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 UNITED KINGDOM FRANCHISE NEWS ARCHIVE
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: : Jan/Feb 2005
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Aussie UK planning to serve up shares. The UK franchisee
of Outback Steakhouse, the Australian-themed restaurant chain, has
appointed City advisers to raise funds for expansion as the first
step towards a possible flotation. .... [more]
28 Feb, 2005
Domino's profit climbs but openings sliced. Pizza delivery
chain Domino’s today served up record profits, but said a shortage
of new franchisees had stopped it hitting its annual store opening
target. .... [more]
28 Feb, 2005
Little Chef set to become smaller. The Little Chef chain
of restaurants is to be broken up, and the brand name so familiar
to British motorway users could disappear, said the Sunday Times.
.... [more]
27 Feb, 2005
M&S price cuts send chill through City. Fears are
growing that trading at Marks & Spencer is deteriorating after
the high-street giant began slashing prices. .... [more]
27 Feb, 2005
We had some credibility issues, admits M&S stalker.
The might of London's financial regulators finally caught up with
Mark Paulsmeier yesterday. The South African venture capitalist who
started the week with a buyout proposal, threw in the towel. ....
[more]
25 Feb, 2005
Kwik-Fit will be floated or sold. The owner of Kwik-Fit
has appointed Deutsche Bank to advise on a possible sale or flotation
of the car tyre and exhaust business. .... [more]
23 Feb, 2005
Green backs off as M&S bidder looms. The Takeover
Panel launched an investigation yesterday into the South African "financier"
who claims to be ready to launch a £10.5bn hostile bid for Marks
& Spencer. .... [more]
23 Feb, 2005
M&C eyes possible disposal of Copthorne. Millennium&
Copthorne Hotels (M&C) has appointed a separate management team
to run its Copthorne chain in the UK in what could be the first step
towards an eventual sale. .... [more]
22 Feb, 2005
Green quashes new M&S bid rumours. Retail entrepreneur
Philip Green has denied rumours he is to launch another takeover bid
for Marks & Spencer. .... [more]
22 Feb, 2005
Somerfield keen to buy Texaco's shops. Somerfield, the
supermarket group being stalked by Baugur, revealed yesterday it is
in talks to acquire 140 Texaco petrol stations in an attempt to expand
its control of the convenience store sector. .... [more]
17 Feb, 2005
'McLibel' pair win legal aid case. Two activists should
have been given legal aid in their long fight against a McDonald's
libel action, a court says. .... [more]
15 Feb, 2005
Green buys Allders stores in fresh challenge to M&S.
Philip Green's Bhs group is to go head-to-head with Marks & Spencer
in the competitive home furnishings market after his purchase yesterday
of 10 Allders stores. .... [more]
15 Feb, 2005
Clothing success began in a garage. A Yorkshire woman
who borrowed £1,000 to launch her own business in a garage making
clothes for elderly women is now planning to franchise the enterprise
to 60 areas nationwide. .... [more]
14 Feb, 2005
McDonald's to sponsor show on MTV. McDonald's, the world's
largest restaurant chain, is to sponsor a programme on music channel
MTV as part of its latest youth market promotion. .... [more]
11 Feb, 2005
Crush chaos at Ikea store opening. Several people were
hurt in the crush as thousands flocked to the midnight opening of
Ikea's newest store. .... [more]
10 Feb, 2005
Search on for top franchisor. Franchise holders throughout
Scotland are being challenged to put themselves forward in a bid to
find the top-performing companies in an industry worth around £10
billion a year. .... [more]
10 Feb, 2005
Brunei royals lose $153m case to UK businessman. A British
businessman has won a £50 million legal ruling against members
of the Brunei royal family for breaching an investment agreement to
launch The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf chain in the United Kingdom.
.... [more]
8 Feb, 2005
Laura Ashley To Be Put Up For Sale? Flagging UK high-street
retailer Laura Ashley may be put up for sale within the next few weeks
according to a source quoted by the Mail on Sunday. .... [more]
7 Feb, 2005
M&S tax victory will cause 'grave dangers'. A victory
for Marks & Spencer in its claim that British tax rules illegally
discriminate against companies operating in Europe would cause a "grave
danger" to the efficiency and fairness of the UK tax system.
.... [more]
2 Feb, 2005
World's Largest Internet Consultants Open Office in London.
Headquartered in Toronto, Canada, WSI"s latest office based in
Bromley will be run by Guy Kirkham, providing businesses with specialized
Internet business strategies. .... [more]
28 Jan, 2005
Art of bartering could create 150 jobs. A firm that
promotes the ancient art of bartering is looking to open three franchise
operations in the North West and create up to 150 jobs. .... [more]
26 Jan, 2005
Christmas sales leave bitter taste at Thorntons. Chocolate
retailer Thorntons today posted a far from sweet set of Christmas
sales figures despite a last-minute rush to its stores. .... [more]
25 Jan, 2005
From franchise theory to the driving seat. Simon Wise
has decided to practise what he has been preaching for the past seven
years. In December he quit a secure, well-paid job as deputy director-general
of the British Franchise Association to become a franchisee. ....
[more]
24 Jan, 2005
Get a piece of the lunchtime action. Edinburgh's first
Make Your Own sandwich bar was due to officially open for business
today in the city’s West End. .... [more]
24 Jan, 2005
Laura Ashley sticks with 'upmarket' range despite falling sales.
Laura Ashley insisted it would not abandon its attempt to take its
clothing range upmarket despite admitting sales are still plummeting.
.... [more]
21 Jan, 2005
United Carpets in an expansion mode. Already having
50 stores in the north west and central England, United Carpets plans
to expand further with 24 franchises in the north west over the next
three years. .... [more]
21 Jan, 2005
Second-Hand Sales Boom for Cash Generator. Second-hand
goods retailer Cash Generator today announced record Christmas sales,
attributing the rise in trade to the UK’s obsession with recycling
used goods and eBay. .... [more]
20 Jan, 2005
Former M&S chief takes over East. The former Marks
& Spencer design supremo Yasmin Yusuf is to take control of the
fashion chain East, it was announced yesterday. .... [more]
20 Jan, 2005
Monsoon growth bucks Christmas trend. The fashion chain
Monsoon today reported strong sales growth over the Christmas period,
despite a generally difficult climate for retailers. .... [more]
17 Jan, 2005
Warm winter hits Burberry's UK sales. The fashion house
Burberry today reported weak sales in the UK over the Christmas season,
with warm weather holding back the sales of its raincoats. .... [more]
12 Jan, 2005
'Blockbuster' pizza boosts Domino's. Pizza delivery
chain Domino’s today said the popularity of a new double-layer
pizza helped it serve up strong Christmas sales. .... [more]
10 Jan, 2005
Mums set up water babies classes. Two mothers have given
up work to set up the new "water babies" classes after they
saw for themselves the transformation the lessons had on their own
infants. .... [more]
8 Jan, 2005
Laura Ashley chief stepping down. Laura Ashley is parting
company with its chief executive Ainum Mohd-Saaid. .... [more]
6 Jan, 2005
M&S 'renaissance' descends into baroque farce. For
M&S, 2004 will be remembered as a monumental year: less Magic
& Sparkle, more Manic & Startling. .... [more]
1 Jan, 2005
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