For a Batteries Plus Bulbs franchise, can I purchase construction materials from any supplier?
Batteries_Plus_Bulbs Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
You must construct and develop your Store. We will furnish to you prototypical drawings and specifications for your Store, including requirements for interior and exterior materials, decor, fixtures, equipment, furniture and signs. You must meet our specifications and standards in developing your Store. You must submit construction plans and specifications to us for our approval before you begin construction of your Store, and you must submit all revised plans and specifications to us during the course of construction. You must ensure that the plans and specifications comply with the Americans With Disabilities Act and all other applicable federal, state and local laws, ordinances, building code and permit requirements and lease requirements and restrictions. If you must modify the prototypical drawings for your Store to comply with local laws or restrictions, you must engage, at your expense, an architect to modify the prototypical drawings to comply with those laws and provide us with a copy of the proposed modifications for our approval. In developing and operating your Store, you may purchase only the types of construction and decorating materials, fixtures, equipment, furniture and signs that we require and have approved as meeting our specifications and standards for quality, design, appearance, function and performance. You may purchase these items from any supplier who can satisfy our standards and specifications. We or our affiliate may be an approved supplier of one or more of these items.
Source: Item 8 — Restrictions on Sources of Products and Services (FDD pages 29–32)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 Batteries Plus Bulbs Franchise Disclosure Document, franchisees must adhere to specific guidelines when purchasing construction and decorating materials, fixtures, equipment, furniture, and signs for their store. While franchisees are responsible for constructing and developing their store, they must follow prototypical drawings and specifications provided by Batteries Plus Bulbs, which outline requirements for interior and exterior materials.
Franchisees are required to submit construction plans and specifications to Batteries Plus Bulbs for approval before starting any construction work and for any revisions made during the process. These plans must also comply with the Americans With Disabilities Act and all other applicable federal, state, and local laws, ordinances, building codes, permit requirements, and lease restrictions. If modifications to the prototypical drawings are necessary to meet local laws or restrictions, franchisees must hire an architect to make the required changes and provide Batteries Plus Bulbs with a copy of the proposed modifications for their approval.
In developing and operating their Batteries Plus Bulbs store, franchisees can only purchase construction and decorating materials, fixtures, equipment, furniture, and signs that Batteries Plus Bulbs requires and has approved. These items must meet the franchisor's specifications and standards for quality, design, appearance, function, and performance. While franchisees are not limited to purchasing these items from a single source, they must select suppliers who can satisfy Batteries Plus Bulbs' standards and specifications. Batteries Plus Bulbs or its affiliate may be an approved supplier for one or more of these items.