NTY Clothing Exchange franchise: cost, fees & unit track record
Opening a NTY Clothing Exchange franchise takes $181,000 – $292,000 all-in, per its franchise disclosure filings (data as of 2026-05). The initial franchise fee is $25,000. Ongoing, franchisees pay a royalty of 4% on sales plus an ad-fund contribution of up to 1.5%. To qualify, NTY Clothing Exchange asks for $75,000 in liquid cash and a $400,000 net worth. Anything the filings do not state is marked "Not disclosed" below — never estimated.
NTY Clothing Exchange franchise costs and fees
| Verification mark | Cost item | Low | High | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise feeOne-time, paid to the franchisor at signing | $25,000 | $25,000 | $25,000 | |
| Initial investment (all-in)FDD Item 7-derived range: build-out, equipment, opening costs | $181,000 | $292,000 | $181,000 to $292,000 | |
| Net worth requiredFranchisor's stated qualification minimum | $400,000 | $400,000 | $400,000 | |
| Liquid cash requiredFranchisor's stated qualification minimum | $75,000 | $75,000 | $75,000 | |
| Cash to open (all-in range) | $181,000 | $292,000 | $181,000 to $292,000 |
| RoyaltyOngoing, % of sales | 4% |
|---|---|
| Ad fundOngoing, % of sales | Up to 1.5% |
| Initial termLength of the first franchise agreement | 10 years |
See the full NTY Clothing Exchange cost breakdown — what's in that number and what isn't
How NTY Clothing Exchange's cost compares
A dollar figure means more with a yardstick. Here is where NTY Clothing Exchange's disclosed cost sits against the Retail category:
- Minimum startup cost of $181,000 — about in line with the Retail median of $165,000.
- Initial franchise fee of $25,000 — about 32% below the Retail median of $36,750.
Category medians are computed from the Retail brands in our data that disclosed each figure — a benchmark for scale, not a quality judgment. See all Retail franchises
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How NTY Clothing Exchange's units have held up
Openings and closures from FDD Item 20-style unit history, 2015–2017: began the window at 0 units; 3 units opened, 0 closed, ending at 3 units.
What about earnings?
We don't publish per-brand earnings figures — for NTY Clothing Exchange or anyone else. The only primary source is Item 19 of the brand's own franchise disclosure document (FDD), and no law requires a franchisor to publish one, so the "average owner income" numbers circulating elsewhere are usually unsourced or survivorship-biased. Ask NTY Clothing Exchange for its current FDD and read Item 19 yourself — and if there is no Item 19, that silence is information too.
What this data can't tell you
Everything on this page comes from disclosure filings — fees, ranges, and unit counts. Four questions that matter just as much are not in any filing we can source, so we say so instead of guessing:
- The hours and the labor
- No dataset field says whether NTY Clothing Exchange is a manage-from-a-laptop business or a 60-hour week in disguise. Item 15 of the FDD states whether you're obligated to run the business personally, and Item 11 lists what the franchisor actually does for you — then ask current owners what their week looks like (validation calls), not the sales team.
- How hands-on the ownership really is
- "Semi-absentee" is a pitch, not a filing field. Treat any hands-off claim as unverified until it's consistent with Item 15 and with what multiple current franchisees tell you — what absentee ownership actually means.
- Your territory — whether it's protected, and whether it's open
- Two territory questions sit outside our data. Whether NTY Clothing Exchange grants a protected or exclusive area is set in Item 12 of the FDD and varies brand to brand — some grant none, and the carve-outs (online sales, national accounts) matter as much as the map. And filing data can't say what's open in your market this month; only NTY Clothing Exchange can confirm current availability. Ask both before you inquire, and get the answer in writing.
- What owners earn
- Covered honestly above: our dataset has no earnings fields, the only primary source is the brand's own Item 19, and here is how to read that evidence.
About the NTY Clothing Exchange franchise
NTY Clothing Exchange is a retail franchisor with 3 units at the end of 2017 (FDD Item 20-style unit history). Between 2015 and 2017, it began the window at 0 units; its filings record 3 unit openings and 0 closures, ending at 3 units. Its parent company is NTY Franchise Co..
No franchise-related lawsuits reported in the disclosure data we hold (FDD Item 3, as of 2026-05) — an absence in our sources, not a guarantee; confirm against the brand's current FDD.
From the franchisor's materials
NTY Clothing Exchange, LLC offers individual franchises for the operation of NTY Clothing Exchange stores ("Stores"), buying from and selling to the retail consumer clothing and accessories for teens and young adults.
NTY Clothing Exchange franchise: quick answers
- How much does a NTY Clothing Exchange franchise cost?
- $181,000 – $292,000 all-in to open, per NTY Clothing Exchange's franchise disclosure filings (data as of 2026-05).
- How many NTY Clothing Exchange units are there?
- 3 units at the end of 2017 (FDD Item 20-style unit history).
- How have NTY Clothing Exchange's units held up?
- 100% of units at risk between 2015 and 2017 did not close, per our metric recomputed from FDD Item 20-style unit history (methodology published on our verification page).
- Is NTY Clothing Exchange SBA-eligible?
- NTY Clothing Exchange is flagged SBA-eligible in our dataset (as of 2026-05). Confirm current status on the SBA Franchise Directory before relying on it for financing.