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Organization and Business:
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Organization and Business:  
Organization and Business:

1.     Organization and Business:

Winmark Corporation and subsidiaries (the Company) 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 also operates a middle-market equipment leasing businesses under the Winmark Capital® mark and operated a small-ticket financing business under the Wirth Business Credit® mark until November 2020. The Company has a 52/53-week fiscal year that ends on the last Saturday in December. Fiscal year 2022 was a 53-week fiscal year, while 2021 and 2020 were 52-week fiscal years.