Does Basecamp Fitness require franchisees to purchase fixtures from approved sources?
Basecamp_Fitness Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
lier or any item offered by a supplier, we will send you written notice of our revocation of an approved supplier or item.
As of the issuance date of this Disclosure Document, we have the following sole suppliers in our System:
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- We or a third party, depending upon the item, are currently the sole suppliers of certain items logo'd with our Marks, including any branded mobile applications, all retail products for re-sale, workout formats that you must use at your Basecamp Studio and all fitness programming. You must purchase the Build-Out Package from us. Additional items you will need to operate that are included in the Build-Out Package must be purchased from certain third parties who are the sole suppliers for these items. These items include signage, marketing materials, furniture, and fixtures.
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- ProVision, an affiliate of ours, is currently the sole supplier for certain fitness equipment, technology services, technology, network hardware, and security systems, including iPads, tablet devices, computers, lighting, audio and video systems, software and other related components including a point of sale system and certain cloud based technology included in the Technology & Fitness Equipment Package which you must purchase to operate your Basecamp Studio.
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- We have a sole supplier of studio management, billing, payment and scheduling software which you must use to operate your Basecamp Studio.
Supplies for your Basecamp Studio must be purchased from designated vendors. We are also currently a designated vendor for business supplies, and marketing materials, and we or our affiliates may be a mandatory, designated and/or preferred vendor for other items in the future. We do not currently, but we may implement a program that automatically ships supplies and/or marketing materials to your studio on a monthly basis based on your need and inventory levels at your cost.
We may require you to use our preferred vendors for your Grand Opening Program for your Basecamp Studio, which may include us or our affiliates, we may require you to submit your grand opening plans and local marketing plans for our prior approval, submit proof of purchase or other documentation to verify you have met minimum spend requirements, and show proof of performance of your advertising activity, or we may require you to implement a Grand Opening marketing plan that we develop in consultation with you and one of our preferred marketing vendors. Or, we may also require you to pay the $40,000 for the Grand Opening Program to us and we will execute the Grand Opening Program. We may require you to implement a local marketing plan that we develop in consultation with you and one of our preferred marketing vendors or we may require you to pay us the $2,500 per month you are required to spend on local advertising and we will spend it on local advertising in your market.
We may require you to work with our designated vendors that provide local marketing services, such as placing and managing digital and/or traditional paid media tactics. We may also require you to work with our designated vendor if you wish to conduct mass marketing to members or prospective members via email or text messages.
You may not send or otherwise transmit, or allow or use a third-party entity or service not approved by us to send or transmit any automated SMS text messages. All automated SMS text messages must be sent through our platform or another third-party platform approved by us.
Source: Item 8 — RESTRICTIONS ON SOURCES OF PRODUCTS AND SERVICES (FDD pages 28–32)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Basecamp Fitness's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, franchisees are required to purchase fixtures from approved sources. Specifically, franchisees must purchase the Build-Out Package from Basecamp Fitness, which includes fixtures that must be purchased from certain third parties who are the sole suppliers for these items.
Additionally, all equipment, furnishings, fixtures, signs, software, software support and security monitoring, supplies, branded items, marketing, maintenance services, insurance and products franchisees purchase for use in their Basecamp Studio must meet Basecamp Fitness's specifications. These specifications may include minimum standards for delivery, performance, design, appearance, and quality.
Basecamp Fitness may require franchisees to purchase certain furniture, equipment, inventory, supplies, services and other products used or offered at their studio from vendors they approve, in which case Basecamp Fitness will provide a list of approved suppliers. These include mandatory vendors (persons from whom franchisees must purchase certain items or services), designated vendors (for items or services that must be purchased from vendors Basecamp Fitness approves), and preferred vendors (for vendors Basecamp Fitness has approved, but in categories where they do not require franchisees obtain their approval of the vendor).
If a franchisee wants to purchase items for their Basecamp Studio that Basecamp Fitness has not previously approved, or items that differ from their specifications, they must notify Basecamp Fitness in writing and submit samples and other information they require for testing or to otherwise determine whether the product, material or supply meets their specifications and quality standards. If a new supplier applies directly to Basecamp Fitness for approval, Basecamp Fitness will require the supplier to pay a nonrefundable fee of $300 before they will consider approving their application.