Does the Apricot Lane franchise agreement specify any geographic limits related to the territory?
Apricot_Lane Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
is not required to disclose or grant to FRANCHISEE a like or similar variation hereunder.
SECTION 2: TERRITORY
A. Territory
The area (the "Territory") for the Franchised Business shall be:
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- If the Premises is inside an enclosed mall, the Territory is limited to the mall property.
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- For all other locations, the Territory is limited to the geographical area described in Exhibit C.
B. Rights Granted in Territory
FRANCHISOR will not locate a company-owned or company-affiliated or franchised Apricot Lane within that Territory during the term of this Agreement. FRANCHISOR reserves the right to engage in any business at any location that is not expressly prohibited by the foregoing provision, including without limitation the right to operate or license others to operate any type of retail store under other names or marks and the right to conduct business through channels of distribution other than retail stores identified by the Marks at any location.
C. Relocation within Territory
FRANCHISEE acknowledges that it has no right by virtue of the grant of a Territory, or otherwise, to relocate the Franchised Business within the Territory or to open one or more additional Specialty Stores in the Territory without FRANCHISOR's prior express written consent.
D. Opening Additional Franchises by FRANCHISEE
FRANCHISOR has no obligation to allow FRANCHISEE to open any additional Specialty Stores whether FRANCHISEE proposes to open them in its Territory or elsewhere.
Source: Item 23 — RECEIPTS (FDD pages 51–222)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 Apricot Lane Franchise Disclosure Document, the franchise agreement does specify geographic limits related to the territory granted to a franchisee. The territory's boundaries depend on the location of the premises. If the Apricot Lane store is located inside an enclosed mall, the territory is limited to the mall property. For all other locations, the territory is limited to the geographical area described in Exhibit C of the Franchise Agreement.
Apricot Lane will not establish a company-owned, company-affiliated, or franchised Apricot Lane store within the franchisee's territory during the term of the agreement. However, Apricot Lane retains the right to engage in any business at any location not expressly prohibited, including operating other retail stores under different names or through other distribution channels.
A franchisee does not have the right to relocate their Apricot Lane store within their territory or to open additional stores without the franchisor's prior written consent. The franchisor is under no obligation to allow a franchisee to open additional stores, whether inside or outside the franchisee's territory. If Apricot Lane consents to the opening of additional stores, the franchisee must sign the franchisor's most current form of franchise agreement and pay the initial franchise fee for additional stores.