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 UNITED KINGDOM FRANCHISE NEWS ARCHIVE
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: : Sep/Oct 2003
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Wake up and smell the coffee. For years, traditional
methods served a Blackburn coffee roasting firm well. But to expand,
its MD decided to use the internet to deliver new caffeine hits abroad.
.... [more]
30 Oct, 2003
Thorntons reveals assortment of new bids. Thorntons,
the family-owned chocolate maker, yesterday revealed it had a melting
pot of potential bidders for the £100m-plus company. .... [more]
30 Oct, 2003
Bidders are sweet on Thorntons. Chocolate maker Thorntons
has turned into a tasty little morsel, according to chairman John
Thornton, with moves by management to take the confectioner private
whetting the appetite of more bidders. .... [more]
30 Oct, 2003
Fast food firms face screen test. A Labour MP is to
introduce a bill that would ban fast food companies from advertising
to pre-school children amid calls for the government to tackle obesity
among British youths, writes Claire Cozens. .... [more]
28 Oct, 2003
First YO! Sushi franchise gets vote of confidence. YO!
Sushi, the latest hip swift food concept to hit Arabia, has been given
a vote of confidence by its founder Simon Woodroffe. .... [more]
26 Oct, 2003
Unusual opportunity that's on the right track. The reasons
for taking on a franchise are as varied as the franchises themselves.
.... [more]
21 Oct, 2003
Allied Domecq toasts profits rise. Allied Domecq, the
world's second-largest drinks company, today reported a 3% rise in
profits following a difficult start to the year. .... [more]
21 Oct, 2003
Trust jibs at Thorntons sale. One of the largest shareholders
in Thorntons will oppose attempts by the struggling chocolate retailer
to find a buyer for the business. .... [more]
16 Oct, 2003
Thorntons admits buyout talks after rise in shares.
Shares in Thorntons surged almost 15 per cent after the confectioner
revealed it had held preliminary talks about a management buyout.
.... [more]
16 Oct, 2003
Thorntons seeks a sweeter bid offer. Struggling chocolate
retailer Thorntons has turned down a bid approach but is trying to
flush out a higher offer by allowing its senior executives to discuss
potential deals with private equity houses. .... [more]
16 Oct, 2003
Body Shop fightback continues. The cosmetics retailer
Body Shop has continued its climb back into profit - despite tough
trading conditions in the UK. .... [more]
15 Oct, 2003
M&S card is breach of credit law, says OFT. Marks &
Spencer has been forced to rethink the high profile launch of its
new credit card after the Office of Fair Trading yesterday ruled it
had been breaching credit laws. .... [more]
9 Oct, 2003
M&S sales wilt in summer heat. Marks & Spencer
today reported weak sales growth for the second quarter, as the summer
heatwave hit clothing purchases. .... [more]
7 Oct, 2003
Build-A-Bear Workshop signs franchisee in U.K. Build-A-Bear
Workshop has given franchise rights to U.K.-based Amsbra Ltd. to develop
Build-A-Bear Workshop stores in the United Kingdom and Ireland. ....
[more]
6 Oct, 2003
Beauty salons to smash £1bn barrier. Spending
on beauty treatments such as facials, Botox injections and leg waxing
is set to smash through the £1bn barrier next year, making the
British pampering industry bigger than coal-mining. .... [more]
6 Oct, 2003
Laura Ashley to overhaul its UK fashion section. Laura
Ashley, the fashion and home furnishing retailer, tried yesterday
to draw a line under its failure to take off in Europe, promising
to overhaul its fashion lines in the UK. .... [more]
1 Oct, 2003
Monsoon founder in 11th-hour plea for support. Peter
Simon, the founder and chairman of Monsoon, made an 11th-hour appeal
last night to shareholders to back his controversial attempt to increase
his family's stake in the retailer to 92.5 per cent ahead of Friday's
deadline. .... [more]
1 Oct, 2003
Green faces uphill struggle to add food retailing to High Street
empire. If Philip Green, the retail entrepreneur who became
a household name after he turned around Bhs, plans on launching a
takeover offer for Safeway, then he will have to run the country's
number four supermarket chain as a food retailer. .... [more]
27 Sep, 2003
The start-up business with a proven record. Franchise
activity in Scotland is at an all-time high. More people than ever
before have identified franchising as their route into business. ....
[more]
24 Sep, 2003
Franchisees become toast of the town. An Edinburgh couple
have won a top national business award backed by HSBC bank for their
success in running a Kall Kwik printing franchise. .... [more]
24 Sep, 2003
Green denies quitting bid race. Retail entrepreneur
Philip Green yesterday rubbished suggestions that he has pulled out
of the tussle for Safeway as the supermarket operator urged the government
to put an end to its agony and publish the official ruling on who
can bid for the company. .... [more]
22 Sep, 2003
M&S card 'within the rules'. Marks & Spencer
has denied that its new credit card is in breach of banking regulations.
.... [more]
22 Sep, 2003
Losing its Bottle. PizzaExpress will never be the same
as SABMiller drops the Italian brand name, says 'only Peroni' and
targets British pubs. .... [more]
21 Sep, 2003
Getting the blend right for the sweet smell of success.
Gordon Richardson, founder of the Beanscene coffee shop and music
venue chain is counting the days until the opening of the new Scottish
Parliament building. .... [more]
17 Sep, 2003
French Connection sees slower second half. Fashion chain
French Connection Group, which owns the provocative FCUK label, has
reported a sharp jump in half-year profit, at the top of market forecasts,
but says sales growth is slowing. .... [more]
16 Sep, 2003
Shoe-mounted address locators to be tested by Domino’s
UK. Domino’s Pizza UK & Ireland is set to test a
high-tech delivery address locator system it hopes will reduce times,
increase accuracy and pay for itself through reduced mistakes. ....
[more]
15 Sep, 2003
Thorntons suffers in summer but sales hold up. The summer
heatwave reduced full year profits at Thorntons but failed to bite
into underlying sales, the confectioner said yesterday. .... [more]
10 Sep, 2003
M&S boss loses out in salary gamble. Marks &
Spencer chairman Luc Vandevelde's decision to bet his salary package
on the retail company's performance backfired yesterday. .... [more]
10 Sep, 2003
M&S earmarks £150m to lift share of food market.
Marks & Spencer is to launch a new food format as part of the
retailer's £150m push to increase its share of the multibillion-pound
grocery market. .... [more]
10 Sep, 2003
Franchise benefits. The statistics for failure rates
in new businesses often make gloomy reading but with franchising it
is a different story. .... [more]
9 Sep, 2003
Fast food and plenty more outpace the economy. Service
firms are the fastest growing in a sector that now generates £9bn
turnover per year. .... [more]
8 Sep, 2003
Rocky cafe trading hits Rank. Leisure group Rank has
blamed weak trading at its Hard Rock Cafe restaurants and its film
and video business for flagging first half profits. .... [more]
5 Sep, 2003
M&S plans £125m HQ development. Marks & Spencer has
unveiled plans for a major redevelopment of Michael House, its Baker
Street headquarters in London, ahead of the retail group's relocation
to Paddington next year. .... [more]
5 Sep, 2003
Laura Ashley sells off Benelux stores for €2. Laura
Ashley has sold another batch of stores from its loss-making European
operations - for €2 - as the struggling fashion retailer finalises
its retreat from the mainland. .... [more]
2 Sep, 2003
M&S credits shoppers for their loyalty. Marks & Spencer
is to launch a new credit card and loyalty scheme as part of the rebranding
of its financial arm. .... [more]
2 Sep, 2003
Topping news as Domino's to create 180 jobs. Domino's
Pizza is to create around 180 new jobs, including 20 in Edinburgh,
after securing nine new retail sites as part of its ambitious expansion
programme. .... [more]
1 Sep, 2003
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