Target Spins The Stork
Target has come up with a clever way to sell more gift cards. Incorporate the card in a game. In this case a baby shower game. Via: the dieline
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November 11, 2010
Growing Market For Bizarre Foods
Deep fried eel bones. Goat eyeball tacos. Breaded blowfish. All badass-sounding items featured at New York City restaurants both luxe (bones at Sushi Yasuda and blowfish at Oceana) and low (eyeballs at Taqueria Puebla in Staten Island). Inc.com says ingest one of these babies and you’ll have a story to impress your foodie friends–and gross
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Sizzler Remodeling Program Heats Up With Latest Reopening
Business Wire: “This is a Sizzler? No way!†It’s a comment heard a lot these days as the popular family casual chain and its franchisees continue to remodel their restaurants, using an all-new design. The latest Sizzler to get an extreme makeover is in Murrieta, Calif. Owned by Sizzler USA’s largest franchisee, BMW Management, Inc.,
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Fresh Coat Painters Opens In Farmington Hills, Michigan
Franchising.com: James and Stacey Wenklert have opened Fresh Coat Painters to serve the Farmington Hills, Michigan area. James, who worked in the automotive industry for 16 years before being laid off, says owning the franchise gives him control of his future and more security for his family. He and wife, Stacey, looked at a variety
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Braaap Founder Runner Up In Young Entrepreneur Award
Franchising.net.au: The 23 year old founder of mini motocross business, braaap, has been named runner up in the Junior Chamber International Creative Young Entrepreneur Award, recently announced in Osaka, Japan. At the age of 16, Smith started braaap out of his parent’s garage. At 18 he travelled to China to find his own suppliers and
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Century21 UK To Open 12 Offices In London
The Franchise Magazine: Estate and lettings agency franchise Century21 UK is set to open 12 offices in the London area. The initial offices will start trading before the end of this year and will operate in territories covering Stratford, Forest Gate, West Ham and South Ilford. These offices will provide a range of estate agency
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Big Retail In Little Spaces
Bigger is not always better, says a recent article in The New York Times. As retailers struggle to save money in a sluggish economy, they’re starting to downsize – literally. After all, a smaller space will have a lower rent, fewer costs for storing inventory, and a need for fewer employees. The Times notes that
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TIREMAX Awards Multiple Franchises In Less Than A Month
PR Newswire: TIREMAX of North America, known for its name brand tires installed in 30 minutes or less, announced that they have awarded five new franchisees to its franchise network of independently owned and operated professional TIREMAX upscale stores. Five new franchises to join the TIREMAX network: • Katy, TX • Spring, TX • Three
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Open-Data Boon For Entrepreneurs
San Francisco mayor Gavin Newsom issued an executive order last year asking city departments to publish data under their control. Since then, hundreds of sets of data have been released. And the bounty is feeding creativity among app designers. Fast Company reports that at least 50 new apps have been built using the open data,
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Jeans Will Save H20
According to Fast Company, the jeans manufacturing process can be surprisingly water-intensive. Most jeans are washed in industrial washing machines between three to ten times during the finishing process–and that adds up. So when Levi’s went looking for ways to save water this past year, it focused on the finishing side of jeans manufacturing. And
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