Does Zoomin Groomin provide site selection assistance to franchisees?
Zoomin_Groomin Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
Site Selection. We do not require that you have an office. We do not provide site selection assistance. However, if you establish an office, then you are required to obtain our written approval before you sign a lease for that location. We will typically approve or disapprove a proposed site within 14 days of your submission to us of the information required by us on the proposed site. Any proposed site within your Territory will be deemed approved if we do not approve or disapprove within 30 days. (Franchise Agreement, Section 3.2).
Source: Item 11 — **FRANCHISOR'S ASSISTANCE, ADVERTISING, COMPUTER SYSTEMS AND TRAINING (FDD pages 27–32)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 Zoomin Groomin Franchise Disclosure Document, Zoomin Groomin does not provide site selection assistance to franchisees. The FDD states that franchisees are not required to have an office. However, if a franchisee chooses to establish an office, they must obtain written approval from Zoomin Groomin before signing a lease for the location.
Zoomin Groomin will typically approve or disapprove a proposed site within 14 days of receiving the required information from the franchisee. If the proposed site is within the franchisee's territory, it will be deemed approved if Zoomin Groomin does not provide approval or disapproval within 30 days.
While Zoomin Groomin does not offer site selection assistance, they do retain the right to approve any office location a franchisee chooses, ensuring it aligns with their brand standards and territorial agreements. This approval process offers some level of oversight without direct assistance in the selection process.