Sentences with phrase «store franchise chain»

Collins Booksellers is a 50 store franchise chain which has grown recently from the addition of a few of the franchised stores in the failed Angus & Robertson group and the acquisition in April of the Seek online bookselling operation.

Not exact matches

Former Skilled Group boss Angus McKay has been named chief executive of convenience store chain 7 - Eleven, replacing Warren Wilmot who resigned from the role last September after revelations of franchise staff being underpaid.

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.

Dunn Brothers Coffee This St. Paul, Minn. - based franchise is the ninth - largest coffee chain in the U.S., but most of its 92 locations can be mistaken for indie coffeehouses — beans are roasted daily in the store, local music and art are the featured decor, and owner / operators are encouraged to make their stores hubs of neighborhood activity.

«Apart from removing any confusion the public may have had as to which franchise chain the store belongs to, the name reflects the feedback we have been receiving from our customers.»

Within six months, the company increased ten-fold from 3,000 to 30,000 distribution points that include company operated stores, franchised businesses, retailers, grocers, restaurant chains, and food service locations, such as college campuses.

The chain's more than 1,000 dealer franchise stores, its Mexican subsidiary and its Asian operations are not part of the bankruptcy, it said.

Headquarters: Toledo, Ohio Year it began franchising: 1978 Number of franchises: 279 stores in 21 states Startup costs: $ 179,500 to $ 349,000 Overall 2012 Franchise 500 rank: 113 Marco's Pizza was founded in Toledo, Ohio, in 1978 by Pasquale «Pat» Giammarco, from Italy, who wanted to create an authentic Italian pizza chain.

The nation's largest chain of drive - in restaurants saw system - wide same - stores sales rise 2.2 percent during the first quarter, powered by a 2.3 percent increase at franchise drive - ins, the corporation reported Monday.

The owners had made the decision to franchise, which Lemonis explained can be an attractive move: You avoid the costs and potential liability you'd incur with chain stores, and each franchisee must pay a royalty.

The convenience store chain announced this week that it is holding its first veteran franchise giveaway contest.

There are about 200 franchise brands willing to give that payment option to their customers, including Cafe Droptop, seafood buffet restaurant Todai, dessert cafe chain Sulbing, and Yankee Candle stores.

The participants in that market would include the major supermarket chains, Franklins in respect of the 80 Franklins Corporate Stores, the operators of the Franklins Franchise Stores, the semi-integrated arrangements involving Metcash and the IGA bannered stores and the semi-integrated arrangements involving SPAR and the SPAR and 5 Star bannered sStores, the operators of the Franklins Franchise Stores, the semi-integrated arrangements involving Metcash and the IGA bannered stores and the semi-integrated arrangements involving SPAR and the SPAR and 5 Star bannered sStores, the semi-integrated arrangements involving Metcash and the IGA bannered stores and the semi-integrated arrangements involving SPAR and the SPAR and 5 Star bannered sstores and the semi-integrated arrangements involving SPAR and the SPAR and 5 Star bannered storesstores.

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Baskin - Robbins, the world's largest chain of ice cream specialty shops, announced today its continued expansion in the Toronto, Ontario market with the signing of four new store development agreements with three existing franchise groups.

Wingstop has grown domestic same store sales for 12 consecutive years through 2015, was named the «Best Franchise Deal in North America» by QSR magazine in 2014, was ranked the 2015 # 5 Top Growth Chain by Nation's Restaurant News and was recognized as «Best Wings» by Food and Wine in 2014.

And if they can't find the right store among the ten to 20 applicants it gets every week, the market's full - time staff goes hunting: When the market's spice wholesaler shuttered after 30 years, it convinced the Head Nut to move in from the suburbs (the market doesn't accept national chains or franchises).

Managing a comprehensive training program for a 360 - store pet retail chain is no easy feat, especially when about half of those stores are corporately owned and operated, while the other half are franchise locations.

Today the chain has 92 franchise stores and seven corporate locations, and plans to open seven stores with wellness clinics in 2018.

But probably the best case I've heard for franchising came from an interview I recently did with Julie Johnston, vice president of merchandising and marketing for Pet Valu, a Canada - based pet store chain with 454 stores across Canada and the mid-Atlantic United States.

Over the past few years, the growth of PetSmart and Petco has leveled off, but several regional chains and franchises are aggressively opening new stores and markets.

When Giulio Ferrari, CEO of The Paw Depot envisioned a franchised chain of pet stores based in Texas, he saw it as the missing link in the pet industry.

Unfortunately, many of the unique shops and food stalls that gave the Promenade its charm have been replaced by chain stores and restaurant franchises, but it's still a lively place to be.

It's a rare Canadian main street without at least one U.S. store, restaurant or coffee chain, a testament to the lure of franchise operations in a country that Americans often view as «international light.»

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The chain currently includes 320 stores in 40 states, 11 of which are franchises.