It Must Be a Sign
While there are well-known names in the sign franchise universe, there are also a significant number of smaller and lesser-known franchise systems. In a search of online sources, Wide-Format Imaging has assembled some general data on 16 franchise operations that can be consider part of the sign industry. There are likely a few more, smaller franchise operations out there. The data presented here is from the most reliable sources we could find and our results were sent to the franchises for confirmation. Unfortunately, very few replied. Our search turned up a total of 3,012 individual franchise locations in the US (2,149), Canada (242), and overseas (621). The majority of franchise operations began franchising in the late 1980s, lagging behind the franchise efforts of the quick printing industry by a decade or more.
Four of the top US franchise operations use the traditional franchise model. Two, Sign World and Sign Biz, are more chain affiliations than traditional franchise operations. The top Canadian players are Sign-A-Rama with 46 locations and the home-grown Magnetsigns with 97. Sign-A-Rama also leads in foreign franchise locations with 288, followed by FastSigns with 66.
It is our hope to expand this beginning data base to build a more complete picture of sign franchising industry in the future. In the meantime we would welcome any clarifications, corrections, or updates to this initial listing.
CONTACT INFORMATION
1 Hour Signs, 485 Silvercreek Pkwy, North St. #4, Guelph, ON, Canada N1H 7K5 519-824-2832, directory.myprintresource.com/10158697
ASI Sign Systems, 3890 W. Northwest Hwy, Suite #102, Dallas, TX 75220 800-274-7732, directory.myprintresource.com/10158687
Billboard Connection, 2121 Vista Pkwy, West Palm Beach, FL 33411 866-257-6025, directory.myprintresource.com/10158677
FastSigns International, 2542 Highlander Way, Carrollton, TX, 75006 800-827-7446, directory.myprintresource.com/10054488
Instant Custom Signs, 349 Jelley Ave., Newmarket, ON, Canada L3X 1S4 905-836-9406, directory.myprintresource.com/10158693
Magnetsigns Advertising, 4225 38th St., Camrose, Alberta, Canada T4V 3Z3 780-672-8730, directory.myprintresource.com/ 10158678
Sign Biz, Inc., 10 Corporate Park, Suite 130, Irvine, CA 92714 800-633-5580, directory.myprintresource.com/10158681
Sign It Quick, 3155 Savannah Hwy, Charleston, SC 29414 800-763-3155, directory.myprintresource.com/10158695
Sign-A-Rama, 2121 Vista Parkway, West Palm Beach FL, 33411 800-286-8671, directory.myprintresource.com/10158675
Signs By Tomorrow, 8681 Robert Fulton Dr., Columbia, MD, 21046 877-728-7446, directory.myprintresource.com/10158676
Signs First, P.O. Box 11569, Memphis, TN 38111 800-852-2163, directory.myprintresource.com/10158689
Signs Now, 6976 Professional Parkway E, Sarasota, FL. 34240 800-356-3373, directory.myprintresource.com/10118053
Signworld, 78-6849 Kaula St. #233, Kona, HI 96740 800-545-2777, directory.myprintresource.com/10158679
Speedpro Canada, 39 Scurfield Blvd, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, R3Y 1G4 800-775-6355, directory.myprintresource.com/10158691
Speedpro USA, Inc., 14362 Frank Lloyd Wright Blvd., Scottsdale, AZ 85260 480-477-6887, directory.myprintresource.com/10158680
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