What is the 'Product' that Annex Brands franchisees are granted a sublicense to use?
Annex_Brands Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
WHEREAS, Franchisor has expended time, skill, money, and effort to develop a unique business system, substantial know-how and confidential information for establishing and operating standard and express retail businesses providing business support, mailbox rental (physical and virtual), package receiving, postal, printing, copying, packaging, shipping, office supply, passport photo, notary, fingerprinting, and related products and services, and flex retail businesses providing some of the services of standard and express retail businesses, as well as crating, pick-up and delivery services, and boxes and packaging materials (collectively the "System"); in this Agreement, each such retail business is called a "Center", collectively such retail businesses are called "Centers"; and the particular retail business authorized by this Agreement is called "the Center."
Source: Item 22 — Contracts (FDD pages 109–110)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Annex Brands's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, franchisees are granted the right to operate a retail business offering business support, mailbox rental (both physical and virtual), package receiving, postal services, printing, copying, packaging, shipping, office supplies, passport photos, notary services, fingerprinting, and related products and services. These retail locations are referred to as 'Centers'.
Annex Brands also offers flex retail businesses that provide some of the services of standard and express retail businesses, as well as crating, pick-up and delivery services, and boxes and packaging materials. The agreement specifies that franchisees are authorized to use the designated Marks and the System associated with these services.
This means that as a franchisee, you're not just buying a brand name; you're gaining access to a comprehensive system that includes a range of products and services, along with the right to use Annex Brands's trademarks and operational methods. The specific type of 'Center' (standard, flex, or express) will determine the exact scope of services offered.