Archive for Items Categorized 'Avanti Magazine', only excerpts shown, click title for full entry.
In my role as general counsel to the Coalition, it is part of my job to write six articles each year for publication in Avanti. That means I have already written 24 articles during my four-year tenure, and it is not an easy task to avoid repetition when your topic is limited generally to […]
Early on, the old Southland Ice Company became an icon in the fledgling convenience store industry not only because of its amazing growth and pioneering merchandising ideas, but also because of its “can-do” attitude. Joe C. Thompson, Jr. realized that the best way to get things done was to do it yourself. This resulted […]
The use of social media—texting, e-mailing, Facebook, Twitter, and MySpace, just to name a few—with the new generation is exploding. It seems the world is getting smaller and communication is getting quicker. Everywhere you look, folks are on their electronic gadgets—smart phones, iPads, laptops, Kindles, and the like. It is increasingly obvious that this […]
Our nation is going through bad economic times, and certain parts of the country have been hit harder than others. The housing market is at it’s lowest ever, and the unemployment rate is over nine percent nationwide—in some areas more than fourteen percent. Some argue that those with any type of job are lucky […]
Change is hard, and how we deal with change could determine how successful franchisees are as a group in the future. The convenience store industry continues to change every day, and 7-Eleven is no exception. 7-Eleven has rolled out Project E, a system-wide managerial reorganization that changes the company from 8 divisions to 14 […]
Over the last several months, we have heard a lot of talk regarding changes within the cigarette category in our 7-Eleven stores. These changes have impacted our sales and made us realize that we need to be more competitive with tobacco. When we were confronted with the Marlboro leadership program recently, 7-Eleven actually stood […]
Believe it or not, your store agreement contains 9 exhibits, no less than 10 amendments (ranging from the ATM amendment, money order amendment and credit card amendment) and a multitude of other attachments, including authorizations and acknowledgments by you, plus general information, incorporated into the basic agreement. In total, the 2010 agreement, with all […]
We all have to maintain a minimum net worth in our stores on a monthly basis. For some stores the minimum is $10,000 under the grandfather clause of the contract, while other stores have a minimum of $15,000 as per the Store Franchise Agreement. Many factors come into play when trying to keep our […]
Dave Niehaus, the iconic play-by-play announcer of the Seattle Mariners, would exclaim, “My, Oh My!” when he could hardly contain his excitement after a remarkable play. Potential franchisees have been attracted to the 7-Eleven system because of its many attributes: the iconic brand displayed on the corner sign and the resulting industry-leading average store […]
For any partnership or relationship to flourish, it’s important that all parties feel they are treated fairly and given every opportunity to live up to their potential. Reasonable expectations must exist. If not, bad feelings will fester, and in the case of a business relationship, sales will suffer. 7-Eleven franchisees understand that the convenience […]
