When you visit a McDonald’s, a Jiffy Lube or a Hilton Garden Inn, you may assume you’re visiting one business. More likely, you’re actually visiting two: the operator of that […]
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Back to news homeWhen Private Equity Came for the Toddler Gyms
Changes didn’t take long. Within weeks, long-tenured headquarters employees started leaving. In conversations with franchisees across the country, numerous owners expressed frustration that the support they depended on had evaporated; […]
Stuckey’s Pins Revival on the Return of the Great American Road Trip
“We look for stuff you don’t see in every roadside place,” Ms. Stuckey said.Certain classics — rubber alligators and coonskin caps — remain popular, as do Mexican blankets and Baja […]
Fast-Food Chains Stay Open in Russia, Mostly Quiet About Ukraine
McDonald’s has made no statement about the invasion. A company spokesman did not respond to questions about whether its restaurants in Russia were open, and how they are receiving supplies […]
A Grudge Match in Japan: One Corner, Two 7-Elevens
HIGASHI-OSAKA, Japan — Across Japan, it can seem as if there’s a 7-Eleven on every corner.Now, on a single corner in a working-class suburb of Osaka, there are two.The unusual […]