Does Batteries Plus Bulbs provide assistance in site selection for the store?
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 or guaranty as to the success of the proposed site.
If you enter into a Multiple Unit Franchise Agreement, Batteries and you will have agreed to an Exclusive Area and a Development Schedule which identify the number of Stores you will develop, and the time frame and the area in which the Stores will be developed.
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, they do provide assistance in site selection. If a franchisee already has a potential site, they may propose it to Batteries Plus Bulbs for independent evaluation and consent. If the franchisee does not have a site in mind, they have up to 180 days before the store's scheduled opening to identify a site acceptable to Batteries Plus Bulbs. Batteries Plus Bulbs will provide general site selection and evaluation criteria, but the franchisee is ultimately responsible for locating and obtaining a site that meets their standards.
If a franchisee signs Alternative Exhibit A to the Franchise Agreement and cannot agree on a site with Batteries Plus Bulbs, they can request an extension of up to ninety days at no charge. Additional monthly extensions are available for a fee of $2,500 per extension, which is non-refundable. If no agreement is reached on a site, Batteries Plus Bulbs can terminate the Franchise Agreement or modify the search area.
The franchisee must submit a complete site submittal cover page with required information for the proposed site. The general site and evaluation criteria include demographic characteristics, traffic patterns, parking, neighborhood character, proximity to other businesses (including other Batteries Plus Bulbs stores), commercial characteristics, location, size of premises, appearance, and other physical characteristics. Batteries Plus Bulbs will notify the franchisee in writing within 30 days of receiving the complete site report whether the proposed site meets their criteria. However, Batteries Plus Bulbs's review does not represent a recommendation or guarantee of the site's success. Batteries Plus Bulbs also provides assistance in the evaluation and selection of a site for the store before opening.