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Tiger Wheel & Tyre continues to offer price-breaking deals

Tiger Wheel & Tyre has a long-established reputation as a market leader in the tyre and fitment industry and with consumers under constant economic pressure Tiger Wheel & Tyre is committed to offering great value-for-money on wheel and tyre products, as well as unbeatable customer service.

Taste rethinks jewellery venture

Taste Holdings, the owner of restaurant brands Scooters Pizza and Maxi's restaurants as well as jewellery chain NWJ, says its latest jewellery venture has not gone as well as hoped.

On 22 July 2010, Pick n Pay launched its major R628 million distribution centre in Longmeadow, Gauteng, the efficiencies and successes of which are designed to enable the rapid rollout of four distribution centres around the country within the next three years.

Game still in the pink of health

Game Stores has come a long way since it opened its first store in Durban in 1970 in cramped premises in the city's CBD.

Sushi flies at airport restaurant

Ocean Basket has launched a new fresh seafood and sushi bar at OR Tambo International Airport.

Restaurants score during World Cup

The fast-food and eating-out business enjoyed a World Cup boost as people filled with the soccer spirit bought more pizzas, burgers and meals out, restaurant owners said.

A franchise is granted, not sold!
We have said it many times before but an article that appeared in a New Zealand newspaper the other day brings the topic to the fore once again. It is up to prospective franchisees to convince the franchisor that they are worthy of being granted a franchise, not the other way round. Read More...

Developments on the legal front

The Consumer Protection Act (CPA) was promulgated last year but will take effect only on 24^th October 2010.

Soccered out?

Some people would say that much too much has already been written about the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Eric Parker of Franchising Plus, the South African licensee for Whichfranchise, put it beautifully when he said that “we are all a bit soccered out by now”.

Franchise proves winning formula

Richemont opened nine more franchises last year. The world's largest producer of luxury products, with brands such as Cartier, Jaeger LeCoultre and Montblanc, also opened 20 more company-owned retail outlets.

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