FRANCHISE News, Jun 01, 2012

Franchise

New Report: Low Investment Franchise Opportunities Still the Most Popular PR Web (press release) Low-investment franchise brands may cost less than some of the big names in franchising but they have a significant presence in the market, according to a new report out today from Franchise Business Review. “When people hear the word 'franchise,' it's ... See all stories on this topic »

Sayang Dialysis Franchise Helps Entrepreneurs And Patients Bernama Shazali acknowledged that the encouragement provided to franchisers andfranchisees has been very helpful. "For anyone interested in participating in afranchise, the franchisers will help by sharing their expertise for a fee of seven percent imposed ... See all stories on this topic »

Ill. AG sues Chicago-area gyms Legal News Line BY NICK REES CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) - Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan filed a lawsuit on Wednesday against several Chicago-area gym franchises for allegedly charging consumers more than $100000 in membership fees and dues after shutting down. See all stories on this topic » Legal News Line

Lawsuit alleges three World Gym franchises billed members for months after ... WBEZ Madigan's office has filed a lawsuit that alleges the gyms charged customers at least $100000 in membership fees after the fitness centers had closed. Natalie Bauer, spokeswoman for the Attorney General's office, said they received more than 10 ... See all stories on this topic » WBEZ

Kahala franchisees create food court concept QSRweb.com To jump start the new concept, the Patels received a large discount on initialfranchise fees from Kahala. Of Kahala's 13 total brands, the Patels chose these four because they focus on healthier elements. Ratesh's background is in nutrition, ... See all stories on this topic »

"Be your Own Boss- Explore Franchise Opportunities with Edukart.com" IT News Online Mr. Ishan Gupta, CEO of EduKart.com further reveals, “There is no franchise fee to attain the franchise of the brand. However, there is a minimum investment that has to be made for buying the courses upfront when one enrolls as a franchisee. See all stories on this topic »

Matco Tools Franchises Offer Veterans New Career Options PR Web (press release) To date, Matco Tools has more than 230 veteran franchiseesthat have found a new professional life with the company. Matco is committed to ongoing support of our military veterans and was named by the International Franchise Association's Veterans ... See all stories on this topic » PR Web (press release)

Cousins Subs Reveals Plan to Unwrap First Store in Florida RestaurantNews.com The program is available to any franchisee making an initial multi-unit investment. In turn, Cousins Subs will reinvest all franchise fees – $25000 for the first store and $17500 for each additional store – into local store marketing for the property. See all stories on this topic » RestaurantNews.com

Doc Popcorn expands into Scottsdale Fashion Square Bizjournals.com based Doc Popcorn and started franchising their business in 2009. A Doc Popcorn kiosk is set to open June 4 in Scottsdale Fashion Square Mall. It will represent the second Arizona franchise of the Boulder, Colo.-based company. The first operates a cart ... See all stories on this topic »

Zacks Bull and Bear of the Day Highlights Sears Holding, Progressive ... Zacks.com The improved results were primarily driven by its ongoing cost reduction, inventory management, strengthening liquidity strategies and merchandise initiatives. Moreover, adjusted EBITDA margin expanded 150 basis points to 2.1% from 0.6% in the ... See all stories on this topic »

Virtual office suites gain ground Westfair Online by Alexander Soule With virtual and flex offices long an option for home-based entrepreneurs, a Denver company has made it an opportunity as well, offering virtual office franchises to establish executive office suites. In March, Intelligent Office ... See all stories on this topic »

Why handbags and glad rags cost more The National Analysts are divided as to why there are such discrepancies in pricing among global brands, and they say a number of factors contribute to the cost of a garment. "It could be the fact that retailfranchises have control to a degree over the pricing," ... See all stories on this topic » The National

St. Louis rejects Rams proposal for upgrading stadium NBCSports.com He collects sports franchises and turns them into winners. He does not sell majorities of them to other billionaire wanna-be-owners so they can move them to a city where NFL teams go to die. So now where do the nomads of the NFL go? See all stories on this topic » NBCSports.com

The CBA Wars Volume Two Editor In Leaf When the Season was lost in 2004/2005, the NHL was playing the bleedingfranchises card as hard as it could. They were not wrong in doing so, as the current business model was not really supporting the league expansion that was sought after when the ... See all stories on this topic »

The World According to TD US Banker Among them: a franchisee of Kiddie Academy, which has a chain of 101 daycare centers in 22 states. The franchisee, which received pre-approval for a Small Business Administration loan, got turned down by two other institutions before obtaining a loan ... See all stories on this topic »

Cold comfort Toronto Star 1 there were 133 co-branded stores in Canada and 99 in the US The partnership helped boost franchise fees to $94.2-million from $90-million in 2010. It has also helped push up expenses. Tim Hortons spent $6.1-million on advertising and promotional ... See all stories on this topic » Toronto Star

What the Chipotle Investigation Means for Investors DailyFinance Since Chipotle doesn't franchise, it may be more at risk of these kinds of investigations than a chain like McDonald's, which can distance itself fromfranchisee-owned locations that come under fire. Chipotle acknowledges in its 10-K that it faces such ... See all stories on this topic »

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