Location Software Finding The Way For Franchises

Location intelligence leader geoVue releases marketVue Portal v.2.0. for franchises. geoVue, a leading location intelligence software provider, is pleased to announce the release of marketVue Portal v.2.0, the latest version of its powerful Web Services-based platform for market planning, site selection and sales forecasting. Retail, franchise, and commercial development clients can access geoVue’s location intelligence …

Drugstore Franchise Gets High Earnings

The Jean Coutu Group-June Same Store Sales Increase 6.6% in the Canadian Network and 2.0% in the United States Network. Jean Coutu Group (PJC) Inc. today announced retail sales results for the five weeks ended July 1, 2006, the first period of fiscal 2007. Retail sales growth percentages quoted herein are denominated in local currency …

Datalite Franchise Celebrates Five Years of Supplying Personalised Gift Products

Often the simpler ideas are the best; and producing novelty certificates from a database linked to details gleaned from names, places, and dates has certainly been a winner. Datalite franchise briefly looks back over the success of its ‘Day You Were Born’, ‘Our Wedding Day’, and other personalised gift products. Quite often the simpler ideas …

Automotive Repair – Franchising With A Passion

New car franchising options. People with a passion for cars have a range of options available to them when it comes to running an automotive franchise and one of these is in the area of automotive repairs. Although vehicles may be becoming safer in terms of driver impact in an accident, human nature dictates that …

Europcar Franchise Going Japanese

Europcar and Mazda Car rental sign exclusive partnership for Japan Europcar enters the Japanese market partnering with Mazda Car Rental company with 75 co-branded locations. Development of reciprocal international business is key objective. Europcar, the leading European car rental firm which is 100% owned by Eurazeo, today entered into an exclusive long-term partnership with Mazda …

Organic Franchising, Naturally

Organic food franchise opportunities The organic food industry is booming and people wanting to enter this field can do so through a number of franchises. The organic food industry is booming and people wanting to enter this field can do so through a number of franchises. Organic food products are items that have been created …

Johnny Rockets Franchise Selects Altametrics’ eRestaurant Solution

Food Management and Workforce Management software to be rolled out nationally by Rockets Franchise The Johnny Rockets Group, Inc. today announced an agreement with Altametrics® to implement its eRestaurant® Food Management and Workforce Management Suites in all corporate restaurants nationwide. “Altametrics provides us with solid solutions to meet the demands of our restaurants and help …

Working Up A Franchise Under Pressure

Finding the right workshop tool franchises just got easier. Every workshop operates under pressure. Having the right tools to tackle both routine and out of the ordinary jobs is key to safe and efficient working and keeping customers happy. Responding to this, Damar International Ltd, UK distributors for Hazet precision automotive tools from Germany, have …

Obesity – A Big Fat Franchise Opportunity

Childhood obesity and inactivity at an alarming high; kid’s fitness & nutrition franchise needed. Only 32% of kids aged 6-17 meet minimum standards for cardiovascular fitness, flexibility, muscular strength, and endurance. With the rate of childhood obesity and Type II diabetes on the rise, and physical activity on a downward spiral, a nurse of 20 …

No Fuss Food Franchise Expands

Mr. Food No Fuss meals announces franchise locations. Howard Rosenthal, CEO and director of Franchise Operations for Mr. Food no-fuss Meals, the popular meal assembly retail concept, today announced the company is franchising stores across the country. Mr. Food no-fuss Meals franchise locations are scheduled to open this fall in Boca Raton and Wellington, and …

Franchise Gets Extra Spaced Out

Extra Space Storage franchise announces one-year anniversary of storage USA acquisition. Extra Space Storage Inc. today celebrates the one-year anniversary of its acquisition of Storage USA from GE Commercial Finance, the business-to-business financial services unit of the General Electric Corporation. The transaction, for approximately $2.3 billion in cash, made the Company the second largest self-storage …

Taco Bell Trumps Subway on Top Franchisee List

Subway may be the world’s largest franchise system, but not among the 200 largest multi-unit franchisees in the U.S. According to the Monitor 200 rankings, released by the Restaurant Finance Monitor, Taco Bell, Burger King and Applebee’s were the most popular concepts with multi-unit franchisees. The Monitor’s annual ranking of the top franchisees, sponsored by …