Is My Salon Suite required to guarantee a specific Approved Location for my Franchised Business?
My_Salon_Suite Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
You must operate your Franchised Business from the Approved Location. Although we may assist you in selecting a location for your Franchised Business, you are solely responsible for selecting the Approved Location and negotiating the lease or purchase term. You are not guaranteed any specific Approved Location, and you may not be able to obtain your top choice as your Approved Location. If you have not obtained an Approved Location at the time you enter into your Franchise Agreement, then you must enter into our "Site Selection Addendum" which is attached to the Franchise Agreement as Attachment B and agree to find an Approved Location within the site selection area we designate. The Site Selection Addendum does not provide you with any territorial rights. We will identify your Approved Location on the Data Sheet to your Franchise Agreement. You may not relocate your Franchised Business without our written consent, which we will not unreasonably withhold provided: (i) the new location is located within the Protected Territory and meets our then-current criteria for an Approved Location; and (ii) you pay our then-current relocation fee (if any).
Source: Item 12 — Territory (FDD pages 53–55)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to My Salon Suite's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, franchisees are not guaranteed a specific Approved Location for their Franchised Business. While My Salon Suite may offer assistance in selecting a location, the franchisee bears the sole responsibility for choosing the Approved Location and negotiating the lease or purchase terms. This means that franchisees need to conduct thorough market research and due diligence to identify a suitable location that meets My Salon Suite's criteria and aligns with their business goals. There is a risk that the franchisee may not be able to secure their top choice for an Approved Location.
If a franchisee has not secured an Approved Location by the time they sign the Franchise Agreement, they must also sign My Salon Suite's Site Selection Addendum. This addendum, attached to the Franchise Agreement, requires the franchisee to find an Approved Location within a designated site selection area. It is important to note that the Site Selection Addendum does not grant any territorial rights to the franchisee. The Approved Location will be identified on the Data Sheet of the Franchise Agreement, and franchisees cannot relocate without My Salon Suite's written consent.
Relocation is contingent upon the new location being within the Protected Territory, meeting My Salon Suite's current criteria for an Approved Location, and payment of any applicable relocation fees. This policy ensures that My Salon Suite maintains control over the placement of its franchises and protects the territorial rights of other franchisees. While franchisees can solicit customers and advertise outside their Protected Territory, competition from other franchisees or company-owned outlets in the same general geographic area is possible, but not within the Protected Territory.