American Coin-Op: Back in 1978, Bernie Marcus and Arthur Blank wanted to revolutionize the hardware business, and about a year later opened their first two Atlanta stores. Their revolutionary concept was based as much on its large-scale buildings as it was on top-of-the-industry employee service. Success with this formula isn’t debatable. The Home Depot went […]
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Financial Express: In a bid to consolidate its presence in the country and for better brand visibility, Carlson Hotels Worldwide has acquired a majority stake in its Indian partner, RHW Hotel Management Services Ltd, by hiking its existing stake to 87% from 13%. It did not divulge the financial details of the acquisition. Meanwhile, the
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RedOrbit: Just Moulding‘s second franchise recently opened for business in Washington, DC. Homeowners in the District, Prince George’s County and the City of Alexandria will now have a company they can call on to design and install high quality trim carpentry in any room. Whatever the application, custom crown moulding will make a dramatic improvement
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Foodservice Equipment & Supplies: America’s most innovative ice cream concept, Cold Stone Creamery, along with the brand’s parent company, Kahala, announced plans today for the concept’s development in Thailand. A 20-year agreement has been signed with Central Restaurants Group Co. Ltd. (CRG) to introduce the unique ice cream experience throughout Thailand. CRG, through a master
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Fast-food chain KFC is giving two Indiana cities $7,500 so it can emblazon founder Colonel Sanders’ face on their hydrants and fire extinguishers to promote new “fiery” chicken wings, according to a story in USA Today. Experts say to expect more ads like this, on public property from sewer grates to the local landfill, as
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Franchising.net.au: Sydney-based bakery cafe, Pie Face, has experienced record franchising activity and store growth since beginning its franchising program. The food retailer now has 22 stores open and another 14 confirmed to open in the first six months of this year. It expects to open approximately 30 stores in the whole of 2010. “Since commencing
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Most apps take at least six months of full-time work and cost between $20,000 and $150,000 to develop, according to Forrester Research, which covers the tech industry, reports Newsweek. Apple rejects almost 60 percent of submissions at least once, often–according to programmers–with little more than infuriatingly vague or inconsistent explanations. Of the 85,000 that have
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Katherine Lewis at CurrentMom is often asked about Twitter for small business, either by independent consultants or business owners. And her answer is always the same: if your customers and competitors are on Twitter, you need to be too. 1. Follow Competitors and Customers 2. Tweet Useful Information — But Not Too Much 3. Monitor
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CNNMoney.com: Artfest International, Inc. , a leading-edge sports, arts and memorabilia distribution company, announced today the launch of its revolutionary, proprietary direct sales network, ACG. Artfest has signed a wholesale distribution agreement to include new sports branded products to its ever expanding catalog. The new offering will include more NCAA teams, as well as NBA,
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PR News: Javalution Coffee Company a fully vertical coffee roasting and distribution company, owner of Network Marketing brand, JavaFit, and retail brand, Cafe La Rica, as well as the category creator of functional gourmet coffee announces the addition of Mike Bridge. Mr. Bridge, a former Master Affiliate from competitor Healthy Coffee (HCEI), is a direct
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