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...The fitness franchisee, which has grown to more than 1,500 sports clubs that offer high intensity interval and circuit training, raised $300m in the initial public offering as it sold its stock at $16 a...
...Regis UK, owner of Supercuts hair salons, went into administration last year, hit by declining footfall and higher wage costs....
...Members of the Domino’s Franchisee Association said that their share of profits had fallen from 61 per cent to 50 per cent over the past four years, the report said....
...Tonin Marku, franchisee for the Leamington Spa site, said his five workers were paid £8.50 an hour, above the £8.21 an hour minimum wage....
...The National Jack in the Box Franchisee Association, whose members operate the bulk of the burger chain’s locations, said the company’s current strategy has hurt business and led to a loss of confidence...
...Greencore Construction, in association with the University of Bath, has developed a more efficient way to build with hemp....
...The report also says there are more opportunity-driven entrepreneurs around now than ever before, ready to play franchisee....
...The Carlyle Group, which in 2009 bought into Turkish healthcare, earlier this year acquired a stake in a big education company in Turkey and a Saudi-based fast-food franchisee in late 2011....
...In addition, you may have rights under your franchise agreement to seize any store equipment the franchisees own, or terminate the agreement, or take over or resell the franchisee’s business....
...George Muir, a former chief executive of the Association of Train Operating Companies, said the problems showed the extent of the risk associated with such big infrastructure projects....
...Instead, the British Franchise Association requires its members to comply with the European Code of Ethics for Franchising....
...The trust has pursued this mission by acquiring properties with working class associations (see box)....
...Michael Roberts, chief executive of the Association of Train Operating Companies, has also called for reform....
...In November the National Franchisee Association filed a class-action lawsuit claiming the company had set a price for the cheeseburger below what it cost franchisees to produce and sell....
...Both the International Franchisee Association, representing business franchise operators, and the American Small Business League lobbied unsuccessfully for support for CIT, reflecting the group’s role in...
...“There is no easy way of finding the right franchisee,” Mr Eades says....
...But the footfall was high and a few well-sited outlets could make returns running into millions for a shrewd franchisee....
...A potential franchisee will turn into a competitor if the franchise route is not compelling enough....
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