Does Big Frog Custom T Shirts More own the premises and lease it to the franchisee?
Big_Frog_Custom_T_Shirts_More Franchise · 2024 FDDAnswer from 2024 FDD Document
You must select the site for your Store subject to our approval. You may not relocate your Store without our prior written consent. Before leasing or purchasing the site for your Store, you must submit to us, in the form we specify, a description of the site, with other information and materials we may reasonably require. Your Standard Store must be at least 1,000 square feet, and must have parking spaces for your employees and at least 4 customers. Your Express Store must be at least 600 square feet. We may, but are not required to, further assist in site selection by providing additional data regarding the number of new car registrations, population density, and traffic patterns in the proposed Store territory and the proximity of the proposed site to other Stores. We must approve or disapprove your Store location within 20 days after we receive notice of the proposed location and a copy of the proposed lease (See Section 4.2 of the Franchise Agreement). We will not own the premises and lease it to you. Factors we may consider for approval are demographic characteristics, traffic patterns, parking, character of neighborhood, competition from and proximity to other businesses and other Stores, the nature of other businesses in proximity to the Store and other commercial characteristics and the size, appearance and other physical characteristics of the proposed location. You are not guaranteed a location until you select a site and are approved by us. You are not guaranteed any specific approved location and you may not be able to obtain your top choice as your approved location. Our approval of any location does not constitute any form of guarantee that your Store will be profitable at that location and you retain final approval of the site selected and leased by you. If you are unable to identify a location that meets our approval within 12 months, we reserve the right to terminate the Franchise Agreement.
Source: Item 11 — FRANCHISOR'S ASSISTANCE, ADVERTISING, COMPUTER SYSTEMS AND TRAINING (FDD pages 19–26)
What This Means (2024 FDD)
According to Big Frog Custom T Shirts More's 2024 Franchise Disclosure Document, the company will not own the premises and lease it to the franchisee. However, Big Frog Custom T Shirts More does provide site selection assistance to help determine an acceptable location for the store.
The franchisee is responsible for selecting a site subject to Big Frog Custom T Shirts More's approval. The franchisee must submit a description of the site with any other required information. A standard store must be at least 1,000 square feet with parking for employees and at least 4 customers, while an express store must be at least 600 square feet. Big Frog Custom T Shirts More may provide additional data regarding new car registrations, population density, traffic patterns and proximity to other stores to assist in site selection.
Big Frog Custom T Shirts More must approve or disapprove the store location within 20 days of receiving notice of the proposed location and a copy of the proposed lease. Factors for approval include demographic characteristics, traffic patterns, parking, neighborhood character, competition, proximity to other businesses and stores, and the size and appearance of the proposed location. The document states that there is no guarantee of a specific approved location, and the franchisee has the ultimate responsibility in choosing, obtaining, and developing the site for their Big Frog Custom T Shirts More business. If a location is not secured within 12 months, Big Frog Custom T Shirts More reserves the right to terminate the Franchise Agreement.