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g, you may not establish a separate Website and will only have one webpage, as we designate and approve, within our website. The term sites (such as business citations, Google and Bing business listin
From the filings
HQ-led decisions
Lazy Daisy
Retail non foodSoftware purchasing at Lazy Daisy is controlled from its Virginia headquarters, where CEO John Leshok and President Michelle Leshok lead a small, predominantly company-owned operation. The brand’s 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document does not mandate any specific technology systems, leaving the current tech stack undefined in public filings. With only 9 total units—8 company-owned and 1 franchised—the addressable market for vendors is extremely narrow.
For software vendors selling into US franchise brands.
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Total units
9
1 franchised
Unit growth YoY
0%
vs prior filing
AUV
—
Item 19, 2026
Royalty
3%
of gross sales
Ad fund
1%
national + local
Initial fee
$25K
per unit
Investment range
$97K–$223K
all-in, Item 7
Procurement
Approved supplier
from the filing
Non-compete
2 years
from the filing
Item 19
No claims
from the filing
Ongoing fee load
What the operator pays every month
The recurring percentage of gross sales named in this filing, before rent, labour or any technology fee.
4%of gross sales (FY2026)
15% reference
Mandated & recommended tech
The systems vendors compete with
Systems named in Item 11 of this filing. None is recorded as mandated here, which is not the same as the filing mandating nothing. Read Item 11 before treating the category as open.
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r written form of communication of our approval or disapproval. You must not conduct any advertising without our written permission, in any social media such as Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Pinterest,
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Franchisor behaviours
What the franchisor requires
25 requirements the franchisor states in this filing, each in its own words; 3 explicit no's; 6 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?
YesItem 11
We reserve the right to have independent access to all information that you store in any POS system, computer, server, laptop, tablet, social media platform, mobile app platform or software related to the Business
Must the franchisee submit periodic financial statements (monthly, quarterly or annual) to the franchisor?
YesItem 17
you fail to submit financial statements, tax returns,
How the franchisor buys
Is the franchisor or an affiliate itself a supplier of required products, services or systems?
YesItem 8
The Lazy Daisy Country Gift Store, LLC, which is our affiliate, is currently the only approved vendor and supplier for all bags to be purchased by you
Does the franchisor reserve the right to change designated suppliers or systems at any time?
YesItem 8
We may issue specifications in manuals or directives, in writing or orally, and we may modify them at any time.
How much revenue did the franchisor and its affiliates earn from franchisee purchases in the last fiscal year?
0Item 8
No such revenues were received from required purchases made by franchisees in the prior fiscal year.
Does the franchisor or an affiliate receive rebates, commissions or other revenue from designated or approved suppliers?
YesItem 8
We may derive revenue through license fees, promotional fees, advertising allowances, rebates, commissions or other monies paid by approved suppliers.
Item 8 gives this proportion in one of two shapes: separate percentages for establishing the business and for operating it, or one figure covering "establishing and operating" together. Where they are separate, answer with the operating percentage; where the passage gives only the combined figure, answer with that. What percentage of the franchisee's purchases must come from designated or approved suppliers?
15Item 8
It is anticipated that during the operation of your Franchised Business, required purchases from us, our affiliates, or the third-party vendors that we specify or approve (not including rent, royalties, or labor costs) are estimated to be approximately 15%-25% of your total monthly purchases in the continuing…
Does the franchisor charge a fee to evaluate a proposed supplier?
YesItem 6
you will be responsible for paying us an assessment fee.
Can a franchisee propose a new supplier for the franchisor's approval?
YesItem 8
Our response to an adequate request to approve a piece of equipment, product, vendor and/or supplier will be made within 30 days after we receive it.
Communications
Does the franchisor own or control the business telephone numbers, or take them over when the agreement ends?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisee Shall Cancel Assumed Names and Transfer Phone Numbers
Franchise management
Does the franchisor conduct periodic inspections, audits or evaluations of the franchised business?
YesItem 8
We will also provide you with a written list of approved services (including our space rental programs, consignment services, themed events and workshops), you are authorized to offer, perform and/or sell in your Business after signing the Franchise Agreement and during the initial training program. -site visits to…
Can the franchisor change the operations manual and brand standards unilaterally?
YesItem 11
We have the right to add to, and otherwise modify, any manual, including the Operations Manual, to reflect changes in authorized equipment, products and services, as well as changes in specifications, standards and operating procedures of a Lazy Daisy® Business.
Must the franchisor approve the franchisee's site or location before opening?
YesItem 11
You may not sign a lease for the site (or contract to purchase the premises, if applicable) in which you wish to operate your Business until you have obtained our written approval which shall be given within thirty (30) days by written or email communication.
Marketing
Is the franchisee prohibited from operating its own website or social media accounts, or required to use pages the franchisor provides?
YesItem 11
Unless we approve otherwise in writing, you may not establish a separate Website and will only have one webpage, as we designate and approve, within our website.
Is a minimum grand opening advertising spend required?
YesItem 7
Includes minimum amount of $2,500 for grand opening expenses, which must be spent one month prior to opening and your first month after the Business is open for operation.
Must the franchisee participate in a customer loyalty or rewards program?
YesItem 16
You must participate in any gift certificate, gift card, rewards or loyalty program we establish.
Operations
Must equipment be purchased from designated or approved suppliers?
YesItem 8
You cannot purchase unapproved equipment, products, supplies and services from any third-party vendors and/or suppliers that are not on our pre-approved list without our written permission
Payments
Must the franchisee use a payment processor or merchant-services provider designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesItem 8
You cannot purchase unapproved equipment, products, supplies and services from any third-party vendors and/or suppliers that are not on our pre-approved list without our written permission, and you can only accept the different types of products (as described above) from local artisans that we approve.
Are royalties and other fees collected by automatic bank debit (ACH or electronic funds transfer) from the franchisee's account?
YesItem 6
See Electronic Funds Authorization Agreement attached as Schedule 3 of the Franchise Agreement.
Must the franchisee participate in a gift card program?
YesItem 16
You must participate in any gift certificate, gift card, rewards or loyalty program we establish.
People
Does the franchisor require minimum staffing levels or specific roles?
YesItem 15
You are required to retain a Store Manager for the operation and management of your Store.
Must employees wear uniforms specified by the franchisor?
YesItem 8
To maintain uniform quality standards, all equipment, products, supplies, services, uniforms, signage, advertising, trademark usage, trade dress and other items or services you use to operate the Franchised Business must meet our standards and specifications.
Point of sale
Must the franchisee use a specific point-of-sale system designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesItem 8
You cannot purchase unapproved equipment, products, supplies and services from any third-party vendors and/or suppliers that are not on our pre-approved list without our written permission, and you can only accept the different types of products (as described above) from local artisans that we approve.
Does the franchisor have independent access to the data in the franchisee's POS or computer system?
YesItem 11
We reserve the right to have independent access to all information that you store in any POS system, computer, server, laptop, tablet, social media platform, mobile app platform or software related to the Business (Franchise Agreement Sections X.D, XII.H, XII.I, XIV.A and XX.A).
Training
Can the franchisor charge the franchisee for additional, refresher or remedial training?
YesItem 11
In very rare instances, we may periodically require that you or any Owner (if you are an entity) and/or store manager complete additional training or refresher training programs to correct, improve and/or enhance the operations of your Business.
The filing answers no to 3 questions
- Is there a franchisee advisory council, association or committee?Item 11
- Is the franchisee required to spend a minimum amount on local advertising or marketing, as a percentage of sales or a fixed amount?Item 11
- Must the franchisee participate in a regional advertising cooperative when one exists?Item 11
The vendor opportunity at Lazy Daisy
Lazy Daisy operates 9 total units in the United States—8 company-owned and 1 franchised—according to its 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document. The brand is a retail non-food concept headquartered in Virginia, with no parent company on file, suggesting independent ownership. For software vendors, the addressable market is exceptionally small: a single franchised location plus a tightly held corporate fleet. There is no disclosed year-over-year unit growth, and the FDD does not report average unit volume (AUV), making revenue-based ROI projections impossible from public data alone.
The royalty rate sits at 3.0% of gross sales, and the initial franchise term runs 5 years. These figures matter to vendors because they frame the unit economics a franchisee faces and the cadence at which contract renewals might trigger technology re-evaluation. With only one franchised operator, however, the practical sales pipeline is limited to the corporate entity unless franchising accelerates.
Who controls software purchasing
The 2026 FDD names three executives in Item 1: John Leshok (CEO), Michelle Leshok (President), and Susan Culbert (Director of Training). No chief information officer, chief technology officer, or VP of IT is listed. In a 9-unit chain, software purchasing authority almost certainly rests with the CEO and President. Vendors pitching Lazy Daisy should direct outreach to John Leshok and Michelle Leshok at the Virginia headquarters. The Director of Training may influence decisions around learning management or operational enablement tools but is unlikely to hold budget authority.
Because the brand is predominantly company-owned, there is no multi-operator franchisee base to cultivate. The single franchised location is not mapped in our corpus, meaning no independent operator contact is available. This consolidates all software buying power at the corporate level.
Mandated and current tech stack
Lazy Daisy’s 2026 FDD does not mandate or recommend any specific technology systems. No POS provider, no back-office platform, no inventory management vendor, and no CRM are named in the disclosure. This absence of Item 11 technology mandates means the brand either has no standardized stack or chooses not to disclose it to prospective franchisees. For a vendor, this is a blank-slate signal: the current tech environment is unknown, and any solution must be sold directly to HQ on its merits rather than fitting into a pre-defined franchisee requirement.
Without a mandated tech stack, vendors should prepare for a discovery-heavy sales process. You will need to uncover what systems are currently in use—likely through direct conversation with the Leshoks—and position your product as a replacement or complement to whatever informal tools the corporate team has adopted.
Procurement, renewals, and timing
Item 8 of the FDD contains no procurement extract, which typically indicates an open supplier model. The franchisor does not appear to designate or approve specific vendors through the franchise agreement. This is favorable for software sellers: there is no gatekeeping supplier list to navigate, and the corporate office can adopt tools without forcing them through a franchisee compliance framework.
Renewal conditions, detailed in Item 17, require the franchisee to provide written notice, be in full compliance with the franchise agreement, sign the then-current contract, complete updated training, execute a general release, and upgrade the store to current standards. Critically, the FDD warns that the renewal agreement “may contain materially different terms and conditions than your original contract.” For the single franchised unit, this creates a potential trigger event every 5 years when the operator must reassess all operational tools—including software—to meet updated standards. However, with only one franchisee, this window is narrow and infrequent.
How to read the Lazy Daisy FDD
The 2026 Lazy Daisy FDD is embedded below for full review. Vendors should focus on Item 1 (executive team and corporate structure), Item 11 (the absence of mandated tech confirms no incumbent lock-in), Item 8 (open procurement), and Item 17 (renewal triggers). The document confirms a 9-unit system with centralized control and no disclosed technology mandates—a profile that rewards direct, relationship-based selling to the CEO and President. For a ranked target list of franchise systems matched to your software category, FranCloud can help you prioritize opportunities like this one.
Questions vendors ask
Lazy Daisy, answered from the filing
The 2026 FDD lists John Leshok (CEO) and Michelle Leshok (President) as the top executives. With no CIO or CTO named, purchasing decisions likely route through these two leaders at the Virginia headquarters.
The 2026 FDD does not disclose any mandated or recommended POS, operational, or IT systems. Vendors should assume the tech stack is chosen at HQ discretion without franchisor-imposed requirements.
Lazy Daisy has 9 total units in the US, consisting of 8 company-owned locations and 1 franchised outlet. This is a very small, retail non-food concept based in Virginia.
The 2026 FDD contains no extract for Item 8 procurement restrictions. This suggests an open procurement model where the franchisor does not designate or approve specific suppliers in the disclosure document.
The initial franchise term is 5 years, and renewal requires signing the then-current agreement with potentially materially different terms. With only 1 franchised unit, renewal-driven software evaluation windows are rare and unpredictable.
The 2026 FDD was filed with state franchise regulators. You can review the full document using the embedded PDF viewer below to analyze Item 1 executives, Item 17 renewal conditions, and other vendor-relevant sections directly.
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Operator footprint
Who runs the locations
1 operators run 7 mapped locations. 1 of them are multi-unit. Aggregate counts from the filing; no names.
Operators by units owned
2–9 units1
Top states by locations
| VA | 7 |
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