Several things are holding it back, including the current generation of Realtors themselves, purposeful proliferation of traditional ways of the market, monolithic and controlling real estate market heavyweights such as the MLS system, Zillow and
the big franchise chains (e.g. Century 21).»
Not exact matches
It turns out that some
chains and
franchises have realized something many consumers have felt for years:
Big isn't always beautiful.
Now, many
big chains are developing creative ways to capture a market that has rejected them, and
franchises, which usually have local ownership, are starting to play up the neighborhood and community aspects of their stores.
«I want us to be the next
big Canadian
franchise chain after Tim Hortons,» he says.
«It would be a
big loss to the country if President Trump were to stop the program,» says Lam, 49, the founder and CEO of the Best in Class Education Center
franchise, a Seattle - based
chain of 50 learning centers in 10 states that employ about 300 people.
Lately, though, two
big players in the
chain and
franchise restaurant world have put their money on the idea that low - calorie, deep - fry - free zones are the next
big culinary trend.
It sounded counterintuitive, he said, but the
big national
chains, ever fearful of bad publicity, include harsh penalties in their
franchise agreements for failing health inspections.
Armed with this innovative new equipment, the small ice cream
chain began opening up new
franchises all over the country, and today Dairy Queen is one of the
biggest names in the market.
What's more, he claims, the tutoring business has been priced too high for entrepreneurial teachers, who no longer can afford the
franchise fees charged by the
big chains — including Sylvan and...
Bigger chains such as Marriott and Hilton sold off most of their ownership interests some time ago choosing simply to maintain long - term management or
franchise agreements at the properties...
Part of the reason for the increased spending is that many properties belong to
big national
chains that set specific standards their managed and
franchised members must adhere to.
Canada's
biggest grocery
chain, Loblaws, has been struggling for a few years in anticipation of the Wal - Mart grocery invasion; it built new warehouses that didn't work, neglected its own fabulously successful President's Choice
franchise and filled the aisles with cheap Chinese knockoffs of everything from barbecues to furniture instead of food.