August 6, 2009

Pizza Patron Sets All-Time High Sales Records In Dallas Stores

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Franchising.com: Pizza Patrón, the nation’s number one Latin pizza brand, saw record sales following the launch of its aggressive new recession relief campaign in the Dallas/Fort Worth market. Despite widespread sales slumps across the industry, sales at Pizza Patrón continue to climb due largely to the company’s recent marketing efforts designed to broaden its appeal […]

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Breakfast-Lunch Chain Announces Name Change And Expansion Into Canada

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PR Newswire: The fast-growing, breakfast-lunch chain Rise & Dine(TM) Restaurants, Inc. announced today plans to change its name to Sunny Street(TM) Cafe as the franchise expands into Canada. “As we prepare for our next stage of development, we want to ensure that our brand is well-positioned for long-term growth,” said Joe Deavenport, chief operating officer

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Franchising In The Future?

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Fast Company: Opinion is split on whether the “stealth Starbucks” (aka 15th Ave. Coffee & Tea) is a good thing or not. But we came across some interesting thinking about the store by Snarkmarket, and began to wonder about extending the idea. In effect, Starbucks has stripped its new store of external Starbucks brand cues,

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Early Signs Of Recovery For Australian Economy Shown In Latest Franchise Industry Survey

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PR Web: Franchisee satisfaction ratings for financial services businesses have recovered and even improved their performance, with three major players in the Australian mortgage franchise sector climbing the ladder within and into the top 10. ANZ Mobile Lending, a core subsidiary of ANZ Bank, which in 2008 was assessed as the leading bank globally on

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Gigonomics

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The Denver Post: Maureen Russell has three gigs. Hillary Skye works four. And George Peele? He juggles at least five. All of these Front Rangers are fully engaged with an economy that has become stingy with full-time jobs. To make ends meet, they balance part-time gigs. Economists and others who wrestle with employment issues have

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Snuggies For Dogs

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Chicago Tribune: Not content with conquering the world of human fashion, the folks who brought us the Snuggie (“The Blanket with Sleeves!”) are now taking aim at man’s best friend. The Snuggie for Dogs — available in two colors and four sizes — has just hit the market. And it promises to do for Little

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Just Be Happy!

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photo credit: Marcus Vegas When first starting your own business many people tend to go a little bit mind crazy in terms of worrying about competing strongly with their competitors, offering everything under the sun to their clients, having off the charts profits 3 months into their start-up. The problem with this is more times

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Quick! What Does KUTGW Mean?

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The Wall Street Journal: Kate Washburn didn’t know what to make of the email a friend sent to her office with the abbreviation “NSFW” written at the bottom. Then she clicked through the attached sideshow, titled “Awkward Family Photos.” It included shots of a family in furry “nude” suits and of another family alongside a

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