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Children's Franchise investment

With 400+ store locations throughout North America, Once Upon A Child has ranked #1 in category in Entrepreneur Magazine's Franchise 500 for more than a decade.

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Lead the Children's Resale Space in Your Community!

The Opportunity

Once Upon A Child is the top-rated children’s franchise in North America. We outpace our competition in both average sales and number of franchise locations by a wide margin. We buy and sell gently used kid’s merchandise, serving kids and young families in hundreds of communities across the continent. This is your chance to change your life and make a difference in your community while also joining up with the leader in the resale industry.

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*The Average Store numbers are the 2023 Average Gross Sales and Average Gross Profit amounts stated in Item 19 of the 2024 Once Upon A Child® Franchise Disclosure Documents (as reported by the 386 stores that had been in operation at least one year as of December 30, 2023). Of the 386 stores, 158 or 41% of the stores attained or exceeded the Average Gross Sales and 159 or 41% of the stores attained or exceeded the Average Gross Profit.
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