What are typical locations for a Batteries Plus Bulbs store?
Batteries_Plus_Bulbs Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
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(13) Typical locations for your Store are smaller free-standing, multiple use and strip center locations. Assuming that you will lease the premises for your Store, you will need to make certain leasehold improvements to the leased premises to comply with our approved plans and specifications. Leasehold improvements include lighting, flooring, partition walls, interior signage and vehicle graphics. We anticipate that you will negotiate the cost of leasehold improvements as part of your rental expense. The exact cost or impact on your rental expense will depend on several factors, including the condition of the premises, whether you elect to do more than the minimum required renovations, the landlord's agreement to reimburse you for certain improvements, the size and
location of the premises for your Store and other economic factors. Although we do not recommend that you purchase the land and building for your Store, you will incur significantly greater costs in developing your Store if you choose to do so. All construction materials and fixtures must comply with our specifications. Although we estimate that you will need to lease premises of approximately 1,000 to 1,600 square feet for a Store, you may need larger premises in some situations. You will incur greater start-up costs if you cannot negotiate the cost of leasehold improvements as part of your rental expense. You are responsible for any architectural plans that you may be required to submit.
- (14) This amount includes estimated expenses for test equipment, fixtures, and charging equipment. The cost of purchasing equipment may vary as a result of the characteristics of the Store site and the shipping distances from suppliers. You may purchase or lease approved brands and models of equipment and fixtures from any approved supplier.
- (15) This amount includes estimated expenses for exterior Store signs.
Source: Item 7 — Estimated Initial Investment (FDD pages 24–29)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 Batteries Plus Bulbs Franchise Disclosure Document, typical locations for a store are smaller free-standing, multiple use, and strip center locations. The FDD indicates that most franchisees lease their store premises. Franchisees will need to make certain leasehold improvements to the leased premises to comply with Batteries Plus Bulbs' approved plans and specifications. These improvements include lighting, flooring, partition walls, interior signage, and vehicle graphics.
The document estimates that a Batteries Plus Bulbs store will need premises of approximately 1,000 to 1,600 square feet, though larger premises may be necessary in some situations. The cost of rent is estimated to be between $20 to $45 per square foot, including common area maintenance and taxes. However, the exact amount of rental expense will vary greatly, depending on the location of the store premises, the portion of rent representing the value of leasehold improvements at the store premises, local market conditions, and other factors.
While Batteries Plus Bulbs suggests that franchisees negotiate the cost of leasehold improvements as part of their rental expense, the FDD notes that franchisees will incur greater start-up costs if they cannot negotiate this. Although it is not recommended, a franchisee may purchase the land and building for their store, but they will incur significantly greater costs in developing their store if they choose to do so. All construction materials and fixtures must comply with Batteries Plus Bulbs' specifications. Franchisees are responsible for any architectural plans that they may be required to submit.