Headquarters picks the point of sale
The filing makes headquarters the decision point for a POS, not the owners.
Item 8 · 2022 filingFrom the filings · Health services
Sterling Optical franchise
115 locations. Headquarters picks the POS and the CRM.
Older dataFrom the 2022 filing on record. A newer filing is overdue, so these figures may have changed.Updated June 2026
Total investment
$176K to $2.09M
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Locations
115
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Fees and terms
What a franchisee signs up for
Initial fee
$10K
Item 5 · per location
Royalty
8%
Item 6 · full terms unconfirmed
Ad fund
6%
Item 6 · percentage component
Tech fee
$40/mo
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Term
10 years
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Franchised
83%
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For vendors
What decides a sale into Sterling Optical
Suppliers come from an approved list
Owners buy from approved suppliers, and a new supplier needs headquarters' approval first.
Franchise agreement · 2022 filingMostly single-location owners
Every owner on record runs one location.
Item 20 · 2022 filingThe account brief
The rest of the filing, read for your product
We keep the detail off this page. Tell us what you sell, and an analyst sends the full brief for Sterling Optical, with the clauses that matter to you.
- The system the filing namesWhich are required and which are only mentioned, with the clause text
- Who decides at headquartersThe technology, operations and finance leads, by role and name
- The owner map93 owners by state
- 20 requirements the filing setsEach with the franchisor's own sentence
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Answered from the filing
Sterling Optical franchise questions
How much does a Sterling Optical franchise cost?
The 2022 FDD puts the total investment at $175,790 to $2,093,750, including a $10,000 initial fee.
How many Sterling Optical locations are there?
The 2022 FDD lists 115 locations, 95 of them franchised and 20 run by the company.
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Primary franchise filings · updated June 2026. Read the original filing for definitions, conditions, and qualifications.