What is the dependency for a Christies International Real Estate franchisee to be able to use a new supplier?
Christies_International_Real_Estate Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
We consider a variety of factors when considering which suppliers we will deem as approved suppliers, such as price, service, quality, warranty, delivery terms, ability to provide products and services that meet our specifications, responsiveness, and other commercially reasonable benchmarks. If you want to use a material, supply, equipment, product or sign that we have not yet approved, or you want to purchase any items from any supplier that we have not approved, you must first notify us in writing and must submit to us, at our request, sufficient information, specifications, and samples for us to determine whether the services, material, supply, equipment, product or sign complies with our specifications and standards, or whether the supplier meets our approved supplier criteria. We reserve the right to approve or disapprove without any obligation to provide an explanation of the approval criteria to you. Within 90 days of receiving your request, we will either accept or reject the proposed item or supplier. You will not distribute or offer for sale any products or services of the proposed supplier until you receive our written approval. We do not charge a fee to evaluate alternative supplier or items. We may revoke our approval of any supplier or item with 30 days' prior written notice to you. Upon receipt of written notice of such revocation, you must cease to purchase from the disapproved supplier(s) or to purchase the disapproved item(s).
Source: Item 8 — RESTRICTIONS ON SOURCES OF PRODUCTS AND SERVICES (FDD pages 20–24)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Christies International Real Estate's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, if a franchisee wants to use a material, supply, equipment, product, or sign from a supplier not already approved, they must first notify Christies International Real Estate in writing. At the franchisor's request, the franchisee must submit sufficient information, specifications, and samples for Christies International Real Estate to determine whether the item or supplier meets their standards and criteria.
Christies International Real Estate reserves the right to approve or disapprove the proposed item or supplier without providing an explanation of the approval criteria. Within 90 days of receiving the franchisee's request, Christies International Real Estate will either accept or reject the proposed item or supplier. The franchisee cannot distribute or offer for sale any products or services from the proposed supplier until they receive written approval from Christies International Real Estate.
Christies International Real Estate does not charge a fee to evaluate alternative suppliers or items. However, Christies International Real Estate may revoke approval of any supplier or item with 30 days' prior written notice to the franchisee. Upon receiving written notice of such revocation, the franchisee must cease purchasing from the disapproved supplier or purchasing the disapproved item.
This process ensures that all materials, supplies, and equipment used by Christies International Real Estate franchisees meet the franchisor's standards for quality, appearance, function, and performance, maintaining brand consistency. Franchisees should be aware of the time frame for approval and the possibility of disapproval or later revocation, which could impact their business operations.