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and enable employees to make the necessary decisions."
2001 Franchise Guide
May 21, 2001
Franchise community clamors for more equitable contracts
David Frabotta
There's no lack of debate about
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Don’t assume the franchisor will automatically renew the agreement, and don’t expect to sell the business at the end of the term.
The Globe and Mail
July 6, 1998
Franchise deals tie owner's hands
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of the individual franchisee
System designed to fail for franchisees
System ownership changes very frequently
Tied contracting
Trap for the trusting
Unconscionable conduct
Unproven business model
Unsafe at any
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only through franchisor (tied buying), Tied contracting, Contracts across systems are virtually the same, Indemnification provisions, Protect gross negligence, wanton recklessness and intentional
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of onerous and one-sided contracts.
Of the 40,000 franchisees in Ontario, 5,000 are presently battling it out in court with their franchisors. Les Stewart is one of them. He’s locked into a lawsuit
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that tied buying is a major problem, pointing out that there are more than two dozen different rebates in the grocery industry alone. “Up to a third of the retail price of a product is made up
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. Shell, in its appeal, said it was merely changing an outmoded rent system based on the amount of gasoline sold to one tied to the overall value of the locations which had begun to sprout convenience
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, the protection you have is your contract with the franchisor. These are complicated documents. Be certain to get a franchise attorney – not just a general business attorney – to review and negotiate your
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Comments, United States, 1997, American Franchise Association, AFA, Misrepresentations, Non-compete restrictions, Disputes heard on franchisor’s home turf, Right to associate, Retaliation, Intimidation, Must buy only through franchisor (tied buying), Tied contracting, United States, 19970429 Comment 29
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royalty payment, System designed to fail for franchisees, System is collapsing, Tied contracting, Tip of the iceberg, Trademark, Tremendous desire to warn others, Trial decision always appealed, Truth
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