Archive for the 'Negatives and/or Positives' Category

The Age:
Customers who shopped with costume jewellers Kleins were well aware of the saying “all that glitters is not gold”.
The sparkle in the chain’s stores was provided by cheap diamantes, chrome and coloured glass rather than expensive gems.

But while there has never been any misrepresentation about the stock on the shelves, many of those close […]

CTV.ca:
A London, Ont. woman will be getting her job at Tim Hortons back after being fired for giving a free Timbit to a toddler.

A statement issued by the company’s head office Thursday said the person who fired Nicole Lilliman, 27, went too far and that the single mother of 4 has been reinstated.
‘Unfortunately the action […]

Xinhua:
A woman, fired by Tim Hortons, Canada, for giving away a free bite-sized doughnut worth 16 cents to an agitated toddler, was excused by the company, according to media reports Friday.

Nicole Lilliman, 27, a single mom, worked in an outlet of the Tim Hortons coffee chain in London, Ontario.
She was captured by video […]

About:
According to a New York Daily News article by Cindy Gluck, a franchisee of Dunkin’ Donuts, the company is looking for reasons to sue existing single-unit franchisees in order to replace them with multi-unit franchisees.

“America may run on Dunkin’, but Dunkin’ Donuts is running me out of business. I wanted our store manager to share […]

Melbourne Herald Sun:
Australian jewellery retailer Kleins has been placed into voluntary administration after the company collapsed owing more than $20 million.

Ferrier Hodgson partners James Stewart and George Georges have been appointed as administrators of the Kleins Group, which includes Kleins Franchising, The Jewellery Chain and JDA Imports.
Mr Stewart said it is too early to […]

Marconews:
Rib City, Cilantro Tamales and Quizno’s have said goodbye to a Bonita Springs shopping center.

Fort Myers-based Rib City closed its doors Sunday in the shopping center that houses a movie theater and Stein Mart, about a quarter-mile south of the northern intersection of U.S. 41 and Old 41 Road.
The downturn in the economy and the […]

Business Wire:
UFood Restaurant Group, Inc., a franchisor and operator of fast-casual restaurants and nutritional product retail stores, today announced the termination of a 2005 franchise agreement with a franchisee operator in Florida. Because the franchisee missed his opening timeline, UFood has reclaimed the territory of Dade and Broward Counties in Florida.
George Naddaff, Chairman and CEO […]

New York Daily News:
America may run on Dunkin’, but Dunkin’ Donuts is running me out of business.

My business partner and I are Dunkin’ Donuts franchisees, but we may soon be out of the doughnut racket. We’re just two of thousands of people doing business with Dunkin’ under the franchise system. As with many corporate chains, […]

Bizjournals.com:
The sale of Wendy’s International Inc. to the Atlanta-based parent of the Arby’s fast-food chain will mean changes in the short term, but the CEO-to-be is predicting the Arby’s team will bring long-term improvements to the business.

Triarc Companies Inc. CEO Roland Smith, who will take over the top spot at Wendy’s once the $2.3 billion […]

Crowded menu of restaurants leads to closings.
Tulsa World:
While Owasso has seen 2 million square feet of new retail property spring up in the past 30 months, the closing of several restaurants might be a signal that the city lacks the customer base to keep so many businesses open.

Several restaurant owners say their businesses were welcomed […]