Which item in the Batteries Plus Bulbs Disclosure Document discusses site selection and acquisition/lease?
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 9 — Franchisee's Obligations (FDD pages 32–34)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 Batteries Plus Bulbs Franchise Disclosure Document, Item 11, titled "Franchisor's Assistance, Advertising, Computer Systems, and Training," discusses site selection. Specifically, it outlines the process for proposing a site, the franchisor's evaluation, and the franchisee's responsibilities in locating and obtaining an acceptable site.
The FDD states that if a potential franchisee already has a site in mind, they can propose it to Batteries Plus Bulbs for evaluation. If the franchisee doesn't have a site selected when signing the Franchise Agreement, they will sign Alternative Exhibit A and have up to 180 days to find a location that meets the franchisor's approval. Batteries Plus Bulbs will provide general site selection and evaluation criteria, but the franchisee is ultimately responsible for finding and securing a site that meets these standards.
The document further specifies that the franchisee must submit a complete site submittal cover page with required information. The site evaluation criteria include demographic characteristics, traffic patterns, parking, neighborhood character, proximity to other businesses (including existing Batteries Plus Bulbs stores), commercial characteristics, premises size, appearance, and physical characteristics. Batteries Plus Bulbs will then notify the franchisee in writing within 30 days of receiving the complete site report whether the proposed site meets their criteria. However, the FDD clearly states that the franchisor's review does not guarantee the success of the proposed site.