How much is the Grand Opening Fee that a Stretch Zone franchisee must pay?
Stretch_Zone Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
ricing Policies**. We have the right to set the prices (minimum and maximum) that you charge for the products and services that you offer at your Franchise Business, whether in connection with a sales promotion or otherwise, subject to applicable law. Such prices may vary among our franchisees, based on the demographics and marketing conditions of the DMA in which the Franchise Business is located. As of the date of this Disclosure Document, we have three pricing tiers for the prices that our franchisees may charge for products and services offered at Franchise Businesses. You must adhere to the pricing tier applicable to your Franchise Business, subject to applicable law. You cannot engage a discounting company. [Subsection 4.12(i) of the Franchis
Source: Item 11 — ITEM -11 FRANCHISOR'S ASSISTANCE, ADVERTISING, COMPUTER SYSTEMS AND TRAINING (FDD pages 36–44)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 Stretch Zone FDD, a franchisee must pay a Grand Opening Fee of $14,950. This fee is for assistance Stretch Zone provides in connection with the grand opening of the franchise business. This assistance is provided during the three weeks before and the three weeks after the opening of the franchise business.
As part of the grand opening, Stretch Zone outlines a plan in the Operations Manual to introduce the new franchise to the community. Stretch Zone also provides promotional support, including social media scheduling and posting, email scheduling and sending, photography, press release writing and promotion, and print assets.
Stretch Zone also provides grand opening assets, such as a ribbon and scissors, and tools to assist in the capture of content, like a tripod and Bluetooth microphone. The Grand Opening Fee is a one-time fee, separate from ongoing advertising expenses. Franchisees are required to spend a minimum of $2,000 per month on local advertising within their designated market area (DMA).