Results for franchising: 88

Mister Donut, a large American donut franchise, Tuesday said it plans to have 10 stores in Shanghai by the end of the year and 66 by 2013, the Shanghai Daily reported. The company will set up an equally-owned joint venture with Taiwan's President Chain Store Corp and Japan's Duskin Co to speed up expansion to...

SYDNEY, Sept 1 - Australian contractor Leighton Holdings Ltd <LEI.AX> and its partners have finalised a new deal to run and maintain the passenger rail franchise for Melbourne, the country's second-largest city, the company said...

By Chen Xiaomin Fujian-based Anta Sports' plan to acquire the China franchises of Italian sportswear giant Fila is expected to strengthen its brand while posing some challenges. Anta will purchase the franchises from Belle International Holdings, the largest retailer of ladies' footwear in China...

* Future investor interest hinges on "bad bank" discount * Irish banks among the cheapest in Europe * Post-crisis their franchise strength shld re-emerge DUBLIN, Aug 20 - A Canadian approach for a minority stake...

Al Safar Group and EZ Take Out Burger have announced a 50-unit, 10-year franchise development agreement for the Middle East.

In one short year, Staci Deal transitioned from student costume designer to northwest Arkansas' diva of frugal fashion. The 23-year-old, who launched her first Plato's Closet franchise to lines of eager shoppers in Fayetteville in May 2008, is already gearing up to open a second store in Rogers, Arkansas...

Time and again, prospective franchisors say that the only thing holding them back from franchising their business is the fear that franchisees won't sustain the quality standards they've established. A typical lament is, "I've worked too long and too hard building this brand to let someone else screw it up."

TOKYO, June 22 - Japan's largest convenience store chain, Seven-Eleven, said it may appeal a finding by the country's anti-monopolgy watchdog that it had illegally pressured franchise stores not to cut the prices of food...

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* Acquired rights to Neuromed's Exalgo * 2nd deal in week to expand brand pain franchise (Adds analyst comment, stock price, changes dateline from NEW YORK) CHICAGO, June 17 - Medical products maker Covidien Plc...