behaviours
What the franchisor requires
9 requirements the franchisor states in this filing, each in its own words; 11 explicit no's; 14 questions the text does not settle, which is not a no.
How the franchisor buys
Does the franchisor or an affiliate receive rebates, commissions or other revenue from designated or approved suppliers?
YesItem 17
Brokerage fees from certain floor and window covering manufacturers utilized by the franchisees are recognized monthly based on the total amount of purchases made by the member franchisees and the terms of the contract.
Item 8 gives this proportion in one of two shapes: separate percentages for establishing the business and for operating it, or one figure covering "establishing and operating" together. Where they are separate, answer with the operating percentage; where the passage gives only the combined figure, answer with that. What percentage of the franchisee's purchases must come from designated or approved suppliers?
37Item 8
ABBEY estimates that required purchases are approximately thirty-seven percent (37%) of total purchases made in operating an ABBEY franchise.
Can a franchisee propose a new supplier for the franchisor's approval?
YesItem 8
However, a member can recommend other suppliers for ABBEY to consider (at no cost to the member or to the supplier being recommended).
Franchise management
Does the franchisor conduct periodic inspections, audits or evaluations of the franchised business?
YesFranchise agreement
We shall have the right during reasonable business hours to audit your books and records relating to your commitment to purchase, for each of your Showrooms, $350,000 or 80% of your total floor covering and window treatment purchases, whichever is greater, through the Abbey System during each calendar year following…
Can the franchisor change the operations manual and brand standards unilaterally?
YesFranchise agreement
We may supplement, improve, or alter the methods and procedures with which you are authorized and required to comply with in your use of the Abbey System.
Must the franchisor approve the franchisee's site or location before opening?
YesItem 12
The relocation must be approved in writing by ABBEY.
Operations
Must equipment be purchased from designated or approved suppliers?
YesItem 8
In order to utilize the Abbey System, you must purchase a certain amount of merchandise from the floor covering vendors or manufacturers with whom ABBEY has negotiated favorable group prices and terms.
Training
Is attendance at an annual convention or conference mandatory for the franchisee?
YesItem 11
You must attend ABBEY's annual convention.
The filing answers no to 11 questions
- Must the franchisee use an accounting or bookkeeping system designated or approved by the franchisor?Item 11
- Does the franchisor have direct or independent electronic access to the franchisee's financial, sales or customer records?Item 11
- Is the franchisor or an affiliate itself a supplier of required products, services or systems?Item 8
- Is there a franchisee advisory council, association or committee?Item 20
- Is the franchisee prohibited from operating its own website or social media accounts, or required to use pages the franchisor provides?Item 11
- Is a minimum grand opening advertising spend required?Item 6
- Is the franchisee required to spend a minimum amount on local advertising or marketing, as a percentage of sales or a fixed amount?Item 6
- Must the franchisee participate in a regional advertising cooperative when one exists?Item 11
- Must the franchisee buy products from a designated distributor?Item 8
- Must the franchisee use a specific point-of-sale system designated or approved by the franchisor?Item 11
- Does the franchisor have independent access to the data in the franchisee's POS or computer system?Item 11
The vendor opportunity at Abbey Carpet Co. Abbey Carpet Co. runs 408 flooring Showrooms nationwide, 405 of them franchised, with California, Florida, Texas, New York and Michigan holding the largest concentrations.
Who controls software purchasing Philip Gutierrez, Chairman and CEO, sits at the top of the Abbey Carpet Co. system. Abbey's own obligations under Item 11 are the price list, the racks, displays and samples that convert an existing store into an Abbey Showroom, and the approved artwork, print media and direct-mail materials on the members-only website. A vendor pitch likely needs to reach individual Showrooms as much as headquarters.
Tech named in the FDD, and what is actually required Abbey's Item 8 signage rule is the one specification that reaches the Showroom itself: each new member must place Abbey Showroom signage on the facade, front window or a marquee, conforming to Abbey's specifications and approved by Abbey before construction, within 90 days of the Membership Agreement's effective date. Item 8's purchasing rules run through the Abbey System: members must direct at least $350,000 or 80% of floor-covering and window-treatment purchases, whichever is greater, through vendors and manufacturers Abbey has negotiated group pricing with, and can propose additional suppliers for Abbey's approval.
Procurement, renewals, and timing Abbey Carpet Co.'s agreement term is set at 5 years under Item 17, subject to Abbey's contractual requirements for renewal. Franchised-outlet count fell 2.6% year over year — a contracting system, which argues for reaching current Showrooms rather than betting on new-unit tech budgets.
How to read the Abbey Carpet Co. FDD The 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document below spells out the exact Item 8 purchasing minimums and signage rules for Abbey Carpet Co. Showrooms. Talk to FranCloud for a ranked list of flooring and home-goods franchise systems worth pitching next.
Ordinary royalty terms
Complete royalty terms are not confirmed.
Questions vendors ask
Abbey Carpet Co., answered from the filing
Abbey's Item 11 obligations run to the price list, the racks, displays and samples that convert a store into an Abbey Showroom, and system advertising materials; Abbey identifies, negotiates with and approves the suppliers, under Chairman and CEO Philip Gutierrez at headquarters.
Abbey's requirements run to merchandise, signage and brand: floor-covering and window-treatment purchases must go through Abbey-approved vendors, Showroom signage must conform to Abbey's specifications, and Abbey maintains a website for each Showroom on abbeycarpetandfloor.com. See the filing embedded below for the exact terms.
Abbey Carpet Co. runs 408 total locations in the retail flooring segment, with 405 franchised Showrooms and 3 company-owned, concentrated in California, Florida, Texas, New York and Michigan.
Abbey Carpet Co. runs an approved-supplier list through its Abbey System: members must route at least $350,000 or 80% of floor-covering and window-treatment purchases, whichever is greater, through approved vendors, though they can buy elsewhere once that minimum is met and can propose new suppliers.
Item 17 sets a 5-year agreement term subject to Abbey's contractual requirements. Franchised-outlet count fell 2.6% year over year, so reaching existing Showrooms is likelier to pay off than betting on new-unit growth.
The embedded PDF viewer below holds Abbey Carpet Co.'s 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document — use it to review the exact Showroom signage and Abbey System purchasing terms.
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Operator footprint
Who runs the locations
516 operators run 537 mapped locations. 16 of them are multi-unit. Aggregate counts from the filing; no names.
Operators by units owned
Single-unit500
2–9 units16
Top states by locations
| CA | 66 |
|---|---|
| FL | 35 |
| TX | 26 |
| NY | 22 |
| MI | 17 |
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