What standards and specifications must the physical location meet for Learningrx approval?
Learningrx Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
, LearningRx is not required to provide you with any assistance.**
Pre-Opening Obligations
Before you begin your Business, we will:
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- Designate your Territory in writing and approve, if it meets our standards and specifications for approval, the physical location selected solely by you to be used for the operation of the Center. (See Sections 4 and 10 of the Franchise Agreement).
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- Provide digital access to our confidential Operations Manual, which contains specifications, standards, operating procedures and rules that must be followed. The Operations Manual is confidential and remains our property. We may modify the Operations Manual from time to time, but the modification will not alter your status and rights under the Franchise Agreement. We have included a copy of the Table of Contents of our Operations Manual as Exhibit F to this Franchise Disclosure Document. Given that the Operations Manual is completely electronic, it does not contain a set number of pages, however if it were to be printed, we estimate the total number of pages to be approximately 700. (See Section 7.04 of the Franchise Agreement).
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- Provide limited advice about selecting and analyzing a site for the Center. Your site for a Micro Center must be at least 800 square feet and your site for a Standard Center must be at least 1,000 square feet, unless otherwise approved by us in writing prior to lease execution, and be located inside of your Territory. You must maintain a physical location for your Center at all times. Site selection is your responsibility, but we will assist you in the location selection process by considering population density,
income levels, general location guidelines, and the proximity of the proposed site to other LearningRx Centers or any other reasonable criteria. If we cannot agree on the site selection, then you must select 2 alternate sites. We will give you an evaluation of each location. We must approve or disapprove your site within 30 days after we receive notice of the location from you. We do not own the premises leased for franchised locations. If we do not approve your site, we may terminate the Franchise Agreement. (See Section 8.02 of the Franchise Agreement).
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- If you are an Area Developer, after locating a site within the Development Territory, you shall submit to us information about the proposed location, including, without limitation, lease terms, land acquisition terms, demographic criteria and preliminary site plans showing building orientation, proposed unit location, parking layout, and certain other information, as we may require. Site selection is your responsibility, but we will assist you in the location selection process by considering population density, income levels, general location guidelines, and the proximity of the proposed site to other LearningRx Centers, along with the then-current selection, or any other reasonable criteria.
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- Provide you limited advice about the negotiation of the lease or purchase of a location for your Business, which will be leased or purchased by you from independent third parties.
Source: Item 11 — FRANCHISOR'S ASSISTANCE, ADVERTISING, COMPUTER SYSTEM, AND TRAINING (FDD pages 26–33)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Learningrx's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the franchisor must approve the physical location selected by the franchisee if it meets Learningrx's standards and specifications. The Learningrx franchisee is responsible for site selection, but Learningrx will provide limited advice by considering factors such as population density, income levels, general location guidelines, and the proximity to other Learningrx centers. If Learningrx does not approve the initial site, the franchisee must select two alternate sites for evaluation. Learningrx must then approve or disapprove the site within 30 days of receiving notice. Failure to obtain site approval may result in the termination of the Franchise Agreement.
The site for a Learningrx Micro Center must be at least 800 square feet, while a Standard Center requires a minimum of 1,000 square feet, unless Learningrx provides written approval for an exception prior to lease execution. Franchisees must maintain a physical location for their Learningrx Center at all times.
Learningrx must also approve the franchisee's submitted plans for the design of the center, and construction or remodeling should begin as soon as possible after signing the Franchise Agreement, but no later than six months after signing. Learningrx will assist in the development and planning of any construction or remodeling with respect to sign specification and colors and Center layout and design. The franchisee is responsible for covering the costs of construction or remodeling, as well as all other costs associated with compliance and permits. Learningrx's approval indicates that the site and plans meet minimum specifications.