What are the requirements for the commercial lease of an Amorino store, as specified in the Franchise Agreement?
Amorino Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
You must acquire a site for the Store that meets our site selection criteria and that we approve. If your Store occupies the space according to a commercial lease, the lease must contain terms that we specify in the Franchise Agreement, which terms are described in Item 11. Although we do require that the lease for your Store contain certain terms, we do not otherwise control or have any affiliation with your landlord. When the Store signs the Franchise Agreement, we will mutually agree on a site selection date which will be the date by which you must have secured a location and signed a lease. You must construct, equip and improve the Store in compliance with our current design standards and trade dress. The Store must purchase and install, at your expense, all millwork and customized seating, fixtures, furnishings, equipment (including a point-of-sale cash register system), decor, and signs from an approved third-party supplier. The kiosk locations shall be constructed in accordance with our current design standards.
Source: Item 8 — RESTRICTIONS ON SOURCES OF PRODUCTS AND SERVICES (FDD pages 32–36)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Amorino's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, franchisees must secure a site that meets Amorino's site selection criteria, which Amorino must approve. If the store operates in a space under a commercial lease, the lease must include specific terms outlined in the Franchise Agreement, further detailed in Item 11.
While Amorino mandates certain terms in the lease, it does not control or have any affiliation with the landlord. Upon signing the Franchise Agreement, Amorino and the franchisee will agree on a site selection date, by which the franchisee must have secured a location and signed a lease.
The franchisee is responsible for constructing, equipping, and improving the store to meet Amorino's current design standards and trade dress. This includes purchasing and installing all millwork, customized seating, fixtures, furnishings, equipment (including a point-of-sale cash register system), decor, and signs from an approved third-party supplier at the franchisee's expense. Kiosk locations must also adhere to Amorino's current design standards.