Where are the alterations specified that a Pump It Up franchisee must make to distinguish their business after termination?
Pump_It_Up Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
- (8) If we do not have or do not exercise an option to purchase the assets of Franchised Business under Section 21 below, you agree promptly and at your own expense to make the alterations we specify in our Manuals (or otherwise) to distinguish your business clearly from its former appearance and from other Pump It Up Businesses in order to prevent public confusion.
If you fail to promptly make these alterations and modifications, we will have the right (at your
expense, to be paid upon your receipt of an invoice from us) to do so without being guilty of trespass or any other tort.
Source: Item 23 — RECEIPTS (FDD pages 60–225)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Pump It Up's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, if a franchisee's agreement is terminated and Pump It Up does not exercise its option to purchase the assets of the franchised business, the franchisee must make specific alterations to distinguish their business from its former appearance and from other Pump It Up businesses. These alterations are detailed in Pump It Up's manuals or otherwise specified by the franchisor.
The purpose of these alterations is to prevent public confusion after the franchise agreement ends. If the franchisee fails to promptly make these alterations, Pump It Up has the right to make the alterations themselves at the franchisee's expense, with the franchisee being responsible for paying the invoice upon receipt.
This requirement ensures that a former Pump It Up location cannot mislead customers into thinking it is still affiliated with the Pump It Up brand. Prospective franchisees should carefully review the franchise agreement and operations manual to understand the full scope of required alterations upon termination, as well as the potential costs involved if Pump It Up needs to perform the alterations on their behalf.