July 2011

The Fall Of Groupon?

Groupon has helped many businesses reach new customers, but are these businesses ready to say goodbye to the service? A number of companies have been approached by Groupon and copy-cat deal a day sites for advertising, and they are no longer welcoming the service. One business owner, Joe Hargraves, who runs Tacolicious, says he’s received

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Flip Flop Shops Looking To Further Expand Its Franchise Network

TheFranchiseKey: Having recently signed its 100th franchise agreement and 30-shop master expansion deal for Canada, Flip Flop Shops has now announced that it has hired the commercial real estate firms, Podell Real Estate Advisors, LLC and Friedman Retail Consulting, to take the company to new heights. Darin Kraetsch, CEO of Flip Flop Shops, commented, “This

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Dunkin’ Brands Group, Inc. Announces Pricing Of Initial Public Offering

Franchising.com: Dunkin’ Brands Group, Inc., the parent company of Dunkin’ Donuts and Baskin-Robbins, today announced the initial public offering of 22,250,000 shares of its common stock at a price of $19 per share. The Company’s shares are expected to begin trading on The NASDAQ Global Select Market on July 27, 2011 under the trading symbol

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