Does Pump It Up have the right to periodically change authorized services for franchisees?
Pump_It_Up Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
We reserve the right to require you to offer and sell all of the products and services that we periodically require and only in the manner we have prescribed. You will discontinue selling and offering for sale any service or product that we disapprove in writing. You may only offer and sell all products which we have approved at retail (not wholesale) and only from the Premises. Our System Standards may regulate required or authorized products, services and service categories and supplies. There are no limits on our right to periodically change required and/or authorized products, services, and service categories, and we may do so at our discretion. Our System Standards may also regulate (to the extent allowed by law) maximum, minimum and other pricing requirements for the services and products your Pump It Up Business sells.
Source: Item 16 — RESTRICTIONS ON WHAT THE FRANCHISEE MAY SELL (FDD page 47)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Pump It Up's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, Pump It Up retains significant rights to modify the products and services offered by franchisees. Pump It Up reserves the right to require franchisees to offer and sell all products and services that they periodically require and only in the manner they have prescribed. Pump It Up can also discontinue any service or product that they disapprove of in writing.
Pump It Up's System Standards may regulate required or authorized products, services, service categories, and supplies. The FDD states explicitly that there are no limits on Pump It Up's right to periodically change required and/or authorized products, services, and service categories, and they may do so at their discretion. These System Standards may also regulate (to the extent allowed by law) maximum, minimum and other pricing requirements for the services and products a Pump It Up Business sells.
This flexibility allows Pump It Up to adapt to market changes and maintain brand consistency across all locations. However, it also means that franchisees must be prepared to adapt their offerings and potentially invest in new equipment or training to comply with these changes. Prospective franchisees should carefully consider the potential costs and operational adjustments associated with these changes.