The Franchise Association of Southern Africa has named Dulcé Café Waterstone the top national franchisee of 2007. 4 Nov 2007
The Franchise Association of South Africa (FASA) held its annual awards evening last week and, for the third time, Scooters Pizza won the award for Brand Builder of the Year. 1 Nov 2007
The hemp movement in South Africa has been given a massive boost with the opening of the first Wellness Warehouse at the Lifestyle Center in Kloof Street, Cape Town. The new chain, with three stores opening this year, has been launched to cater to the growing demand for healthy, ethical and socially aware brands; and will be selling a full range of hemp products - much of which will be supplied by Hemporium. 30 Oct 2007
Craig MacKenzie, director of Retsol, who was honoured as the Franchise Personality of the Year 2007 at the Franchise Association of Southern Africa (FASA) awards. 29 Oct 2007
Less than 12 months after opening its first store in Soweto, Woolworths has opened an even larger, full-line store in Soweto's newest shopping centre, the 65,000m2 Maponya Mall. 25 Oct 2007
Retail franchising in South Africa has achieved store and turnover growth of almost 10% since February 2006 and turnover growth of 21%. It is the second largest contributor to the local franchise mix, after the fast food and restaurant sectors. 17 Oct 2007
Bed & Couch franchises throughout the country are busy preparing for what operators believe will be a very busy festive season. 8 Oct 2007
As franchise employment figures near the half million mark a national award recognises excellence among franchisees. 5 Oct 2007
Hands-on Ola Milky Lane franchisee scoops KZN franchise award. 5 Oct 2007
The drive to form public/private partnerships aimed at developing entrepreneurial skills amongst unemployed youth has resulted in a ground-breaking initiative from the Small Enterprise Development Agency (Seda) and Massmart-owned Builders Warehouse. 4 Oct 2007
Following on its successful launch of the first PUMA store in South Africa last year, the group has launched a second store in Soweto. Consumers in Soweto and surrounding areas will now have access to a wide range of the edgiest sports lifestyle products available in one store. 3 Oct 2007
Residents of Middleburg in Mpumalanga can now look forward to having their renovation, building, and construction material needs catered for by a brand new Pick & Build, being the latest edition to this national franchise company. 14 Sep 2007
The annual Franchise & Business Opportunities Expo (FBOE) takes place 7 - 9 September 2007 at Gallagher Estate in Midrand, Gauteng, and it is interesting to note the significant developments within this sector. Key among these is the 40% growth in the number of franchising systems operating in South Africa in the two year period 2004 to 2006, and the industry's turnover of R188.23 billion and 12% contribution to GDP in 2006. 5 Sep 2007
@home, the homeware store, will open their third @home livingspace store in the Loch Logan Waterfront in Bloemfontein on 1 September. 30 Aug 2007
The Dulcé Café franchise group has announced its top performers at its annual conference. 29 Aug 2007
Pick & Build, a national franchise company targeting the building supply and construction market, offers a lucrative and sustainable business opportunity for entrepreneurs. 27 Aug 2007
The Gauteng leg of the Franchise & Business Opportunities Expo takes place from 7 – 9 September 2007 at Gallagher Estate in Midrand. 21 Aug 2007
Agency Cross Colours has been elected to partner Floyd's Barbershop with its entry into the South African market and is handling all the design and advertising on the account. 21 Aug 2007
USA - Guerrilla Marketing Strategies, an exclusive guerrilla marketing partner for franchise companies, recently teamed with sales expert Aaron Bare, CEO of the National Association of Sales Professionals (NASP). Together, the pair aim to provide expertise in sales effectiveness and marketing execution, in order to assist business owners create long-term success. 16 Aug 2007
US pizza franchise chain, Domino's Pizza, credited its investment in IT for significant sales and profit gains for the first half of 2007. There are lessons for SA franchise chains. 25 Jul 2007
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