17 May 2013
Subway has opened its first UK store in partnership with Ireland’s leading independent forecourt retailer, Applegreen. The store opened in one of Applegreen’s leading service station locations, Uckfield, East Sussex.
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02 May 2013
The Post Office is planning to franchise a further 70 of its branches as part of its efforts to transform its retail network and return it to profitability.
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23 April 2013
Metro Bank has announced the appointment of Francine Allen as head of franchise finance.
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17 April 2013
The British Franchise Association (BFA) has announced the finalists for the 2013 BFA/HSBC Franchisor of the Year Awards, supported by Express Newspapers.
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28 March 2013
Parcel carrier, Interlink Express, part of the GeoPost group and one of the UK’s largest franchise operations, has unveiled a multi-million refresh of its corporate branding.
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20 March 2013
Six successful franchise businesses have gained well-deserved recognition by winning accolades at the prestigious Franchise Marketing Awards. Now in their eighth year, the Awards celebrate the industry’s most innovative and effective marketing campaigns.
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06 February 2013
Starbucks, the high-street coffee chain, has opened its first franchised store at Liphook, Hampshire. This is the first of an eight-store deal with 23.5 Degrees, a partnership of three local entrepreneurs, Anil Patil, Satwinder Sandhu, and Mark Hepburn.
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01 February 2013
The second keynote speaker at the British Franchise Association (BFA) annual conference has been confirmed as former BBC director-general, Greg Dyke.
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29 January 2013
Based on feedback from more than 2,000 franchisees, Smith & Henderson has announced the winners of its 2012 Best Franchise Awards, sponsored by Lloyds TSB Commercial and supported by Franchise World.
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29 January 2013
Snappy Snaps, the high street photo processing and photo gift franchise, has been bought by Timpson, the shoe repairer, key cutter and watch repair retailer.
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28 January 2013
Nick Robinson, the BBC political editor and popular commentator on radio and TV, will be keynote speaker at the British Franchise Association (BFA) annual conference, which is being held this year in London at Senate House, University of London, on July 4-5.
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25 January 2013
Job seekers visiting their local Jobcentre Plus are to be told of the benefits of joining a franchise. The centres’ advisers are being informed about the benefits in guidance prepared by the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) in collaboration with the British Franchise Association (BFA).
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15 January 2013
Q. As a relatively new franchisor, I have noticed that some of my more experienced colleagues are cuddling up to potential franchisees by calling them “franchise owners”. I’m tempted to follow this new fashion, but I have a nagging feeling that the term might come to infer to my so-called franchise owner that they have [...]
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09 January 2013
Fred Turner, who played a key role in the growth of McDonald’s and was the architect of its “quality, service and cleanliness” (QSC) policy, has died aged 80.
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08 January 2013
Some say that the end is nigh for offline media. Well not in the considered opinion of Rik Hellewell, founder and managing director of the Ovenu franchise, the UK’s largest provider of domestic oven cleaning services.
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20 December 2012
The newly revamped version of the consumer facing portal USEafranchise.com is back with a vengeance. With a host of new features, benefits and articles, the revised site promises to shout out the ‘use a franchise’ message to the UK population.
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Added on 17 December 2012
