How is the territory for a Crown Gold Exchange franchise generally documented?
Crown_Gold_Exchange Franchise · 2024 FDDAnswer from 2024 FDD Document
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Grant of Territory
Your franchise agreement will specify a territory, which will be determined by us. The territory will include a defined area and will generally be documented as a 50,000-population
center or a 5-mile radius from the location, whichever is less. Territories will be mapped based on the individual market circumstances for each unit sold. We will map out an area based on market research and the most recent available census data to come to territory modeling conclusions.
Relocation; Establishment of Additional Outlets
You do not have the right to relocate your business, and we have no obligation to approve any request for relocation. Our policy is to approve relocation of a franchisee's business on caseby-case basis, considering factors such as changes in demographics, profitability of your current business, or a loss of your premises due to circumstances beyond your control.
You do not have the right to establish additional franchised outlets unless you sign a Multi-Unit Development Agreement ("MUDA") in the form attached as Exhibit C to this disclosure document. If you and we sign a MUDA, then you will have the right to establish a mutually-agreed number of additional outlets on a mutually-agreed schedule. Under the MUDA, your right to develop additional outlets is subject to (1) you must comply with the mutually-agreed development schedule, (2) you must have sufficient financial and organizational capacity to develop, open, operate, and manage each additional Crown Gold Exchange business, (3) you must be in compliance with all brand requirements at your open Crown Gold Exchange business(es), and (4) you must not be in default under any other agreement with us. We will approve the location of future sites and territories for those sites, and our then-current standards for sites and territories will apply. You are not obligated to develop additional outlets under the MUDA, and you may terminate it any time without penalty. If you do not meet your development schedule in the MUDA, we have the right to terminate your right to develop additional outlets.
Source: Item 12 — TERRITORY (FDD pages 24–26)
What This Means (2024 FDD)
According to the 2024 Crown Gold Exchange Franchise Disclosure Document, the franchise agreement will specify a territory determined by the franchisor. Generally, the territory is documented as either a 50,000-population center or a 5-mile radius from the location, whichever is less. The territories are mapped based on individual market circumstances for each unit sold, using market research and the most recent available census data to model the territory.
Crown Gold Exchange does not grant franchisees the right to relocate their businesses and has no obligation to approve relocation requests. However, the company's policy is to consider relocation on a case-by-case basis, taking into account factors like changes in demographics, the profitability of the current business, or loss of premises due to circumstances beyond the franchisee's control.
Furthermore, franchisees do not have the right to establish additional franchised outlets unless they sign a Multi-Unit Development Agreement (MUDA). Under a MUDA, the franchisee may establish a mutually agreed number of additional outlets on a mutually agreed schedule, subject to certain conditions. These conditions include compliance with the development schedule, sufficient financial and organizational capacity, compliance with brand requirements at existing Crown Gold Exchange businesses, and not being in default under any other agreement with the franchisor. The franchisor will approve the location of future sites and territories for those sites, applying their then-current standards. Franchisees are not obligated to develop additional outlets under the MUDA and may terminate it at any time without penalty; however, failure to meet the development schedule gives the franchisor the right to terminate the franchisee's right to develop additional outlets.