Franchises that use Lightspeed
Lightspeed is the point-of-sale system you'll find behind a specific kind of franchise: lodging brands, retail brands, and quick-service restaurants. Brands like Your CBD Stores Franchising, Sheraton, Poolwerx, and Element Hotels disclose Lightspeed as a mandated system in their latest FDD.
Verified from the filings
Brands that mandate Lightspeed
| Brand | Segment | Locations | AUV |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your CBD Stores Franchising | retail brands | 279 | — |
| Sheraton | lodging brands | 165 | — |
| Poolwerx | home-services brands | 107 | — |
| Element Hotels | lodging brands | 102 | — |
| Velofix | automotive-services brands | 83 | — |
| Soccer Post | retail brands | 72 | $638K |
| Pet Depot | personal-services brands | 29 | — |
| Techy | personal-services brands | 28 | — |
| Bobbles and Lace | retail brands | 26 | — |
| Le Meridien | lodging brands | 24 | — |
| Natural Life CBDKratomKava | retail brands | 19 | $222K |
| The Luxury Collection | lodging brands | 19 | — |
The full picture
Selling against Lightspeed? Get every brand that runs it, with the HQ buyer.
These are examples. FranCloud tracks every franchise that mandates Lightspeed, who controls that decision (HQ or operator), and how each brand scores against what you sell.
What franchisors in this category require
How often a franchise agreement binds the point-of-sale system
Share of current filings whose text settles the question and says yes, read from each filing with the franchisor’s own sentence. Filings that leave a question unaddressed are outside the share: silence in an FDD is not a no.
| Question | Say yes | Filings settled |
|---|---|---|
| Does the franchisor have independent access to the data in the franchisee's POS or computer system? | 95% say yes | 3,271 filings settled |
| Must the franchisee use a specific point-of-sale system designated or approved by the franchisor? | 93% say yes | 2,688 filings settled |
Common questions
Franchises on Lightspeed, answered
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