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Clothes Bin

Professional services

Clothes Bin is a 99-unit franchise system (95 franchised, 4 company-owned) headquartered in Florida. The FDD mandates FranConnect CRM and QuickBooks Online for franchisees, and names Braintree by PayPal in Item 2. Software purchasing authority sits at the franchisor level, with named executives including the COO and VP of Operations.

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Total units
99
95 franchised
Franchised outlet growth
+35.714%
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
$50K
per unit
Investment range
$169K–$227K
all-in, Item 7
Procurement
Approved supplier
from the filing
Non-compete
3 years
from the filing
Item 19
Claims
from the filing

Ordinary royalty terms

Complete royalty terms unconfirmed

Complete royalty terms are not confirmed for the selected filing.

Mandated & recommended tech

The systems vendors compete with

2 technology requirements are recorded in this filing. A required choice lists alternatives for one obligation. Read each cited clause for its conditions.

FranConnectFranConnect
Mandatory
CrmItem 8

We require you to purchase Microsoft Office (with Excel and Outlook), QuickBooks Online and other software we may require, a computer with the hardware and operating system we require, and other hardware we may require, from vendors of your choice. You must also use FranConnect CRM, which we may in the future require you to pay for. You must notify us in writing if you want to offer for sale through the Franchised Business any brand of product or any services, or to use in the operation of the Franchised Business any brand of material, item or supply that is not then approved by us, or to purchase any product from a supplier that is not then designated by us as an approved supplier, for our review and written approval. If requested by us, you must submit samples and any other information as we may require for testing or to otherwise determine whether the product, material or supplies, or the proposed supplier meets our specifications and quality standards. You will be responsible for all costs associated with such testing. If we do not communicate to you our written approval of the proposed supplier or product within sixty (60) days following our receipt of all the information and samples we request, the proposed supplier or product will be deemed unapproved. The supplier

QuickBooks OnlineIntuit
Mandatory
AccountingItem 8

We also require you to purchase and maintain for your Franchised Business comprehensive general liability insurance of at least $1 Million per occurrence, $2 Million general aggregate and $2 Million product liability aggregate; automobile liability coverage in the greater of (i) the amount required by applicable law, or (ii) a combined single limit of $1,000,000 for bodily injury and property damage; all risk property insurance, including fire and extended coverage insurance; workers’ compensation; employer’s liability insurance (in statutory amounts), unemployment insurance and state disability insurance (as required by governing law); any other insurance required under federal, state, or local law applicable to the Franchised Business; and, at your option, business interruption insurance. In addition, if you do not have a commercial policy to endorse the rental truck company (if renting) or if you purchase or lease a truck, then you must have insurance for liability, limited damage waiver, and supplemental liability (if necessary) to cover your State’s minimum gap up to the $1,000,000 we require under the Franchise Agreement for automobile liability coverage. You must name us as an additional insured, have a waiver of subrogation in our favor, provide that the coverage shall be primary and non-contributory with, and not excess coverage to, any insurance carried by us, and provide that the coverage afforded applies separately to each insured against whom a claim is brought as though a separate policy had been issued to each insured. If you use road worthy trailers for a power only sale, as opposed to trailer transfers, there is potential liability to you in the event the truck driver who is moving your road worthy trailer gets into an accident causing injury or death. To avoid this potential liability, we recommend you rent road worthy trailers from a supplier who is an additional insured on the truck drivers’ auto policies or do trailer transfers instead. We require you to purchase Microsoft Office (with Excel and Outlook), QuickBooks Online and other software we may require, a computer with the hardware and operating system we require, and other hardware we may require, from vendors of your choice. You must also use FranConnect CRM, which we may in the future require you to pay for.

BraintreePayPal
PaymentsItem 2

Mr. Myers has been a Manager of FLSC Recycling, LLC since July 2025. From July 2021 to July 2025, he was a Manager of Recycling Brands, LLC, our former parent company. Mr. Myers is the principal and general partner of Greybull since January 2010, which is based in Jackson, Wyoming. Greybull is a private equity investor with interests in a variety of companies in its investment portfolio. Mr. Myers also serves or has served in the following positions with the following Greybull portfolio companies: - National Holistic Institute, Inc., Emeryville, California, Director, April 2003 to the present. - Professional License Education Company, LLC, Niles, Illinois, Director, February 2013 to the present. - Summit Professional Education LLC, Franklin, Tennessee, Director, August 2014 to the present. - Onsource LLC, Braintree, Massachusetts, Director, April 2015 to the present. - MB Brokerage Group, LLC, Clearwater, Florida, Director, May 2016 to the present. - California Pool Route Sales, Inc. d/b/a National Pool Route Sales, Emeryville, California, Director, July 2016 to the present. - D-tools Inc., Concord, California, Director, December 2016 to the present. - ProHome Holdings, Inc., Wichita, Kansas, Director, August 2018 to the present.

Franchisor behaviours

What the franchisor requires

23 requirements the franchisor states in this filing, each in its own words; 3 explicit no's; 8 questions the text does not settle, which is not a no.

Accounting

Must the franchisee use an accounting or bookkeeping system designated or approved by the franchisor?

Yes

Item 8

We require you to purchase Microsoft Office (with Excel and Outlook), QuickBooks Online and other software we may require, a computer with the hardware and operating system we require, and other hardware we may require, from vendors of your choice.

Does the franchisor have direct or independent electronic access to the franchisee's financial, sales or customer records?

Yes

Item 11

We will have independent access to the information that will be generated or stored in your BLIP system, such as the level of clothes, shoes and textiles in your Bins, the locations of your Bins, and the contact information for the landlords of your Bin locations.

How the franchisor buys

Is the franchisor or an affiliate itself a supplier of required products, services or systems?

Yes

Item 8

We may offer to sell you these or other products and services (directly or through a designee).

Is there a franchisee advisory council, association or committee?

Yes

Item 20

In 2019, we created a Clothes Bin Franchisee Advisory Council (“FAC”) to, among other things, foster and promote the interests of franchisees and work with us to align interests for the mutual benefit of the Clothes Bin brand.

Does the franchisor reserve the right to change designated suppliers or systems at any time?

Yes

Item 8

These products, vendors and specifications are identified periodically in the Operating Manual, or in notices from us, but may be changed or modified from time to time as we deem necessary.

How much revenue did the franchisor and its affiliates earn from franchisee purchases in the last fiscal year?

2701995

Item 8

During fiscal year 2025, we received $2,701,995 in revenue from the sale of all required purchases of products and services to our franchisees and from the National Buyer Program, or approximately 51% of our total revenue of $5,269,115.

Does the franchisor or an affiliate receive rebates, commissions or other revenue from designated or approved suppliers?

Yes

Item 8

We receive a 10% rebate from our designated vendor of branded items based on purchases made by our franchisees.

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?

9

Item 8

We estimate that your cost to purchase and lease products and services from us, our affiliates and/or vendors we designate or approve, or pursuant to our specifications, will account for approximately 62% - 84% of your total cost to establish your Franchised Business, and approximately 9% - 31% of your total cost to…

Does the franchisor charge a fee to evaluate a proposed supplier?

Yes

Item 6

You will be responsible for all costs associated with such testing.

Can a franchisee propose a new supplier for the franchisor's approval?

Yes

Item 8

You must notify us in writing if you want to offer for sale through the Franchised Business any brand of product or any services, or to use in the operation of the Franchised Business any brand of material, item or supply that is not then approved by us, or to purchase any product from a supplier that is not then…

Communications

Does the franchisor own or control the business telephone numbers, or take them over when the agreement ends?

Yes

Item 17

numbers listed on any local internet search engines, in the Yellow Pages and White Pages of any telephone directories under the name "Clothes Bin" or any other confusingly similar name or, upon our written demand, direct the telephone company to transfer the telephone numbers 50 Provision Section in franchise Summary…

Franchise management

Does the franchisor conduct periodic inspections, audits or evaluations of the franchised business?

Yes

Item 9

Inspections and audits Sections 4.9 and 9.4 Item 6 and 17 t.

Can the franchisor change the operations manual and brand standards unilaterally?

Yes

Item 11

We can change the Manual from time to time, at our sole discretion, and you must comply with these changes when communicated to you in writing.

Marketing

Is the franchisee prohibited from operating its own website or social media accounts, or required to use pages the franchisor provides?

Yes

Item 11

You may not maintain a World Wide Web page or otherwise maintain a presence or advertise the Clothes Bin business on the Internet or any other public computer network or social media site except as required, sponsored, placed or approved in writing by us.

Operations

Must the franchisee buy products from a designated distributor?

Yes

Item 8

We require you to purchase Bins, signage, business cards, uniforms, and other products and services from us, our affiliates, designated vendors, and/or third party vendors we approve.

Must equipment be purchased from designated or approved suppliers?

Yes

Item 8

We require you to purchase Bins, signage, business cards, uniforms, and other products and services from us, our affiliates, designated vendors, and/or third party vendors we approve.

Payments

Are royalties and other fees collected by automatic bank debit (ACH or electronic funds transfer) from the franchisee's account?

Yes

Item 6

We use this program to collect your Continuing Royalty Fees, BLIP Monitoring Fees, any Marketing Fund Fees, and all other fees and costs required to be paid under the Franchise Agreement, by ACH.

People

Does the franchisor require minimum staffing levels or specific roles?

Yes

Item 15

If neither you nor your Operating Partner (if applicable) will be overseeing the day-to-day business affairs of the Franchised Business, then you must have a competent Manager to manage the Franchised Business at all times.

Must employees wear uniforms specified by the franchisor?

Yes

Item 8

We require you to purchase Bins, signage, business cards, uniforms, and other products and services from us, our affiliates, designated vendors, and/or third party vendors we approve.

Point of sale

Does the franchisor have independent access to the data in the franchisee's POS or computer system?

Yes

Item 11

We will have independent access to the information that will be generated or stored in your BLIP system, such as the level of clothes, shoes and textiles in your Bins, the locations of your Bins, and the contact information for the landlords of your Bin locations.

Sales and CRM

Must the franchisee use a CRM system designated or approved by the franchisor?

Yes

Item 8

You must also use FranConnect CRM, which we may in the future require you to pay for.

Training

Can the franchisor charge the franchisee for additional, refresher or remedial training?

Yes

Item 11

However, if we reasonably conclude that you, your Operating Partner and/or Manager failed to successfully complete the Initial Training Program and must re-enroll, we will charge a fee of no more than $750 per person, per day, as stated in the Manual.

Is attendance at an annual convention or conference mandatory for the franchisee?

Yes

Item 6

Prior to the We will require you to attend an Conference Fee Currently, $500 - conference annual franchise conference.

The filing answers no to 3 questions
  • Must the franchisor approve the franchisee's site or location before opening?Item 11
  • 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

The vendor opportunity at Clothes Bin

Clothes Bin operates 99 total units — 95 franchised and 4 company-owned — with franchised outlets growing 35.714% year over year. The brand is part of Recycling Brands, LLC. For software vendors, the addressable market is the full franchise network, but the purchasing center is concentrated at the franchisor level: the FDD obliges franchisees to use specific systems and gives the franchisor broad authority to designate additional software and hardware.

The 2026 FDD makes a financial performance representation in Item 19. The filing does not provide a system-wide average unit volume; the Item 19 figure applies only to the cohort defined in the filing.

Who controls software purchasing

Item 2 of the FDD names Marc Douglas (Chairman), Nick Boariu (Chief Operating Officer), Chad Boariu (Director of Marketing & Training), Eric Alvarez (VP of Operations), and Christina Napoles (Franchisee Liaison). For a software vendor, the COO and VP of Operations are the most relevant buyers: the franchisor sets the technology requirements that franchisees must follow, and those executives oversee operations and compliance.

Franchisees do not have independent authority to adopt new software. Item 11 requires them to use the systems the franchisor designates, and Item 8 requires written approval before a franchisee can use any unapproved brand of material, item, or supply — including software. That makes Clothes Bin a top-down sale: win the franchisor, and the network follows.

Tech named in the FDD, and what is actually required

The FDD obliges franchisees to use FranConnect CRM and QuickBooks Online by Intuit. FranConnect is the franchise management and CRM platform; QuickBooks Online is the accounting system. The filing also names Braintree by PayPal in Item 2.

The technology requirements in the filing's own words state: "The currently required computer hardware and software systems include the BLIP monitoring program, Microsoft Office (with Excel and Outlook), QuickBooks Online, FranConnect CRM, and other software we may require, a computer with the hardware and operating system we require, and other hardware we may require (the 'Computer System')." The BLIP monitoring program is Clothes Bin's proprietary Bin Location Information Program, which franchisees must activate before commencing operations.

Item 11 also states: "You must also use FranConnect CRM, which we may in the future require you to pay for." The franchisor may require additional software at its discretion, so the stack is not static.

Procurement, renewals, and timing

Item 8 of the FDD sets the supplier rules. Franchisees must purchase Bins, signage, business cards, and uniforms from the franchisor, its affiliates, or designated vendors. The filing states: "Currently, we require you to purchase the Bins from us and you must use our proprietary BLIP monitoring program." Additional Bin signage for school or organization endorsed programs must also be purchased from the franchisor. For other products, supplies, equipment, and services, franchisees may buy by brand name or specification from vendors of their choice, but any new supplier or product requires the franchisor's written approval.

Initial franchise terms are 5 years. Item 17 allows renewal for two additional consecutive terms of 5 years each, subject to conditions including payment of a renewal fee equal to 20% of the then-current initial franchise fee, compliance with the franchisor's then-current specifications, and execution of the then-current form of the franchise agreement.

How to read the Clothes Bin FDD

The embedded PDF below is Clothes Bin's 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document. For software vendors, the key sections are Item 2 (officers and ownership), Item 8 (supplier restrictions and approved vendors), Item 11 (technology and training requirements), Item 17 (renewal and termination terms), and Item 19 (financial performance representation). Read the technology clauses carefully: the franchisor's authority to designate software is broad, and the named systems are the current incumbents. If you are building a target list of franchise systems, talk to FranCloud for a ranked view of where your product fits.

Ordinary royalty terms

Complete royalty terms are not confirmed.

Questions vendors ask

Clothes Bin, answered from the filing

The FDD names Nick Boariu (Chief Operating Officer) and Eric Alvarez (VP of Operations) among the officers. Franchisees must use systems designated by the franchisor, so HQ controls the core stack.
The FDD obliges franchisees to use FranConnect CRM and QuickBooks Online by Intuit. It also names Braintree by PayPal in Item 2. The filing requires the BLIP monitoring program, Microsoft Office (Excel and Outlook), and other software the franchisor may require.
The 2026 FDD reports 99 total units: 95 franchised and 4 company-owned. Franchised outlets grew 35.714% year over year.
Item 8 uses an approved-supplier list. Franchisees must buy Bins, signage, business cards, and uniforms from the franchisor, affiliates, or designated vendors. Other supplies can be bought by brand name or specification from vendors of the franchisee's choice, subject to franchisor approval.
Initial franchise terms are 5 years, with two additional 5-year renewal terms possible. Renewal requires executing the then-current franchise agreement, which may include different technology requirements, creating periodic re-evaluation points.
The embedded PDF viewer below contains Clothes Bin's 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document. Review Items 2, 8, 11, 17, and 19 for the details relevant to software vendors.
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Parent company: Recycling Brands, LLC.

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