Winmark Corp (WINA) Ganando

Winmark Corp. engages in the franchising of five value-oriented retail store concepts that buy, sell, and trade gently used merchandise and provides consulting and advisory services to franchisors through Winmar Franchise Partners. The company is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota and currently employs 87 full-time employees. The firm offers licenses to operate franchises using the service marks Plato’s Closet, Once Upon A Child, Play It Again Sports, Style Encore, and Music Go Round. In addition, the Company sells point-of-sale system hardware to its franchisees and certain merchandise to its Play It Again Sports franchisees. The company has developed an e-commerce platform that allows franchisees of its Music Go Round, Play It Again Sports and Style Encore brands to market and sell in-store product inventory online. The company operates through the franchising segment, which franchises value-oriented retail store concepts that buy, sell and trade merchandise. The company has over 1,363 franchises in operation in the United States and Canada and 2,800 available territories. The firm also operates as a middle-market equipment leasing business under the Winmark Capital mark. Its subsidiaries also include Grow Biz Games, Inc., and Wirth Business Credit, Inc.