and where the franchise parent bears basically no risk at all is a pretty crappy deal for franchisees, who basically take what seems to be most of the risk (described in the article) for... 30% of the gross profit? maybe?
eventually, 7-11 will be known as a place where you're likely to encounter sick children lying on chairs at 10pm because the franchisee's family is living in the store. eventually that might actually damage the brand enough that they'd remove some of the stipulations.
eventually, 7-11 will be known as a place where you're likely to encounter sick children lying on chairs at 10pm because the franchisee's family is living in the store. eventually that might actually damage the brand enough that they'd remove some of the stipulations.