Offlicence News: Threshers franchisees seeking to secure their independence are growing frustrated with legal delays and rising costs. KPMG has agreed to surrender the head-leases of stores which don’t meet its blanket £10,000 valuation, leaving franchisees to negotiate directly with landlords over new terms. Blake Lapthorn, the law firm representing the majority of franchisees, said […]
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Marketwatch.com: Pizza Inn, Inc., an international pizza chain recognized for serving a variety of fresh, high quality products at affordable prices, announces the opening of its newest restaurant at 16044 West Road in Houston. With more than 20 restaurants currently open and operating in the Houston marketplace, the new restaurant is the third to open
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The Franchise Magazine: The past 12 months has seen a big rise in the amount of companies who are considering growing their business through franchising. At a time when the economy is a cause for concern franchising offers a very cost effective way to expand. It has been well documented that banks are tightening up
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Franchising.com: Century 21 Real Estate LLC, the franchisor of the world’s largest residential real estate sales organization, is pleased to announce MRM Worldwide as the lead agency for national advertising and Mullen as the lead agency for the brand’s public relations and social media. Both MRM and Mullen are owned by the Interpublic Group of
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PR Newswire: Both Paul Klein and Hope Diamantos attended the 2009 Franchise Show Chicago on a research mission to learn more about many of the nation’s leading franchise concepts. Today, they’re attending the 2010 Franchise Show Chicago as guest speakers on the subject of business ownership. Both walked out of last year’s Showcase excited about
Tire Business: Tiremax Corp., a family-run tire and wheel retailer with 15 outlets in Texas, has begun franchising its retail concept after more than decade of development and more than three years after it first announced it was developing a franchise program. Conroe-based Tiremax, which differentiates itself in the marketplace by its “red carpet†customer
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Franchising.com: Leading greeting card publisher and franchisor, Card Connection, has today announced that it has recruited a new franchisee for the Bournemouth and Dorset area. Andy Burchell takes over around 130 retail accounts and will now deliver and merchandise Card Connection’s extensive range of quality greeting cards and gifts to the outlets on a consignment
Sydney Morning Herald: As 2010 gets well underway, there are ominous signs that not all is well with Australian franchising, with a number of key challenges and threats facing the sector. These include tight credit conditions; rising interest rates; greater competition for potential franchisees; increasingly saturated or “over franchised†sectors of the economy; and the
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QSR magazine: Beautiful Brands International (BBI) today launched the franchise program for In the Raw Sushi. The announcement coincides with the debut of the brand’s new Web site, www.intherawsushi.com, which offers information on the chain and its franchising opportunities. “We’re very proud of the debut of this exciting new brand,” says David Rutkauskas, BBI Founder,
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Smye Holland Associates: The Southampton franchisee of Drain Doctor Plumbing has completed the national company’s one millionth job after being called out to unblock a WC for a customer in Hedge End, Hampshire. As a result, a Hampshire couple is set to enjoy a luxury holiday. The momentous Drain Doctor milestone was reached earlier this
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