What is the Annex Brands software fee for a standard, flex, or express retail center?
Annex_Brands Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
The above costs include a retail proprietary software initial license fee ("software fee") that you must pay to us. For a standard retail center, flex retail center, or express retail center, the software fee currently is $250 for the use of our proprietary PostalMate POS network software and related manuals and materials. If you acquire an existing retail center by transfer, we must approve the transfer of the selling franchisee's existing software license to you. Currently, there is no software fee to transfer the existing software license, but we reserve the right to charge a software fee in the future. The software fee is non-refundable and uniform for all franchisees. See Items 7, 8 and 11 for details. You must install the proprietary software on your computer(s) at least 90 days before opening, or before initial training, whichever comes first.
Source: Item 5 — Initial Fees (FDD pages 18–24)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Annex Brands' 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the software fee for a standard, flex, or express retail center is $250. This fee is for the use of Annex Brands' proprietary PostalMate POS network software, along with related manuals and materials. The software fee is non-refundable and uniform for all franchisees.
If a prospective franchisee acquires an existing retail center through a transfer, Annex Brands must approve the transfer of the existing software license from the selling franchisee. Currently, there is no fee to transfer the existing software license. However, Annex Brands reserves the right to charge a software fee for transfers in the future.
The FDD specifies that franchisees must install the proprietary software on their computers at least 90 days before opening their retail center or before initial training, whichever comes first. This requirement ensures that franchisees have ample time to familiarize themselves with the software and integrate it into their business operations before launch.