QuickBooksIntuit
MandatoryPage 12 of 177 drawer, Studio Software Enterprise licenses, server license, and point of sale management software. This range also includes payments to our designated supplier for QuickBooks
From the filings
HQ-led decisions
SugaringLA
Personal servicesSugaringLA runs 8 personal-services studios — 4 franchised, 4 company-owned — with an average unit volume near $617,367, and mandates both QuickBooks and QuickBooks Online under Item 7. A designated-supplier procurement model, including for POS systems, means software vendors need to work through headquarters, not individual studio owners.
For software vendors selling into US franchise brands.
Live signals
Total units
8
4 franchised
Unit growth YoY
—
vs prior filing
AUV
$617K
Item 19, 2024
Royalty
6%
of gross sales
Ad fund
2%
national + local
Initial fee
$60K
per unit
Investment range
$313K–$432K
all-in, Item 7
Procurement
Franchisor controlled
from the filing
Non-compete
2 years
from the filing
Item 19
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.
8%of gross sales (FY2025)
15% reference
Mandated & recommended tech
The systems vendors compete with
2 of these are mandated in the franchise agreement. Each is named in Item 11 of the filing, the incumbents a challenger must displace or integrate with.
QuickBooks OnlineIntuit
MandatoryPage 12 of 177 drawer, Studio Software Enterprise licenses, server license, and point of sale management software. This range also includes payments to our designated supplier for QuickBooks Online an
Franchisor behaviours
What the franchisor requires
29 requirements the franchisor states in this filing, each in its own words; 5 questions the text does not settle, which is not a no.
Accounting
Must the franchisee use an accounting or bookkeeping system designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesItem 11
No later than 90 days after you begin our on-boarding process, you must subscribe to the designated accounting software package as provided by our designated supplier, currently Intuit QuickBooks Online.
Does the franchisor have direct or independent electronic access to the franchisee's financial, sales or customer records?
YesItem 11
We will have the right to independently access all information and financial data recorded by the system for daily polling, audit and sales verification.
Must the franchisee submit periodic financial statements (monthly, quarterly or annual) to the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
Within 30 days following the end of each fiscal quarter, you shall provide to Franchisor a copy of your profit and loss statements prepared according to generally accepted accounting principles and which accurately reflect your financial information for the period requested by Franchisor.
How the franchisor buys
Is the franchisor or an affiliate itself a supplier of required products, services or systems?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisor and its Affiliates may act as suppliers of goods, services, products, and/or supplies to be purchased by you, including, without limitation, the Proprietary Products and your computer hardware and software (“Goods and Services”), and may designate themselves as the sole suppliers of any such Goods and…
Does the franchisor reserve the right to change designated suppliers or systems at any time?
YesFranchise agreement
You acknowledge that the System, Franchisor’s Confidential Operations Manuals and the Manuals, and the products and services offered by the Franchised Business may be modified, (such as, but not limited to, the addition, deletion, and modification of operating procedures, products and services) from time to time by…
How much revenue did the franchisor and its affiliates earn from franchisee purchases in the last fiscal year?
16789Item 8
During our fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, we received $16,789 in revenue, which is 7.3% of our total revenues of $231,262, as a result of franchisee purchases or lease.
Does the franchisor or an affiliate receive rebates, commissions or other revenue from designated or approved suppliers?
YesFranchise agreement
You acknowledge and agree that Franchisor and its Affiliates may negotiate purchase arrangements with suppliers for your benefit and may derive revenue or obtain rebates, bulk pricing discounts or allowances for their own account from approved or designated suppliers if rebates or other considerations become…
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?
20Item 8
approximately 20% to 30% of your total annual operating expenses on an ongoing basis will be for goods and services will be for Required Purchases.
Does the franchisor charge a fee to evaluate a proposed supplier?
YesItem 6
See Item 11. You may recommend suppliers to us at any time; however, you Upon must pay our actual costs and Supplier Approval Fee Cost of inspection demand expenses if you request us to inspect and evaluate a proposed supplier.
Can a franchisee propose a new supplier for the franchisor's approval?
YesItem 8
If you desire to purchase products from a supplier other than our approved suppliers, you must submit a written request to us for approval of the proposed supplier, together with any evidence of conformity with our standards and specifications as we may reasonably require, or will request the supplier itself to do so.
Communications
Does the franchisor own or control the business telephone numbers, or take them over when the agreement ends?
YesItem 17
We may, at our option, assume all telephone numbers, telephone listings, and i.
Data and IT
Must the franchisee comply with PCI, data-security or cybersecurity standards set by the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
or exceed, at all times, all applicable security standards developed by the Payment Card Industry Standards Council or its successor, the standards set by applicable privacy laws and regulations, and other regulations and industry standards applicable to the protection of customer privacy and credit card information.
Franchise management
Does the franchisor conduct periodic inspections, audits or evaluations of the franchised business?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisor shall have the right to enter upon the Studio premises during regular business hours to inspect the Studio for quality assurance purposes.
Can the franchisor change the operations manual and brand standards unilaterally?
YesFranchise agreement
You acknowledge that the System, Franchisor’s Confidential Operations Manuals and the Manuals, and the products and services offered by the Franchised Business may be modified, (such as, but not limited to, the addition, deletion, and modification of operating procedures, products and services) from time to time by…
Must the franchisor approve the franchisee's site or location before opening?
YesItem 11
1. We will approve the Site Selection Area in which you may locate your Studio before you sign the Franchise Agreement, and we will approve or refuse to approve the specific Studio site within 30 days of receiving all requested information.
Marketing
Is the franchisee prohibited from operating its own website or social media accounts, or required to use pages the franchisor provides?
YesFranchise agreement
You are not permitted to have any independent website, domain, landing page, microsite or social media identity that is not part of Sugaring LA® managed, controlled, described or defined processes related to digital media and marketing.
Is a minimum grand opening advertising spend required?
YesItem 11
Grand Opening Marketing You must invest at least $5,000 on grand opening marketing to promote your Studio’s prior to open.” We will assist you in creating a marketing and promotional strategy to be executed prior to studio opening marketing investment including suggestions around scheduling relative to the…
Is the franchisee required to spend a minimum amount on local advertising or marketing, as a percentage of sales or a fixed amount?
YesItem 11
During the term of the Franchise Agreement, you must spend a minimum of $2,000 per month on approved marketing and promotional activities in your market area.
Must the franchisee participate in a customer loyalty or rewards program?
YesFranchise agreement
(a) all customer loyalty and reward programs; and (b) all contests, sweepstakes, and other prize promotions; which Franchisor may develop from time to time.
Must the franchisee participate in a regional advertising cooperative when one exists?
YesFranchise agreement
If Franchisor forms an Advertising Cooperative for the region in which the Studio is located, you agree to participate in the Advertising Cooperative pursuant to the terms of this Section 9.7.
Operations
Must the franchisee buy products from a designated distributor?
YesItem 8
You must purchase from our designated suppliers, all products and supplies needed to provide Studio services including cosmetic creams, lotions, oils and creams, as well as design products.
Must equipment be purchased from designated or approved suppliers?
YesItem 8
Computer System, Software, and Music License You must purchase the POS computer hardware and software system from our approved suppliers.
Payments
Are royalties and other fees collected by automatic bank debit (ACH or electronic funds transfer) from the franchisee's account?
YesFranchise agreement
You shall participate in Franchisor’s then-current electronic funds transfer program authorizing Franchisor to use a pre-authorized bank draft system.
People
Does the franchisor require minimum staffing levels or specific roles?
YesItem 15
You must also designate a General Manager, who may, but is not required to be, an Owner, who oversees the day-to-day operations of the Studio and devotes his or her full time energy and best efforts towards the management, operation, promotion, and growth of the business.
Must employees wear uniforms specified by the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
(a) abide by the uniform requirements and policies set forth in the System standards, Uniform Guidelines and other specifications as Franchisor may designate from time to time, and (b) present a neat and clean appearance.
Point of sale
Must the franchisee use a specific point-of-sale system designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesItem 8
Computer System, Software, and Music License You must purchase the POS computer hardware and software system from our approved suppliers.
Does the franchisor have independent access to the data in the franchisee's POS or computer system?
YesItem 11
We will have the right to independently access all information and financial data recorded by the system for daily polling, audit and sales verification.
Training
Can the franchisor charge the franchisee for additional, refresher or remedial training?
YesFranchise agreement
All on-going and advanced training has a fee associated.
Is attendance at an annual convention or conference mandatory for the franchisee?
YesFranchise agreement
5.10 Convention. You or your representative are required to attend, no more than annually, any designated convention or annual training meeting.
Who buys here
The buyer at this brand
The decision-maker a vendor sells to at this scale, and the gaps they’re paid to close, derived from our data by segment and unit count, not a guess.
The franchisee/operator personally, or a small franchisor still owner-run. Wears every hat.
OwnerCEOPresidentPrincipal
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The vendor opportunity at SugaringLA
SugaringLA operates 8 personal-services studios, split evenly between franchised and company-owned, with an average unit volume near $617,367 on a 6.0% royalty. Item 19 makes a financial performance representation. The brand already runs a mandated accounting stack and a designated-supplier model that extends to POS systems, so the real opening for vendors is around what isn't yet locked down — scheduling, marketing, or point-of-sale add-ons that sit next to the required core.
Who controls software purchasing
Item 2 names Founder and CEO Danielle Correia, President Andrea Rivera, and VP of Marketing Jamie Gilbert. With financial software mandated centrally and POS systems designated by the franchisor, this small executive team is the buying center for anything touching the studio tech stack.
Tech named in the FDD, and what is actually required
QuickBooks and QuickBooks Online, both under Item 7, are mandated — every studio must use them for accounting. No other named systems appear in this filing, though Item 8 separately designates POS systems as a franchisor-controlled category.
Procurement, renewals, and timing
Item 8 runs on designated suppliers only: studio supplies, proprietary and private-label retail products, layout design, construction management, and POS systems must come from the franchisor's designated sources, with limited room to propose alternatives for non-proprietary items. Item 17 allows up to two additional 10-year renewal terms, requiring 180 days' notice, good standing, a remodel to then-current standards, full payment of obligations, and the then-current franchise agreement, which may carry a different royalty or marketing fee rate.
How to read the SugaringLA FDD
The 2025 FDD is filed with state franchise regulators. Use the embedded PDF viewer below to jump to Items 2, 7, 8, and 17.
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Questions vendors ask
SugaringLA, answered from the filing
Founder and CEO Danielle Correia, President Andrea Rivera, and VP of Marketing Jamie Gilbert lead the brand, and with QuickBooks already mandated and POS systems on the designated-supplier list, HQ controls the core purchasing decisions.
QuickBooks and QuickBooks Online are both mandated under Item 7 for financial management. Item 8 separately designates POS systems as a category franchisees must source from franchisor-designated suppliers.
8 total, split evenly between 4 franchised and 4 company-owned studios, in the personal-services segment.
Designated suppliers only under Item 8, covering studio supplies, proprietary and private-label products, layout design, construction management, and POS systems, with limited approval possible for non-proprietary items.
The initial term is 10 years, with up to two additional 10-year renewals under Item 17, gated on 180 days' notice, good standing, a remodel, and the then-current franchise agreement, which may carry different royalty terms.
The 2025 FDD was filed with state franchise regulators. Use the embedded PDF viewer below to review Items 2, 7, 8, and 17 directly.
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Operator footprint
Who runs the locations
18 operators run 18 mapped locations. 0 of them are multi-unit. Aggregate counts from the filing; no names.
Operators by units owned
Single-unit18
Top states by locations
| FL | 5 |
|---|---|
| TX | 5 |
| IN | 2 |
| NJ | 2 |
| AZ | 1 |
Ownership
The portfolio behind SugaringLA
unknown of sugaringla franchise.
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