The Franchising World September 2007 Issue

EVERYONE has at one time or the other heard someone say, Ive seen this film star in person, and shes not even a patch on what she looks on screen.\" Pick up any entertainment or fashion magazine today and you will see gorgeous faces flashing a brilliant s

BEGINNING his day early, Krishna Kumar, who owns a retail shop serving daily needs to the customers in his locality, handles the shop from morning till late evening.

THERE was a time when a holiday meant fleeing from the heat and dust of the plains to cooler areas.

UNLIKE developed countries such as the United States and most European nations, India does not have a specific law to deal with franchising.

A GROWING number of franchisees and franchisors see multi-unit development as a great way to expand systems and increase profits quickly.

A wonderful shopping area, a footfall catching space, growing number of shoppers with each passing day, and the organised sector catching the buzz fast are all reasons enough for any retail franchisor to take notice.

THE legacy of Pizza Hut began in 1958 when two college students from Wichita, US, Frank and Dan Carney, were approached by a family friend with the idea of opening a pizza parlour.