Where are the offices of the City Publications affiliate, City Publications Service, Inc. located?
City_Publications Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
We have one Affiliate, City Publications Service, Inc. (the "Affiliate"). Our Affiliate shares our offices at 1300 Parkwood Circle SE, Suite 100, Atlanta, Georgia 30339. Our Affiliate provides marketing, and design services and mailing list services to our franchisees, in addition to its other marketing activities unrelated to the franchise system. No affiliate or predecessor has previously offered franchises in this or any other line of business. Our Affiliate, or another entity with similar ownership, may in the future offer a license for an advertising business that would feature coupon booklets or some other coupon format, but not the loose card decks offered through this Disclosure Document, and not using any of the proprietary marks licensed in your Franchise Agreement. Those businesses might operate within the area we license to you under your Franchise Agreement.
Source: Item 1 — THE FRANCHISOR, AND ANY PARENTS, PREDECESSORS AND AFFILIATES (FDD pages 8–9)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to City Publications' 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the affiliate, City Publications Service, Inc., shares the same office as City Publications itself. Both are located at 1300 Parkwood Circle SE, Suite 100, Atlanta, Georgia 30339.
This shared office space indicates a close relationship between City Publications and its affiliate. City Publications Service, Inc. provides marketing and design services, as well as mailing list services, to City Publications franchisees, in addition to other marketing activities unrelated to the franchise system.
For a prospective franchisee, this arrangement suggests potential efficiencies and synergies in accessing marketing and support services. However, the FDD also notes that the affiliate, or another entity with similar ownership, may in the future offer a license for an advertising business featuring coupon booklets or some other coupon format, but not the loose card decks offered through the City Publications franchise. These businesses might operate within the area licensed to the franchisee, which could create competition.