Coronavirus (COVID-19) Franchise News

Oxi Fresh announced that it has signed a new franchisee that will bring the brand’s unique eco-friendly carpet cleaning service to Fort Smith, Arkansas.

Hyatt Hotels Corporation announced plans for the first new-build Alila resort in the Americas, located in Encinitas, Calif., a quintessential beach town in San Diego’s North County Coastal region.

The Habit Burger Grill is proud to announce they are redirecting 100% of donations made through Uber Eats to their long-standing foundation partner No Kid Hungry.

Engel & Völkers today announced the record-breaking sale of 100 1st Avenue N., PH 4103, a penthouse unit in The One, St. Petersburg's newest residential high-rise building.

IHG®’s (InterContinental Hotels Group) avid™ hotels brand continues to grow throughout the Americas with multiple new hotels opened recently and more than 200 properties in the development pipeline.

Realty ONE Group International experienced tremendous growth during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and overall in the second quarter of 2020.

The thoughtful support, sharing of best practices and detailed action plans provided by Take 5 allowed its franchisees to thrive during the crisis.

Naranga® and the Pizza Factory® have recently announced an expanded partnership in which The Pizza Factory will use Naranga’s “ncompass” software solution.

Over 35 properties in the Ascend Hotel Collection have ranked among the top five hotels in their respective markets on Tripadvisor as of July 6, 2020.

Businesses across Canada are slightly more optimistic for the latter half of the year with 24% of decision-makers now saying their company will increase employees – up from 18% earlier in the year.

Conserva Irrigation, the only national outdoor irrigation company founded on the concept of water conservation, announced the company added 14 new territories to the system in the first half of 2020.

Despite all of the unfortunate news regarding COVID-19, some positive headlines managed to sweep the nation as animal shelters across the country were cleared out during the pandemic.

Winter the Dolphin's Beach Club is now a member of Choice Hotels International, Inc.'s (NYSE:CHH) Ascend Hotel Collection, a global portfolio of resort, boutique and historic hotels.

Valvoline Inc. (NYSE: VVV) provided a business update to give continued visibility into its performance during the COVID-19 crisis, including topline financial results for June 2020.

Wolfnights®, the hottest gourmet wrap concept in New York City, has hired industry veteran Stacey Kane as its new marketing consultant.

Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) announced today the continued growth of the Thompson Hotels brand throughout the Southern United States with deals for two new properties.

Gap Inc. (NYSE: GPS) today announced it has launched a B2B product program focused on offering large organizations high-quality reusable, non-medical grade cloth face masks*.

Good Times Restaurants Inc. (Nasdaq: GTIM), operator of Bad Daddy’s Burger Bar and Good Times Burgers & Frozen Custard, today announced that year-over-year same store sales for its Good Times brand increased 11.9%.

Intelligent Office has officially resumed full-operations in its Toronto locations.

theCoderSchool – whose motto is “Learn to code. Change the world.” – is continuing its Las Vegas takeover.

Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE: CHH) has made the difficult decision to transition previously furloughed corporate roles in the United States to a reduction in workforce, effective July 1, 2020.

Realty ONE Group International is hosting a four-part health series on its live agent Town Halls, furthering its commitment to its real estate professionals and the communities in which they live and work.

Regis Corporation announced, the completion of additional restructuring actions to improve its financial performance and further align costs with the Company’s transition to a fully franchised business model.

Lapels Dry Cleaning recently announced Kimberly Wilkinson as the new owner of Lapels Dry Cleaning of Hanover.

FlannelJax’s, St. Paul’s premier axe throwing and lumberjack sports experience, reopened for business on June 11.

Wingstop Inc. (NASDAQ: WING) announced the opening of its first domestic ghost kitchen located in the brand’s hometown of Dallas.

Fort Worth in North Central Texas is excited to welcome a brand new franchise of Restoration 1 to the neighborhood.

Saladworks, the nation’s leading fast-casual create-your-own salad franchise, announced today that it will extend its Super Summer Celebration through July, following a successful run in June.

Slim Chickens, a leading fast casual franchise which features dine-in and drive-through in the “better chicken” segment, announced today that it is expanding into Montana.

Office Evolution, the largest and fastest-growing coworking franchisor in the U.S., is further expanding in Florida and today announced a new location in Plantation, Florida.

FlannelJax’s, Madison’s premier axe throwing and lumberjack sports experience, reopened for business on June 11.

Denny’s Corporation announced that it has priced its underwritten public offering of 8,000,000 shares of its common stock.

The Joint Corp. announced it has opened two corporately-managed clinics in the Los Angeles area on June 1st and July 1st.

The Shore Club Wisconsin, The Inn Hotel and The Penn Stroud have recently joined Choice Hotels International, Inc.'s (NYSE: CHH) Ascend Hotel Collection.

nterContinental Hotels Group (IHG®) welcomes ANA Holiday Inn Resort Shinano Omachi Kuroyon, marking the first international resort in Shinano-omachi area and Japan’s second Holiday Inn Resort.

Through strategic growth, extraordinary innovation and a forward-thinking mindset Capriotti's Sandwich Shop has taken this challenge head-on.

Denny’s Corporation announced that it has commenced an underwritten public offering of 8,000,000 shares of its common stock, $0.01 par value (“Common Stock”).

This month, Molly Maid has introduced a new, system-wide initiative to create a safer and more social-distanced experience for both customers and service professionals.

Maaco Collision Repair and Auto Painting implemented a three-stage strategy for dealing with the crisis, and helping its franchisees plan for the future.

The year 2020 was supposed to be a year of celebrations for a theatre school franchise, which kicked off with a conference in London and luxury boat cruise.

As America continues to grapple with COVID-19 and its economic impacts, OXXO Care Cleaners® now invites traditional dry cleaners to take advantage of its new conversion incentive program.

Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE: CMG) today announced the Chipotle Virtual Farmers' Market, powered by Shopify.

While Jeremiah’s Italian Ice is expanding to communities across the nation, the Florida staple is also making exciting developments in its home state, including Naples.

Virtual Health Partners (VHP) and wellness solutions, and Gold's Gym announce the launch of their highly comprehensive live virtual fitness and nutrition programming.

Rent-A-Center, Inc. (the “Company”) (NASDAQ/NGS: RCII) today announced that its Board of Directors has approved a quarterly cash dividend of $0.29 per share for the third quarter of 2020.

RAVE Restaurant Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: RAVE) today reported financial results for the third quarter of fiscal 2020 ended March 29, 2020.

Mathnasium Learning Centers is launching the Mathnasium Kickstart Program to address the loss of math skills and comprehension that resulted when schools were closed for the final 10-12 weeks of the academic year.