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Batteries Plus

Retail non food

Batteries Plus centralizes software purchasing at its Wisconsin HQ: stores run a franchisor-designated Retail Management System and must use Fiserv, or another processor it designates, for card payments. That control extends across 734 U.S. locations — 601 franchised and 133 company-owned — making HQ the address for any vendor pitch.

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FDD key facts2026

FDD year	2026
Franchise term	10 years
AUV (Item 19)	—
Royalty	5% component; full terms unconfirmed
Ad fund	1%
Addressable units	734
Decision level	HQ
Tech landscape	Mandated tech stack
Investment range	$285K–$537K
Procurement	Approved supplier
Tech fee	$509/mo
Company-owned units	133

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Total units

734

601 franchised

Franchised outlet growth

-0.497%

Item 20, last two year-ends

AUV

—

Item 19

Royalty

5% component; full terms unconfirmed

percentage component

Ad fund

percentage component

Initial fee

$50K

per unit

Investment range

$285K–$537K

all-in, Item 7

Procurement

Approved supplier

from the filing

Non-compete

2 years

from the filing

Item 19

Claims

from the filing

Ordinary royalty terms

5% component; full terms unconfirmed

Complete royalty terms are not confirmed for the selected filing.

Recorded percentage components

These are recorded percentage components. Each has its own base and conditions; the chart does not state the total payment or confirm ad-fund completeness.

1recorded components (FY2026)

15% reference

Ad fund 1%

Mandated & recommended tech

The systems vendors compete with

1 technology requirement is recorded in this filing. A required choice lists alternatives for one obligation. Read each cited clause for its conditions.

FiservFiserv

Mandatory

PaymentsItem 8

You must purchase the Proprietary Software from us and the computer hardware for the Retail Management System from TRG or another approved vendor. See Item 11 for information regarding the Retail Management System. You must use Fiserv or another vendor we designate as your credit card processor. Insurance At your expense, you must purchase and maintain for each Store you operate: (1) comprehensive general liability insurance with minimum limits of $2,000,000 per occurrence and $3,000,000 annual aggregate; (2) workers’ compensation, employer’s liability and other insurance to meet the greater of all

RepairQRepairQ

POSItem 6

11 2026 BP FDD Type of Fee Amount (See Note 1) Due Date (See Note 3) Remarks Omni-Channel Then-current fee as described Payable monthly May increase up to 10% Maintenance Fees in the Operations Manual, each calendar year. currently $200 per month. See Note 12 and Item 13 Omni-Channel Program Varies, includes administrative Will vary depending on fee May increase up to 10% Fees fee on certain product and each calendar year. reimbursement of key account, See Note 12 and Item 13 e-commerce and other program expenses and services provided to you Avalara Avatax Service Varies, currently $27 per month Payable monthly May increase if our third Fee party costs increase; any portion of the fee attributable to our overhead or administrative costs will not exceed 10% of the total fee Payment Gateway Fee Varies, currently $22 per month Payable monthly May increase if our third party costs increase; any portion of the fee attributable to our overhead or administrative costs will not exceed 10% of the total fee Salesforce.com CRM Fee Varies, currently $80 per month Payable monthly May increase if our third party costs increase; any portion of the fee attributable to our overhead or administrative costs will not exceed 10% of the total fee Managed Security Services Currently $200 per month Payable monthly May increase if our third (PCI Compliance) Program party costs increase; any Fee portion of the fee attributable to our overhead or administrative costs will not exceed 10% of the total fee. See Item 11 RepairQ Technology Fee Currently $60 per month Payable monthly May increase if our third party costs increase; any portion of the fee attributable to our overhead or administrative costs will not exceed 10% of the total fee. Regional Workshops and Varies, currently $0 to $1,650 When incurred May increase up to 10% Supplemental and per day each calendar year. Refresher Training See Item 11

SalesforceSalesforce

CrmItem 11

29 2026 BP FDD Type of Fee Amount Retail Management System Cost $43,986 Omni-Channel Program Access Fee $10,000 Monthly Software Support Fee Currently $509 per month Omni-Channel Maintenance Fees Then-current fee as described in the Operations Manual, currently $200 per month Omni-Channel Program Fees Varies, incudes administrative fee on certain product and reimbursement of key account, e-commerce and other program expenses and services provided to you Managed Security Services (PCI Currently $200 per month Compliance) Program Fee Avalara Avatax Service Fee Varies, currently $27 per month Payment Gateway Fee Varies, currently $22 per month Salesforce.com CRM Fee Varies, currently $80 per month We have independent access to certain operational and financial information and data produced by your Retail Management System. (Franchise Agreement, Section 4(D).) There are no contractual limitations on our right to access the information and data.

Franchisor behaviours

What the franchisor requires

24 requirements the franchisor states in this filing, each in its own words; 10 questions the text does not settle, which is not a no.

Accounting

Does the franchisor have direct or independent electronic access to the franchisee's financial, sales or customer records?

Yes

Item 11

We have independent access to certain operational and financial information and data produced by your Retail Management System.

How the franchisor buys

Is the franchisor or an affiliate itself a supplier of required products, services or systems?

Yes

Item 8

We, an affiliate or a third-party vendor or supplier periodically may be the only approved supplier for certain products.

Is there a franchisee advisory council, association or committee?

Yes

Item 20

As described in Item 11, we have established a Franchisee advisory council (“FAC”).

Does the franchisor reserve the right to change designated suppliers or systems at any time?

Yes

Item 8

We may revise these lists and provide you with a copy of approved lists as we deem advisable.

Does the franchisor or an affiliate receive rebates, commissions or other revenue from designated or approved suppliers?

Yes

Franchise agreement

Franchisor further advises Multiple Unit Franchisee that Franchisor and its affiliates periodically may receive consideration from suppliers and manufacturers respecting sales of goods, products or services to Multiple Unit Franchisee or in consideration for services provided or rights licensed to such suppliers and…

Does the franchisor charge a fee to evaluate a proposed supplier?

Yes

Item 8

You must pay the reasonable cost of the inspection and evaluation and the actual cost of the test.

Can a franchisee propose a new supplier for the franchisor's approval?

Yes

Item 8

If you want to use any unapproved material, fixture, equipment, furniture or sign, or purchase any items from any supplier that we have not approved, you must first obtain our approval by notifying us in writing and must submit to us, at our request, sufficient specifications, photographs, drawings or other…

Communications

Does the franchisor own or control the business telephone numbers, or take them over when the agreement ends?

Yes

Item 17

assign to us the Store telephone number and telephone listing or (at our option) disconnect the telephone number

Data and IT

Must the franchisee comply with PCI, data-security or cybersecurity standards set by the franchisor?

Yes

Item 11

Also, you must review, understand and comply with the Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standards: https://www.pcisecuritystandards.org/.

Franchise management

Does the franchisor conduct periodic inspections, audits or evaluations of the franchised business?

Yes

Item 9

Inspections and audits Section 13 of Franchise Agreement Item 6 24 2026 BP FDD Disclosure Obligation Section in Agreement Document Item t.

Must the franchisor approve the franchisee's site or location before opening?

Yes

Franchise agreement

The proposed site is subject to Franchisor’s prior written acceptance, which will not be unreasonably withheld.

Marketing

Is the franchisee prohibited from operating its own website or social media accounts, or required to use pages the franchisor provides?

Yes

Franchise agreement

(4) use any e-mail address which Franchisor has not authorized for use in operating a Store; and (5) conduct any activity on “social media” or related social networking websites other than as Franchisor has expressly authorized in writing.

Is a minimum grand opening advertising spend required?

Yes

Item 6

When the physical Store opens for retail sales activities, you will pay us $20,000 as your initial Minimum Store Promotion Requirement

Is the franchisee required to spend a minimum amount on local advertising or marketing, as a percentage of sales or a fixed amount?

Yes

Item 6

(See Note 6) Minimum Store Marketing You must spend amounts each Minimum amount must be See Note 6 Obligation calendar year on “approved” spent during each calendar Store advertising and year. promotional activities in your market to the extent your combined contributions respecting the Digital Marketing Contribution…

Must the franchisee participate in a regional advertising cooperative when one exists?

Yes

Item 11

You must participate in the Cooperative if we designate one for the geographic area in which your Store is located.

Operations

Must the franchisee buy products from a designated distributor?

Yes

Item 8

The Approved Suppliers List may specify the specific manufacturer of a specific product or piece of equipment (for example, Duracell® batteries) and you must purchase the product or equipment only from a source identified on the Approved Suppliers List.

Must equipment be purchased from designated or approved suppliers?

Yes

Item 8

Payments

Must the franchisee use a payment processor or merchant-services provider designated or approved by the franchisor?

Yes

Item 8

You must use Fiserv or another vendor we designate as your credit card processor.

Are royalties and other fees collected by automatic bank debit (ACH or electronic funds transfer) from the franchisee's account?

Yes

Item 6

ITEM 6 OTHER FEES Type of Fee Amount (See Note 1) Due Date (See Note 3) Remarks Royalty and Service Fee 5% of total Net Revenues on all Payable monthly by See Note 2 products and services (See Note electronic funds transfer on 4) or before the 10th day of the month following month in which sales were made.

People

Does the franchisor require minimum staffing levels or specific roles?

Yes

Item 15

you must have at least 2 Store Managers on-staff at all times who have completed the training program(s) we designate.

Point of sale

Must the franchisee use a specific point-of-sale system designated or approved by the franchisor?

Yes

Item 11

You must use in your Store a computerized multi-purpose retail store point-of-sale and management system (“Retail Management System”) that we have selected for use in Stores.

Does the franchisor have independent access to the data in the franchisee's POS or computer system?

Yes

Item 11

We have independent access to certain operational and financial information and data produced by your Retail Management System.

Training

Can the franchisor charge the franchisee for additional, refresher or remedial training?

Yes

Item 11

We may charge you a fee for this additional training.

Is attendance at an annual convention or conference mandatory for the franchisee?

Yes

Item 11

In addition, you (or the Principal Owner of a corporate franchisee) must attend all annual conferences and regional meetings that we host.

The vendor opportunity at Batteries Plus Batteries Plus runs 734 U.S. locations — 601 franchised and 133 company-owned — under parent Batteries Plus Holding. For a vendor, the story here is a single, centrally controlled technology stack rather than 734 separate buyers.

Who controls software purchasing Chief Technology Officer Kranthi Kumar Reddy Malreddy is the natural point of contact for a vendor targeting the retail management or payments stack; CEO Scott K. Williams, President Jon Sica, and Chief Retail Officer Byrne Doyle round out the officers named in Item 2. The operator base skews single-unit — 79 mapped operators run roughly 144 located units, with only 21 running more than one store — so purchasing leverage concentrates at HQ rather than with large regional operators.

Tech named in the FDD, and what is actually required The FDD requires every store to run a computerized point-of-sale and management system the franchisor calls the Retail Management System, with the Proprietary Software purchased from the franchisor and computer hardware from TRG or another vendor it approves. Item 8 requires Fiserv, or another processor Batteries Plus designates, as the store's credit card processor. The package includes the ProSource RMS Software, and franchisees must join the franchisor's PCI compliance program and pay Salesforce.com CRM and Avalara AvaTax fees. RepairQ and Salesforce are in use at Batteries Plus, per Items 6 and 11 of the filing.

Procurement, renewals, and timing Item 8 runs on an approved-supplier list: franchisees buy from the franchisor, its designees, or approved suppliers, and can request approval for an alternate source. Batteries Plus is the only designated supplier of its Proprietary Software. Franchised outlets fell 0.497% year over year, making renewal and remodel cycles — rather than new-unit growth — the likelier trigger for a technology refresh. Franchisees in good standing can renew for one additional 10-year term, which requires a remodel and a new agreement that may carry different terms.

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Ordinary royalty terms

Complete royalty terms are not confirmed.

Questions vendors ask

Batteries Plus, answered from the filing

Chief Technology Officer Kranthi Kumar Reddy Malreddy is the natural point of contact for the retail management and payments stack; CEO Scott K. Williams and President Jon Sica round out the corporate team named in Item 2.

The filing requires a franchisor-designated Retail Management System, with software from Batteries Plus and hardware from TRG or an approved vendor, plus Fiserv (or another processor it designates) for card payments. RepairQ and Salesforce are in use at the brand, per Items 6 and 11.

734 locations nationwide — 601 franchised and 133 company-owned — in the retail battery and repair-services segment.

An approved-supplier list: franchisees buy from Batteries Plus, its designees, or approved suppliers, and may request approval for an alternate source. The franchisor is the sole designated supplier of its Proprietary Software, and Fiserv (or another designated processor) is required for card payments.

Franchisees can renew for one additional 10-year term if in good standing, with a required remodel and a new agreement that may carry different terms. Franchised outlets fell 0.497% year over year, so renewal and remodel cycles are the likelier near-term trigger rather than new-unit growth.

The embedded PDF viewer below is Batteries Plus's 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document — read it there for the full Retail Management System and payments-processor terms.

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Operator footprint

Who runs the locations

79 operators run 144 mapped locations. 21 of them are multi-unit. Aggregate counts from the filing; no names.

Operators by units owned

Single-unit58

2–9 units19

10–24 units2

Top states by locations

TX	46
VA	15
WA	11
NC	9
UT	8

Ownership

The portfolio behind Batteries Plus

Ownership: batteries plus holding.

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