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As many of you know, the joint employer initiatives of the National Labor Relations Board and the United States Department of Labor have created quite a tumult in the world of franchising. Some have suggested that if the joint employer doctrine receives widespread acceptance, it will end franchising as we know it. I do […]
In early July a group of franchisees including many FOA leaders met in person and over the phone to talk about the upcoming 2019 Franchise Agreement and to start establishing in writing what franchisees would like to have in that agreement. The very first thing we agreed on was that we wanted it to […]
In Chicago during the dog days of summer when most of us experience our highest sales of the year I am reticent to take a day out of my very busy schedule to give away FREE Slurpees on 7-Eleven’s annual birthday. I say this not because I am loathe to promote my brand, but […]
In the last two months franchisees throughout the country, with help from corporate, have placed a lot of emphasis on hot foods. We all understand this is the direction 7-Eleven is going, because it will help us remain competitive. The question that arises in the midst of all this activity is how effective is […]
For hundreds of years, social scientists have debated the nature versus nurture conundrum. Are we a product of our DNA and the genes we inherited from our ancestors, or are we the product of the environment that raised us, including the influence of our family, teachers and friends? Or both? As lawyers, we are […]
“To be, or not to be…” is the opening phrase of a soliloquy in the “Nunnery Scene” of William Shakespeare’s play, Hamlet. In the speech, a despondent Prince Hamlet contemplates death and suicide while waiting for Ophelia, the love of his life. I have not submitted articles to Avanti for several issues. This was […]
SEI’s current business model is badly in need of repair, especially for owners of low-volume stores. We are facing a very bleak future as the world rapidly changes around us and we barely manage to keep up. If 7-Eleven is to remain the top c-store chain in the country, we need a system that […]
Being a 7-Eleven franchisee means the primary service we provide is convenience. Our stores are known as the place our guests could come to pick up whatever they need—from food items like milk and bread to coffee, cigarettes, beer, snacks, and much more—24 hours a day. However, as economics and times have changed, we […]
At the February 2016 Board Meeting of the National Coalition, Greg Franks, Vice President of Franchise Systems, and his team made an extensive presentation regarding the 2019 contract. He emphasized what everyone in the franchise community knows, which is a very high percentage of all franchisees in the system will face renewal of their […]
The $15 minimum wage is fast becoming a reality in many states, and $12 per hour will eventually become the federal standard. Seattle, Los Angeles, San Francisco and just last month, the entire state of California, committed to $15 per hour minimum wages phased in over a number of years. In all, 14 states […]
