What electronic cash register system is B Bops franchisees required to purchase?
B_Bops Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
Electronic Cash Register System. You will be required to purchase an electronic cash register system which will be used to record all sales of food and beverage items by the Franchise. Currently, the cash register system that you are required to purchase is a Hewlett Packard ALOHA system. The Hewlett Packard ALOHA system uses a specific software system that was developed by Hewlett Packard. The software for the Hewlett Packard ALOHA system is available through Retail Data Systems located in Ankeny, Iowa. The cost for acquiring the hardware portion of the Hewlett Packard ALOHA system and obtaining a license to use the Hewlett Packard ALOHA system is approximately $27,000. The Company will not be providing any ongoing maintenance, repairs, upgrades or updates of the electronic cash register system or the software. Retail Data Systems is entitled to sell the Hewlett Packard ALOHA system. You will not be required to purchase a maintenance contract for the hardware or software portion of the system although it is anticipated that maintenance contracts offering various levels of support
will be available through Retail Data Systems for an annual cost ranging from $3,500 to $4,500. You may be required to upgrade or update the electronic cash register system or related software at such times as the Company may direct. The Franchise Agreement does not contain any limitations on the frequency or cost of such upgrades or updates.
The Company will have independent access to the sales information and data collected by the system and the Franchise Agreement contains no limitations on the Company's right to access such information and data.
Operations Manual. The table of contents of the Operations Manual is attached to this disclosure document as Exhibit F.
Source: Item 11 — FRANCHISOR'S ASSISTANCE, ADVERTISING, COMPUTER SYSTEMS AND TRAINING (FDD pages 25–33)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to B Bops's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, franchisees must purchase an electronic cash register system to record all sales. Currently, the required system is a Hewlett Packard ALOHA system, which uses software developed by Hewlett Packard. The software is available through Retail Data Systems in Ankeny, Iowa.
The cost to acquire the hardware and obtain a license for the Hewlett Packard ALOHA system is approximately $27,000. B Bops will not provide any ongoing maintenance, repairs, upgrades, or updates for the system or software. Franchisees are not required to purchase a maintenance contract from Retail Data Systems, although they are available.
B Bops also states that franchisees may be required to upgrade or update the electronic cash register system or related software at such times as the Company may direct. The Franchise Agreement does not contain any limitations on the frequency or cost of such upgrades or updates. B Bops will have independent access to the sales information and data collected by the system, and the Franchise Agreement contains no limitations on B Bops's right to access such information and data.