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 UNITED KINGDOM FRANCHISE NEWS ARCHIVE
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: Mar/Apr 2007
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Asprey Celebrates 225 Years of British Luxury
Opening New Flagship on Madison Avenue. Asprey marks 225 years of the best of British luxury this year,
a celebration of both its prestigious heritage and exciting future
as one of the world's most refined and renowned purveyor of luxury
goods. .... [more]
30/4/07
UK fat fears grill Burger King. Burger
King has spent $3m (£1.5m) shuttering restaurants and rescuing
cash-strapped franchisees in Britain as it struggles to cope with
the nation's waning appetite for its Whoppers. .... [more]
27/4/07
M&S reshuffle creates more contenders for the
top job. Marks & Spencer chief executive Stuart
Rose yesterday announced a senior management shake-up designed to. ....
[more]
26/4/07
WH Smith chief mulls return to overseas markets. The
chief executive of WH Smith has put taking the newsagent chain overseas
again back on her agenda, along with finding new places to expand
in the UK. .... [more]
20/4/07
Postal union calls for boycott of WH Smith. The
Communication Workers Union yesterday called for a boycott of WH Smith
and raised the threat of industrial action after Royal Mail announced
it was switching 70 crown post offices to the high street chain.
.... [more]
20/4/07
Jobs boost thanks to Domino's effect. Domino's Pizza plans to create around 425 jobs in Yorkshire and the
Humber over the next three years by opening 19 franchise stores. ....
[more]
12/4/07
Mothercare in Chinese partnership talks. Mothercare is in talks with China's biggest manufacturer of childcare products about an alliance that would involve the British retailer taking its first steps on Chinese soil. .... [more]
8/4/07
UK dents Mothercare's global growth. International business reported a 30 per cent sales rise while the UK's like-for-like stores rose less than 1 per cent. .... [more]
4/4/07
Coffee Republic to raise more funds to support franchising plan. Coffee bar chain Coffee Republic has gone back to the stock market in the hope of raising a further £707,000 to fund the expansion of its brand with the recruitment of a network of franchisees. .... [more]
3/4/07
Papa Johns sets 100-store target for expansion. Papa Johns, the US pizza franchise, has revealed plans to expand the number of outlets in the UK to 100 by the end of the year. .... [more]
30/3/07
Laura Ashley posts its best results in 10 years. Furniture and fashion group Laura Ashley has posted its best results in 10 years, today reporting a doubling of profits from £6.1m to £12.2m for 2006. .... [more]
28/3/07
Boost Juice chain to open at Trafford. The first Boost Juice bar in the UK is to open its doors in the next few weeks. .... [more]
27/3/07
Borders may put 72 UK book stores up for sale. Borders is considering the sale of its UK book stores, which have been struggling in the face of competition from supermarkets and online retailers. .... [more]
23/3/07
Edinburgh hotel launch part of Stelios's expansion plans. EasyHotel, the budget hotel chain that forms part of serial entrepreneur Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou's Easy business empire, is set to open north of the Border as part of a major roll-out plan. .... [more]
22/3/07
McDonald's seeks to redefine 'McJob'. For years it has been synonymous with low-paid, low-skilled employment, but now McDonald's is fighting to redefine the term "McJob". .... [more]
20/3/07
Mothercare admits it is in talks over possible £85m bid for ELC. Two of Britain's biggest names in children's retailing could come together, after Mothercare yesterday confirmed it was in talks over a potential £85 million offer for the Early Learning Centre (ELC) chain. .... [more]
19/3/07
Mum turns 'mobile creches' into franchise. A mum who provides mobile creches for conferences and other events is franchising her business to answer soaring demand from professional parents. .... [more]
14/3/07
French Connection sees green shoots of recovery. Fashion group French Connection offered a glimmer of sales hope today as it attempted to allay investor fears over another year of plummeting profits. .... [more]
14/3/07
YO! Sushi to expand into Russia and Ireland. The YO! Sushi restaurant chain, which is celebrating its tenth anniversary this week, has signed agreements with franchise partners in Malaysia, Ireland and Russia as part of its overseas expansion plans. .... [more]
14/3/07
Franchising grows twice as fast as UK economy. The latest NatWest/British Franchise Association survey reveals the industry is now worth a record £10.8 billion. .... [more]
13/3/07
A dog's life in franchise world. Sue and Dave Phillips are Barking Mad, franchisees in this neck of the woods for a service which finds holiday homes for dogs. .... [more]
13/3/07
EasyHotel boss plans to open 12 no-frills hotels in a year. Stelios Haji-Ioannou's easyHotel venture plans to have 12 no-frills hotels running in the next 12 months. .... [more]
12/3/07
Out-of-school club founders consider a national franchise. Two mums who spotted a gap in the childcare market are set to create a UK network of out-of-school clubs after enjoying rapid early success. .... [more]
7/3/07
Wraps taken off new Fort business. A firm that specialises in wrapping vehicles in brightly-coloured vinyl has opened its first franchise at Birmingham's Fort Dunlop development. .... [more]
7/3/07
McDonald’s plays Scottish card. McDonald's, the global fast food brand, is to undertake a major investment and refurbishment programme at its Scottish outlets that will also see its franchise base extended. .... [more]
2/3/07
Rose backtracks on Sainsbury's - for now. When Stuart Rose, chief executive of Marks & Spencer, indulged in a little idle banter on the sidelines of a retail conference in London on Wednesday, he cannot have imagined the furore he was about to cause. .... [more]
2/3/07
Marks & Spencer mulls bid for Sainsbury's. Marks & Spencer made it clear last night that it is seriously considering a bid for J Sainsbury, the UK's third largest grocer. .... [more]
1/3/07
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