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Retail traffic is an important indicator of shopper behavior and a bellwether for retail sales results. If more people are visiting stores, there are more opportunities for retailers to convert shoppers into sales.
  • Mark Ryski
  • 7,278 Reads
John Sullivan is a Midwesterner with a background in retail and corporate America. He moved to St. Louis following college and began his career with Macy's department stores.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 6,857 Reads
Fast on the heels of its recent legal challenge to a new minimum wage law passed in Seattle, the International Franchise Association (IFA) has now set its sights on the city of Chicago.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 6,115 Reads
Some would say find what you do best and stick with it. If you've been successful with food franchising, then stay in that lane.
  • Debbie Selinsky
  • 28,012 Reads 8 Shares
If you've had issues financing your franchise, you're not alone. Like any business owner, you need money to take care of everyday costs like paying property taxes, meeting payroll, or purchasing inventory and equipment.
  • David Goldin
  • 7,489 Reads 1,014 Shares
This is Part 2 of a series on why new and emerging franchise brands fail. In these first two parts, we discuss 8 reasons they fail.
  • Joe Mathews and Thomas Scott
  • 6,540 Reads 2 Shares
A couple of months back we began occasionally profiling franchisees who have chosen to operate in brands that don't require a "brick and mortar" location.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 9,492 Reads 48 Shares
Franchisees in Seattle have been saddled with a new $15 dollar per hour minimum wage ordinance passed by the city's mayor, Ed Murray.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 4,863 Reads 22 Shares
Jack Hough has never been limited by space. Back in 1996, he was trying to figure out which restaurants to place where in a somewhat limited space at the North Georgia Premium Outlets mall.
  • Debbie Selinsky
  • 6,245 Reads 2 Shares
You've probably heard of emotional eating, but financial advisor Matthew T. Shafer says emotional investing is a problem that needs to be recognized society-wide, especially since the economy has been in such sharp focus this past half decade.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 6,642 Reads 16 Shares
Steve and Joanne Reitz are partners in life and in franchising. Since we last checked in with him (2009, Q4) the two also have been partners in exploring.
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 11,201 Reads
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Lynette Helling spent her first three years as a nurse working in a burn center.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 9,144 Reads 58 Shares
Great people throughout history often fail, quite miserably, before finally reaching their goals, says international business strategist Dan Waldschmidt.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 7,420 Reads
Mysteries are solved when we use clues to find the culprits behind the crime. Financially speaking, when the crime results in the untimely demise of a business, we often see three usual suspects: low cash, low gross margin, and low net margin.
  • Steve LeFever
  • 16,025 Reads 4 Shares
Rose Colarossi, a high-energy multi-unit franchisee from Frisco, Texas, likes to open remarks about her franchising career with this question: "Which came first: the mama or the egg?"
  • Debbie Selinsky
  • 8,586 Reads 1 Shares
More and more Millennials are leveraging their social media platforms and the Internet for nearly everything.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 11,390 Reads 1,023 Shares
Grant Simon entered the world of franchising with Great Clips. That's where he had found success when we first interviewed him back in 2008.
  • Kerry Pipes
  • 7,881 Reads 1 Shares
Over time, every brand evolves to stay relevant to its customers. You may not go through a corporate "rebranding" exercise to the extent that Wendy's, Burger King, or Arby's recently did, adopting a new logo, new store design, and/or new products.
  • Nate DaPore
  • 6,186 Reads
John Mulherin, a former investment bank CEO, likes to say he flunked retirement. "I believe that as people age, they have a decision to make," he says.
  • Debbie Selinsky
  • 8,152 Reads
Why won't my employees just do what I tell them? Why am I struggling to motivate my team? Why aren't they giving me the performance I need?
  • Dr. Tasha Eurich
  • 7,235 Reads 1 Shares
The home care industry has rapidly become one of the most popular in franchising--with some of the most satisfied and successful franchisees, according to a new report just released by Franchise Business Review.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 5,450 Reads
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The Affordable Care Act (ACA) implementation, potential minimum wage increases, and likely overtime rule changes add to the ongoing challenges of managing the expense side of any business.
  • Darrell Johnson
  • 4,766 Reads
In 1996, Jack Hough was trying to figure out which restaurants to place where in a somewhat limited space at the North Georgia Premium Outlets mall.
  • Debbie Selinsky
  • 10,808 Reads 28 Shares
This 2014 first-ever Multi-Unit Franchising Conference Video collection includes 11 key featured sessions and over 12 hours of video.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 5,291 Reads
Franchise Update's Multi-Unit Franchising Conference just wrapped another winning event that attracted record numbers and offered another stellar lineup of keynote speakers and industry titans.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 8,739 Reads
Franchising is all about outsourcing. Someone comes up with a great concept and essentially outsources its growth to franchisees so corporate can focus on its core task of system development.
  • Eddy Goldberg
  • 12,334 Reads 3 Shares
If the nation hadn't been in the midst of a government shutdown and debt ceiling debate, last year's Nobel Prize winners in economics probably would have received more attention and commentary.
  • Carol Schleif
  • 7,301 Reads 1,023 Shares
Tom Sutko spent three decades in leadership roles with a Fortune 500 company. The years taught him a lot about management and operations.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 9,558 Reads 2 Shares
Here's an intriguing idea from New York Times best-selling author and writing coach Michael Levin, "Creativity is a muscle; use it or lose it." Levin says anyone can grow their creativity just like any other muscle.
  • Multi-Unit Franchisee
  • 6,254 Reads
In wrestling with this question, it is clear that so-called loyalty programs are really rewards programs.
  • Jack Mackey
  • 10,662 Reads 1 Shares
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