How long does Degree Wellness take to inform me of their approval or disapproval of my proposed site?
Degree_Wellness Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
Review and approve or disapprove your proposed Studio site (Franchise Agreement – Section 3.1). You must seek and select a mutually agreeable site within your Site Selection Area within 120 days after signing the Franchise Agreement. We will inform you of our approval or disapproval of your proposed site within 15 days of your proposal of the Studio site. The site must meet our criteria for demographics; traffic patterns; parking; ingress and egress; character of neighborhood; competition from, proximity to, and nature of other businesses; size; appearance; and other physical and commercial characteristics. We require your Studio to be a minimum of 1,800 square feet in size. Studios are typically located in high-traffic strip malls. For each proposed site, you must submit to us, in the form we specify, a description of the site and any other information or materials that we may require. We will not unreasonably withhold approval of a site that meets our standards for general location and neighborhood, traffic patterns, parking size, layout, lease terms, and other physical characteristics for Degree Wellness Studios. If you fail to identify a mutually agreeable site by the established deadline, then we may terminate your Franchise Agreement and the initial Franchise Fee may be forfeited.
Source: Item 11 — Franchisor's Assistance, Advertising, Computer Systems, and Training (FDD pages 32–42)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Degree Wellness's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, after you propose a location for your Degree Wellness Studio, Degree Wellness will inform you of their decision to approve or disapprove the site within 15 days.
To ensure a smooth site selection process, you must find a mutually agreeable site within 120 days of signing the Franchise Agreement. The proposed site must meet Degree Wellness's criteria, including demographics, traffic patterns, parking, neighborhood character, competition, size (minimum 1,800 square feet), appearance, and other physical and commercial characteristics. Degree Wellness typically locates studios in high-traffic strip malls.
It is important to submit a detailed description of the site and any other required information in the specified format. Degree Wellness states that they will not unreasonably withhold approval of a site that meets their standards for location, traffic, parking, lease terms, and physical characteristics. Failure to identify a mutually agreeable site within the 120-day deadline may result in the termination of the Franchise Agreement and forfeiture of the initial Franchise Fee.