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UK Franchise Directory 2008
If you would like contact details of any of the franchises listed, you will need to get a copy of the 2008 edition of the Franchise World: British Franchise Directory and Guide.

In addition to details of more than 950 franchises available in the UK, the directory (the 24th edition) carries exclusive advisory articles on all aspects of the business for both prospective franchisees and franchisors by leading figures in the industry, as well as specimen franchise contracts for both individual and master franchise agreements.
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13 Buho St - retailing of young fashions

24 Self Video 24 - hour video and DVD rental

ABC Music - retailing of musical instruments

Action Bikes - cycle shops

Apollo Blinds - manufacture and retailing of window blinds

Ashbury Blinds - retailing and manufacture of window blinds

Bang & Olufsen - television and hi-fi retailer

Bargain Booze, Bargain Booze Plus, Thorougoods - off licence chains

Barrett & Coe - photographic studio

Bertis & Brown - delicatessen and wine stores with coffee shops

Blazes Fireplace Centres - fireplace retailers

BoConcept - furniture

Body Shop (The) - natural beauty products

Bodyenrich Cosmetic - surgery advisers

Boots Opticians - opticians

Box 2 - ladies fashion, sizes 14 - 30

Budgens - convenience stores (Budgens and Londis)

C4C - Cash for Cheques - cheque cashing

Car Shock - retailing new cars

Cartridge City - refilling and retailing printer cartridges

Cartridge Saver - refilling and retailing ink and laser cartridges

Cartridge World - refilling printer cartridges

Cash Converters - buy and sell retailers

Cash Express - financial services plus buying and selling pre-owned goods via our two tier concept and metro stores

Cash Generator
Modern High Street discount retailer and instant cash provider to your local community
We buy and sell brand new and pre-used goods, let people raise cash on their items of value, cash peoples cheques while they wait ... etc
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Castle Comfort Centre - mobility equipment retailers

CeX
Established high street retailer of technology-led entertainment products, such as DVDs, MP3s, computers, mobile phones, video games, etc. Specialising in the buying, selling and exchanging of second-hand goods with highly sophisticated systems with 15 years of experience of a recession-proof sector
www.cex.co.uk

Chips - video games retailer

Clarks Shoes - shoe retailers

Consol Suncenter - tanning salons

Crown Optical Centre/Direkt Optik - retail opticians

Cuticles - nail, beauty and tanning salons

CW-UK Conservatories - conservatory retailers

Dancia International - retailing of dance and aerobic wear

Dolland & Aitchison - retail opticians

Dreams - bed retailers

DropShop UK - retail outlets buying and selling customers’ goods on eBay

Eden Park - retailing of menswear and womenswear

Esprit - womenswear

Explorer Travel - internet-based travel agencies

Flexa - retailing of Danish children’s and teenager’s furniture

Ford - Ford car sales

Francesco Group - hair salons

Gash - retailing of sexy lingerie

GirlsBike2 - retailing of women’s motorbike clothing

Glamour To Go - womenswear retailers

Harvey World Travel - travel agencies

Helpful Hands - retailing of bathrooms for people with special needs and disabilities

HOB Salons - hair salons

Hobgoblin Music - retailing of musical instruments

Homestyle by Vantana - retailing and installation of window blinds (static or van-based)

Hotter Comfort Concept - retailers of shoes for the over 45s

Howards Storage World
Howards Storage World is a retail outlet selling all forms of storage and organisational products. Originating in Australia in 1997, master franchise licences have now been granted in Singapore, the Middle East, Spain, Philippines, New Zealand and Ireland. Howards Storage World Pty Ltd., is now seeking a master franchisee for the UK and other European countries
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In-toto Kitchens
In-toto is the UK’s leading fitted kitchen franchise, with a network of 51 highly successful franchised showrooms nationwide. Established in 1980, In-toto is a well recognised brand, synonymous with high quality, contemporary style and value for money; franchisees provide beautifully designed and well crafted kitchens
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Ink World - refilling and retailing ink and laser cartridges

Inkbox - refilling and retailing ink cartridges

Inkdrop (The) - refilling and supplying ink jet cartridges

Instant Tanning - tanning salons

Jacks of London - male grooming salons

KA International - retailing of furnishing fabrics, upholstered furniture, curtains, wallpaper, bed linen, rugs and decorative accessories

Leonidas - Belgian chocolage retailers in stand-alone shops, in-store concessions and cafes

Levi Strauss - retailers of casual wear

Mail Boxes Etc
MBE, which has 6,000 centres worldwide and is part of the UPS group of companies, is ideally placed to take advantage of expanding e-commerce opportunities and, with dynamic plans for UK growth, is actively seeking new franchisees
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Mark Elliot - furniture retailing

Mexx fashion - retailing

Money Shop - cheque cashing

Moshulu - footwear

Mr Simms Olde Sweet Shoppe - sweet shop

Nailcraft - nail salons

Natural Way (The) - weight loss and healthcare

Neal’s Yard Remedies - retailing of natural medicines and cosmetics

Neck & Neck - retailing of children’s wear from babies to 14-year-olds (a Spanish concept)

Nevada Bob - retailing of golf equipment

Nippers - retailing of nursery goods and toys

Northcliffe Retail - newsagents

O2
O2 (UK) Ltd is one of the UK's largest mobile phone operators with in excess of 470 stores (over 70 of which are franchisee-owned). O2 seeks owner operator franchisees with at least £40,000 readily available cash and access to sufficient funding to fund the fit-out, stocking and working capital requirements for their own new franchised O2 store
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OER Group - IT and office equipment solutions for small businesses and home users

Oil & Vinegar - retailing of culinary gifts

Olio & Farina - retailing of specialist Italian food and Italian designed kitchenware

PCfriend - retailing of PC peripherals

Post Office - post offices

Pronuptia Bridal & Menswear - retailing of bridal wear and menswear

QuikDrop - retail outlets buying and selling customers’ goods on eBay

Raleigh - cycle shops

Retoucherie - one-hour, in-store clothing repairs and alterations, including leather

Ripples - bathroom retailing
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Rituals Cosmetics - home and body cosmetics

Saks Hair & Beauty - hair and beauty salons

Sands - tanning and beauty salon

Select at Home - carpet retailing

Sequels - retailing of new cut-price and second hand women’s designer formal and evening wear

Sevenoaks Sound & Vision - retailers of quality hi-fi equipment and home cinema systems

Shell
Shell offers ambitious business professionals a very special proposition – operate your own cluster of Shell petrol service stations as a self-employed retailer
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Singways - furniture retailing

Sliderobes
Sliderobes offers a unique stand-alone franchise, enabling franchisees to design, sell, manufacture and install the product - high quality, stylish, functional sliding door wardrobes - from local factory show-centres.
A first-class customer care programme delivers high service levels which in turn, generate considerable levels of repeat and referral business
www.sliderobes.com

Smiffy’s - party shops

Snappy Snaps
Founded in 1983, Snappy Snaps offers a popular, well established service, a well known brand name and strong high street presence, winning Amateur Photographer magazine's High Street Lab of the Year' for the seventh year, whilst coming top in numerous other consumer and trade surveys
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Spice Isles Balli Beauty Studios - beauty salons (a Dublcheck group franchise)

Sportsline - betting shops

Tanning Shop - tanning and skincare salons

Ten - nail salons

Thorntons - confectionery retailers

Toni & Guy - hair salons

Turnstyles the Football Barber Shop - barbers

Umberto Giannini - hair salons

United Carpets Woodfloors and Beds - retailing of carpets, floor coverings and beds

UNZE - retailing of UNZE label footwear

Venture New Generation Portraits - portrait photography

Vision Express - opticians

Vom Fass - retailers of wines, spirits, liquers, oils and vinegars from the cask

Walkeazy - chiropody and foot care centres

White Smile (The) - cosmetic teeth whitening clinics

XS Items - retail outlets buying and selling customers’ goods on eBay