QSR magazine: There was a time, not that long ago, when customers lined up in droves to get a hot Krispy Kreme glazed doughnut. People clamored to purchase franchise rights and throw open the doors as quickly as possible. Life at Krispy Kreme was looking up. Until everything came crashing down. Stores started to struggle, […]
Press-Citizen.com: Let the smelling do the selling. That has been Bob Wise’s sales mantra and the secret to his success during his short career in direct sales. Wise, along with his fiancé Carol Bildstein, run Carol and Bob’s Wickless Warmer’s out of his North Liberty home. The company is an affiliate of the Scentsy brand,
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Telegraph.co.uk: Did you ever think of franchising your brand? What are the pros and cons? Franchises work well when the business has a memorable marketing formula and work best when talented people take on the role of franchisee. Twenty years ago colleagues franchised 15 of our least profitable branches. The 10pc franchise fee immediately increased
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FranchiseTalk: Abu Dhabi Opting for a mobile, eco-friendly car wash service is not only convenient, but it saves millions of litres of water annually. UAE’s eco-friendly mobile car wash company, Q2, said that by cleaning hundreds of thousands of cars across the country they had helped save huge quantity of water. Q2 general manager, Abdullah
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Franchising.net.au: The termination of a franchise agreement is an issue that most franchisees hope they will never have to face. However, this is a reality which many franchisees encounter at some point during their tenure. In this article, I explore some of the common grounds for termination of franchise agreements, the termination process and the
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Food and Drink Digital: In many ways, it seems that the food industry is only just picking up on the power of social media as a tool. This April, McDonald’s appointed its first Director of Social Media, Rick Wion, to use social media to build the business, manage customer problems, and beef up outreach to
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Mail & Guardian Online: When Mandla Sibeko opened a Pick n Pay store in Kliptown, Soweto, in 2008, it was a defining moment for both Sibeko and the retailer. Sibeko, a young law graduate with an existing track record in business, was the perfect candidate to take on one of the company’s defunct Score stores
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