What factors does Christies International Real Estate consider when determining approved suppliers?
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, several factors are considered when determining approved suppliers. These factors include price, service, quality, warranty, delivery terms, the ability of the supplier to meet Christies International Real Estate's specifications, responsiveness, and other commercially reasonable benchmarks. This means that Christies International Real Estate evaluates potential suppliers on a range of criteria to ensure they meet the brand's standards and operational needs.
If a franchisee wishes to use a supplier or product that has not been pre-approved, they must notify Christies International Real Estate in writing. At Christies International Real Estate's request, the franchisee must submit sufficient information, specifications, and samples for evaluation. Christies International Real Estate reserves the right to approve or disapprove any supplier or item without providing an explanation of their approval criteria. Within 90 days of receiving the request, Christies International Real Estate will communicate their decision. The franchisee cannot distribute or sell any products or services from the proposed supplier until written approval is received.
Christies International Real Estate does not charge a fee for evaluating alternative suppliers or items. However, they retain the right to revoke approval of any supplier or item with 30 days' prior written notice to the franchisee. Upon receiving such notice, the franchisee must cease purchasing from the disapproved supplier or using the disapproved item. This policy ensures that Christies International Real Estate maintains control over the quality and consistency of products and services used within the franchise network, while also allowing franchisees to propose alternative suppliers under certain conditions.