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Minimum wage, one of the hottest issues among the franchisee community, is causing franchisees to have fear and skepticism about the future. Folks are concerned how this is going to impact the franchise business model. In some areas, the minimum wage is going to the $15 range over the next five years, a good […]
The dictionary defines making common cause “as uniting one’s interest with another’s.” This is another way of saying that there are certain opportunities, when two parties have similar interests and concerns, to effectuate their goals more effectively by working in concert, collaboratively, cooperatively and in good faith. Over the past 18 months, this has […]
When 7-Eleven Inc. approached me about installing the hot foods program in my store my initial reaction was one of great anticipation because I had heard from franchisees around the country that the business was good if you had the proper clientele in the proper location. I was eager to find out. This was […]
Some eight months ago, the officers of the National Coalition met with 7-Eleven, Inc. President Joe DePinto and his top executives for only the second time in as many years. It turned out to be a very encouraging and frank discussion, and we were promised a “holistic review” of the next franchise contract would […]
This year we have all enjoyed increased sales and profits thanks to some unexpected great weather. Since the beginning of the year we have been able to reap the benefits of warmer temperatures and sunny skies, and during that time create some net worth in our stores that will hopefully help carry us through […]
We just came back from a very successful convention and trade show in Chicago, which many of you are no doubt still buzzing about. For the first time in many years SEI upper management attended the event, including President and CEO Joe DePinto, who came to the first day of the trade show and […]
In May 2014 National Chairman Joe Galea, Executive Vice Chairman Jivtesh Gill and the other members of the NCASEF Executive Team filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California against SEI for breach of contract, conversion, and declaratory judgment involving the new video monitoring equipment installed in […]
No society or business can function well without able leadership at all levels—and SEI and NCASEF can be no exception. It must be said, though, that we as franchisees sometimes cherish the thought that we can do without any leadership at all. We are apt to warp the traditional idea of “principles before personalities” […]
Several years ago SEI introduced RISE, the new ordering software and the next step in the ongoing development of the franchisee ordering system. As usual, when something new is launched by 7-Eleven, there is a lot of hoopla and excitement by the management team. We were told this system was the “best of the […]
I was pleased to report last issue that we have accomplished the task of fixing the FIW (Financial Impact Worksheet) being used as a tool to bash franchisees with their own mistakes or employee incompetence, and I am hoping we have put all remnants of the FIW and reports like it behind us for […]
