San Francisco Chronicle:
New research from leading Australian research house 10 Thousand Feet
shows that three of the top ten rated franchise opportunities in Australia originated in the USA. Signwave part of Fastsigns International took out the second spot behind local Australian franchise Smartline Personal Mortgage Advisers. Other North American franchises in the top 10 were Mrs Fields Cookies in third spot and Snap-on-Tools in eighth position. The USA wasn’t the only country to make its mark on the $128 billion Australian franchising landscape, with Belgium’s Mister Minit, with over 4,000 stores globally, taking out fifth spot and Snooze part of South Africa’s Steinhoff group, with over 1000 stores globally, taking out sixth spot.
Australians have one of the biggest appetites for franchised businesses globally, being the second most franchised country per capita with over 1000 franchise systems for its market of 22.5 million people. Read more.
