Does a Learningrx franchisee need permission to relocate their center?
Learningrx Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
ensees and Clinical Licensees offering educational services under different trademarks and trade names operating in your Territory. You will operate from 1 location approved by us and must receive our permission before relocating. We will grant approval to relocate if you are in compliance with the Franchise Agreement, you have paid all money owed to us and/or our affiliates, and the proposed location meets our site selection criteria as specified in the Operations Manual. Once established and unless otherwise agreed, the boundaries of your Territory will not be adjusted without our prior written consent regardless of whether the population of your Territory increases or decreases over time.
If you request to relocate your Center, this will be subject to our approval, which we have the right to grant or deny for any reason or no reason. Any relocation will be subject to the site selection and lease provisions contained in the Franchise Agreement and Operations Manual. You will not be required to pay us a relocation fee ("Relocation Fee") for the first request to relocate your Center within the Initial Term of the Franchise Agreement or any Successor Term. You will be required to pay us a Relocation Fee of $250 if you request to relocate your Center a second time within the Initial Term of the Franchise Agreement or any Successor Term. You will be required to pay us a Relocation Fee of $500 if you request to relocate your Center a third time within the Initial Term of the Franchise Agreement or any Successor Term. Any relocation of your Center will be at your sole expense.
Source: Item 12 — TERRITORY (FDD pages 33–35)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Learningrx's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, a franchisee must receive permission from Learningrx before relocating their center. Learningrx has the right to approve or deny a relocation request for any reason. The approval process will consider factors such as population density, income levels, general location guidelines, the proximity of the proposed site to other Learningrx centers, and the time it will take to relocate the center.
Relocating a Learningrx center will be at the franchisee's sole expense. The franchisee will not be required to pay a relocation fee for the first relocation request within the initial term or any successor term of the Franchise Agreement. However, Learningrx charges a $250 Relocation Fee for the second relocation request and a $500 Relocation Fee for the third request within the initial or any successor term.
This policy is fairly standard in franchising, as franchisors typically want to ensure that any relocation maintains brand standards and does not negatively impact other franchisees. The relocation fees Learningrx charges for subsequent moves are also common, as they likely offset the franchisor's costs of reviewing and approving the new site.