From the filings
Slumberland requires franchisees to buy their point-of-sale, accounting and inventory access technology, along with proprietary merchandise and certain mattresses, from the franchisor or an affiliate — a direct signal that HQ controls the technology purchasing decision. The brand operates 119 units, 68 franchised and 51 company-owned, with unit count down 4.2% year over year.
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Live signals
Ongoing fee load
The recurring percentage of gross sales named in this filing, before rent, labour or any technology fee.
4%of gross sales (FY2026)
15% reference
Franchisor behaviours
3 requirements the franchisor states in this filing, each in its own words; 31 questions the text does not settle, which is not a no.
How the franchisor buys
Is the franchisor or an affiliate itself a supplier of required products, services or systems?
YesItem 7
Slumberland, Inc. is a supplier for advertising materials and services, and the brand name beds, mattresses, bedroom furniture, sofas, reclining chairs, upholstered furniture, and other merchandise approved for sale in Slumberland® Businesses (see Item 8).
Franchise management
Does the franchisor conduct periodic inspections, audits or evaluations of the franchised business?
YesFranchise agreement
6.5 Inspection
Training
Can the franchisor charge the franchisee for additional, refresher or remedial training?
YesFranchise agreement
7.3 Additional Training
Slumberland operates 119 units — 68 franchised, 51 company-owned — in the retail non-food segment, with unit count down 4.2% year over year. The operator footprint spans 51 mapped operators, including 5 multi-unit operators, across roughly 66 located units, led by Minnesota (20), Wisconsin (13) and Iowa (10). The FDD makes a financial performance representation under Item 19.
Item 8 requires franchisees to buy their point-of-sale, accounting and inventory access technology from the franchisor or an affiliate — a clear signal that the technology purchasing decision sits at HQ rather than the unit level.
Item 11 of the FDD sets Slumberland's technology requirements. Read the embedded filing below for the full terms on what the franchisor obliges franchisees to run.
Item 8 sets an approved-supplier list: franchisees must buy point-of-sale, accounting and inventory access technology, proprietary brand merchandise, and certain mattresses from the franchisor or an affiliate. Franchisees may propose alternate suppliers for other, non-mattress products, subject to approval. Renewal requires at least 180 days' notice, full compliance with operating standards, satisfied monetary obligations, and agreement to remodel, modernize and redecorate the location under the then-current standard franchise agreement. With unit count down 4.2% year over year, renewal and remodel cycles are likely to drive more near-term activity than new-unit rollout.
The 2026 FDD is filed with state franchise regulators. Read the embedded PDF viewer below for the full text of Items 2, 8, 11, 17, 19 and 20. For a ranked list of franchise systems that fit your product better than this one, talk to FranCloud.
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Operator footprint
51 operators run 66 mapped locations. 5 of them are multi-unit. Aggregate counts from the filing; no names.
Operators by units owned
Top states by locations
| MN | 20 |
|---|---|
| WI | 13 |
| IA | 10 |
| SD | 6 |
| IL | 4 |
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Primary franchise filings · updated September 2026. Every figure is source-traceable and QA-checked.