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STATES
Jani-King Ranked #1 of Top 100 Franchises. Jani-King International, the world's largest commercial cleaning franchise company, has claimed the top spot as the #1 Franchise Under $100K as rated by Franchise Market Magazine. .... [more]
5/9/08
Juice Up-Start Has National Plans. A former Zuka and Jamba Juice executive Brad Davis has launched his own smoothie and juice bar concept called Roxberry Juice. .... [more]
4/9/08
Dunkin' Donuts Franchise Owners Call for New Fund Oversight. The DD Independent Franchise Owners (www.ddifo.org), which represents the largest association of Dunkin' Donuts franchise owners in the U.S., is calling for the institution of greater controls over the franchisee ad fund, including direct franchisee oversight and regular audits. .... [more]
4/9/08
Bojangles’ franchisee opens 40th store. Bojangles' franchisee Tands Inc. has announced the opening of its 40th Bojangles’ location. .... [more]
4/9/08
Cefiore Italian Frozen Yogurt Expands Franchise Operations. Cefiore Italian Frozen Yogurt, one of the fastest growing frozen yogurt destinations, has announced today that it is actively seeking franchisees in select cities. .... [more]
4/9/08
H&R Block makes $278M deal for franchise operator. H&R Block Inc. has agreed to buy the operator of its franchise units in Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas for about $278 million in cash. .... [more]
3/9/08
Company-Owned Eateries More Sensitive To Sales Swings. Restaurant companies that own most of their stores are showing their sensitivity to swings in sales, a recipe that puts their earnings at a greater risk in the short term while positioning them for a higher rebound when diners return. .... [more]
2/9/08
Hardee’s sells 23 restaurants in Ohio, Indiana to franchisee. The parent of the Hardee’s dining chain has sold 23 restaurants in Ohio and Indiana to a franchisee that says it will build more of the fast-food outlets in the states during the next several years. .... [more]
2/9/08
IHOP Celebrates 50 Years at National Franchise Conference. IHOP celebrated fifty years of great food, family and fun with more than 1,000 members of the IHOP family, including IHOP franchisees and vendor partners, at its annual National Franchise Conference (NFC) last week in Waikoloa, Hawaii. .... [more]
2/9/08
CANADA
UNITED
KINGDOM / IRELAND
New CEO to head up nationwide roll out of easyPizza. Online pizza delivery service easyPizza.com, part of Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou’s easyGroup, has appointed David Sweeney as its first CEO. David brings with him significant expertise in the Quick Service Restaurant (QSR) and franchise sectors. .... [more]
4/9/08
M&S 'whistleblower' gets the sack. A worker at Marks & Spencer (M&S) has been sacked after telling the media that the company planned to cut redundancy pay to staff. .... [more]
3/9/08
EUROPE
TUI will franchise new hotel brand. Germany's biggest package holiday company, TUI, said yesterday that it would establish a new hotel brand, Sensimar, and franchise the first three hotels in the chain in Greece and Turkey. .... [more]
6/9/08
SOUTH
AFRICA
Shoprite pushes its expansion harder in Africa. Food and furniture retailer Shoprite vowed yesterday to push ahead with its expansion into Africa. .... [more]
3/9/08
AUSTRALIA
Allphones appeals deceit finding. Mobile phone retailer Allphones has appealed against a Federal Court finding that it engaged in "calculated dishonesty" and "continuing deceit" by withholding commission payments to its franchisees. .... [more]
4/9/08
Ikea tips its hand with new megastore. The Swedish retail giant Ikea is poised to expand its presence in Sydney with a new flagship store on a controversial former tip in Tempe, adjacent to the airport. .... [more]
4/9/08
Franchising a safe haven in tough times. Be it a pizza chain, a gardening service, an accounting group or a string of furniture shops, members of the franchising sector are in a favourable position to ride out tough economic conditions, according to chartered accountants PKF. .... [more]
3/9/08
Franchisors cheer High Court ruling. Just as big retailers such as Coles and Woolies are being targeted by the Rudd Government to possibly rein in their power over smaller rivals, the High Court has delivered a decision to protect franchisors from aggrieved franchisees. .... [more]
3/9/08
NEW ZEALAND
Mike Pero Mortgages sees positive signs. Mike Pero Mortgages sees some signs of a bottom being reached in home sale volumes but with a significant recovery more likely to be a year away. .... [more]
3/9/08
Victims of scam want Government help. Defrauded franchisees of the Green Acres scam want the Government to help them fund a legal assault on the company after it declined their demand for compensation. .... [more]
2/9/08
ASIA /
PACIFIC
INDIA - Four Fountains plans 300 centres. Eyeing the fast growing spa treatment culture in India, Pune-based CMYK Health Boutique has drawn a plan to set up 300 spa treatment centres across the country. .... [more]
5/9/08
JAPAN - Fast Retailing to open Uniqlo clothing stores in Russia, India. Fast Retailing Co said Wednesday it is considering opening outlets of its flagship Uniqlo casual wear brand in Russia and India.The Japanese clothing giant said it aims to triple its overseas sales over two years. .... [more]
4/9/08
MALAYSIA - Tony Roma’s operator unfazed by slowdown. Romacorp Inc, unfazed by a slowing economy, will not cut back on expansion as it aims to build its American restaurant chain, Tony Roma’s. .... [more]
3/9/08
MIDDLE
EAST
Coffee giants eye Gulf growth. Economic slowdown in the US and Europe is hurting big retail coffee brands as spending declines and customers look for a cheaper caffeine hit. But help could be at hand in the Middle East where consumers are thirstier than ever before and new retail outlets are mushrooming. .... [more]
4/9/08
Payless ShoeSource to Expand into Middle East. Topeka, Kan.-based Collective Brands Inc. and its Payless ShoeSource unit announced plans for international expansion into the Middle East. .... [more]
4/9/08
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