One thing really stands out, which is that Bricks and Minifigs is pointing the finger at the franchisee for an "unauthorized" consignment deal. While the blog post has a screenshot of the contract specifically allowing consignments. Which undercuts a large part of the corporate argument.
Yeah, that's a glaring issue.
They say it was prohibited in the 2023 operating manual [1]. That's the same year as the franchise contract.
It'd be strange for B&M to lie about such an objectively falsifiable statement.
My best guess is that the franchise and operating manual were simply not in agreement.
(B&M wants to reject the consignment because they want the franchise operator to take liability for any missing or unreimbursed sales.)
[1] https://bricksandminifigs.com/blog/blog/2026/05/28/bricks-mi...