Moon Mans 4 million pound MoonEstates Franchise Francis Williams and his wife Sue claim to have raked in £4million in four years – by selling land on the moon. As well as offering lunar landscapes, the Williamses trade in plots on other planets, including Mars and Venus. Only this week astrophysicist Stephen Hawking warned that …
A steady stream of Post Office franchising stories have appeared this week. The latest is of plans to franchise Golders Green’s crown post office which have been delayed, after the company due to take on the franchise failed to reach a final agreement with Post Office Ltd, it was announced on Monday. Alex Galbinski reported …
GAP and Bananas Growing Franchise Al Tayer Group based in Dubai plans to open about 25 Gap and about 10 Banana Republic stores by 2010. The first Gap stores will open in the later part of 2006 and the Banana Republic stores are scheduled to open in 2007. “The Middle East, with its young and …
Cardsmart Set For Fathers Day Petter Etholm, President of Cardsmart, says Father’s Day is an American tradition tracing origins to Sonora Dodd in 1909 and helped along by three U.S. Presidents, Coolidge, Johnson and Nixon. Cardsmart stores are set for the last minute rush for greeting cards for Dads across America as children send messages …
Enfield Post Office To Franchise? The Enfield Independent reports today on a meeting to discuss the closure of the Enfield Post Office. Post Office bosses will, apparently, be put on the hotspot tomorrow by residents angered with plans to franchise the service. A meeting has been arranged by London Assembly member for Enfield and Haringey, …
Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc., an interactive, entertainment retailer of customized stuffed animals, today participated in the Credit Suisse Consumer and Retail investor conference. Maxine Clark, the company’s chairman and chief executive bear, Barry Erdos, president and chief operating officer bear, and Tina Klocke, chief financial bear attended the conference. During the company’s prepared remarks management provided …
The success of ‘Fruit Flowers’, a United States novelty gift shop selling flower baskets created from fruit, is pushing new limits for what started as a cottage industry. And although he’d envisioned opening a restaurant, franchisee, Talbott, couldn’t resist the franchise‘s appeal of turning strawberries into tulips and pineapples into daisies. ‘It’s so different, and …