Is Zoomin Groomin required to 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 Zoomin Groomin's 2025 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 respond within 30 days.
This means that while Zoomin Groomin does not actively help franchisees find a location, they do retain the right to approve any location the franchisee selects, if the franchisee chooses to have an office. This approval process ensures that the location meets Zoomin Groomin's standards and is suitable for the business. The franchisee bears the responsibility of finding a suitable site, but Zoomin Groomin maintains some control over the final decision.