If a Batteries Plus Bulbs franchisee already has a potential site, what must they do to propose the location to Batteries Plus Bulbs?
Batteries_Plus_Bulbs Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
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Site Selection. If you already have a potential site for a Store, you may propose the location to us. We may consent to the site after we have independently evaluated it. The site for the Store will be identified in Exhibit A to the Franchise Agreement. If you do not have a proposed site, you will sign Alternative Exhibit A to the Franchise Agreement and will have up to 180 days before the date the Store is scheduled to open to identify a Store site acceptable to us. We will provide you with our general site selection and evaluation criteria. You are solely responsible, however, for locating and obtaining a site which meets our standards and criteria and that is acceptable to us. If you sign Alternative Exhibit A to the Franchise Agreement and Batteries and you cannot agree on a site for a Store, you can request an extension for a period of up to ninety days for no charge. You may request up to 4 additional monthly extensions; provided you must pay us $2,500 for each extension we approve. Any extension fees paid are non-refundable. If you do not request an extension, we do not grant your request for an extension or we and you cannot agree on a site during any extension period, we can terminate your Franchise Agreement or modify your search area.
You must submit to us a complete site submittal cover page (containing information that we may reasonably require) for the proposed Store site. The general site and evaluation criteria which you should
consider include demographic characteristics of the proposed location, traffic patterns, parking, the predominant character of the neighborhood, the proximity to other businesses (including other Batteries Plus® Stores), and other commercial characteristics, and the proposed location, size of premises, appearance and other physical characteristics. We will notify you in writing within 30 days after we receive your complete site report and other materials we request whether the proposed site satisfies our site selection criteria. Our review of a site for the Store does not represent any recommendation
Source: Item 11 — Franchisor's Assistance, Advertising, Computer Systems, and Training (FDD pages 34–43)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Batteries Plus Bulbs's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, if a franchisee already has a potential site for their store, they can propose the location to Batteries Plus Bulbs. Batteries Plus Bulbs has the right to independently evaluate the site and consent to it. The approved site will then be identified in Exhibit A to the Franchise Agreement.
To propose a site, the franchisee must submit a complete site submittal cover page with all required information. The general site and evaluation criteria that the franchisee should consider include demographic characteristics, traffic patterns, parking, the neighborhood's character, proximity to other businesses (including other Batteries Plus Bulbs stores), commercial characteristics, the location, size of premises, appearance, and other physical characteristics.
Batteries Plus Bulbs will then notify the franchisee in writing within 30 days of receiving the complete site report and other requested materials whether the proposed site meets their selection criteria. However, the FDD emphasizes that Batteries Plus Bulbs's review of a site does not represent any recommendation or guarantee of the site's success. This means that while Batteries Plus Bulbs must approve the site, the franchisee bears the ultimate responsibility and risk for the location's performance.