Wsj.com: Magnolia Bakery, the New York City purveyor of cupcakes once prized by the gals on “Sex in the City”—and featured in the “Saturday Night Live” video “Lazy Sunday”—received state approval this week to sell franchises and is eyeing overseas markets as diverse as Sao Paulo, Tokyo and Doha, Qatar. The new franchises will only […]
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WhichFranchise.com: There is no doubt that we are still living in turbulent economic times and we’re doing business in one of the toughest trading environments we have ever encountered. Consumer confidence remains low and with the economy still suffering and employment growth at a virtual standstill, the UK High Street is taking a hit and
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pmq.com: NRN.com reports, “Gatti’s Pizza launched a new fast-casual version of its buffet and family-dining concepts called Gatti’s in its home base of Austin, Texas, Tuesday.” “Gatti’s offers a variety of specialty and make-your-own pizzas, sandwiches and salads. The company said this is the first of six outlets planned for Austin. The unit opened today
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Benzinga: Who doesn’t love donuts? Every once in a while, I enjoy stopping by a store, picking up a donut for myself or even bringing a box to share with the office. Stores like Dunkin Donuts and Krispy Kreme Donuts are extremely popular for purchasing donuts and coffee, but are either of them interesting investments?
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eCommerce Bytes: Amazon.com subsidiary A9.com launched a new iPhone app that uses both barcode and image recognition to recognize tens of millions of products in a live camera view in a real world setting. Flow Powered by Amazon recognizes products, from books and DVDs to packaged electronics and toys, and the mobile app offers shoppers
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Reuters: Starbucks Corp’s quarterly profit rose slightly more than expected after the summer’s economic jitters failed to dilute the coffee habits of customers at the world’s largest coffee chain. The stock, which closed at $41.40, rose 3 percent to $42.65 in after-hours trading. Global sales at cafes open at least 13 months jumped 9 percent,
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The Franchise Key: wagamama has announced that two new restaurants will soon be opening their doors to the public: one in Edinburgh, which is due to open on 02 November, and the other at Bluewater in Kent, one of the biggest and busiest shopping centres in the country. According to the information provided, both restaurants
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Franchise India: Trendy Divva, an Indian apparel brand for women has plans to open 50 outlets by December 2012. These would be a combination of both company owned and franchised stores. The company will scale-up its exclusive brand outlets and franchisee stores across India, concentrating on metros and tier II cities. Presently, the brand has
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Franchising.com: Have a mystery spot on your carpet? Trying to find the culprit behind the coffee spill? Now’s your chance to be a sleuth and solve the mystery. Oxi Fresh, the environmentally friendly carpet cleaning franchise, is pleased to announce their “Whodunit?†carpet stain contest – your chance to round up the usual suspects and
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The National Federation of Independent Business said employment fell by an average of 0.1 per firm from 0.3 in September, according to its survey of 2,077 small businesses. The jobless rate is seen holding steady at 9.1 percent for a fourth straight month. The NFIB survey showed 12 percent of small-business owners added an average
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