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The franchise fled further and further from coastal cultural centers, shifting from the “Real World” of New York City and Chicago to the air-conditioned enclaves of New Jersey and the suburbs of Washington, D.C.

From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026

“We were involved in pursuing the new franchise in Vegas,” Iger told the California Post.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026

Kushner and Iger, who is an adviser to Kushner’s venture-capital firm Thrive Capital, had been bargaining for an NBA expansion franchise in Las Vegas.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026

Mike Ashley's Frasers Group will take control of the six Harvey Nichols stores including its flagship in Knightsbridge and the international franchise.

From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026

It wasn’t a selfless decision, because they realized that Boobie had the potential to be a franchise player for Permian.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger

From Stanley cups to dirty soda franchises, everything’s a little bit more SEC and a little less Ivy in 2026.

From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026

Much of Disney’s studio showcase focused on sequels of franchises past and present.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026

In contrast it may also be tough to them to break into the American sport market in terms of owning franchises.

From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026

A small number of Volvo dealers, Haiken among them, were awarded Polestar franchises when the automaker began selling its Polestar 2 in the U.S. in 2020.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

The man who owns the Cape Girardeau restaurant, Shannon Davis, has linked it and three other of his 12 McDonald’s franchises to the Colorado call center, which is run by another McDonald’s franchisee, Steven Bigari.

From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman

He has also cited Greater Manchester's bus operating model, in which private bus firms bid to run services franchised by the local transport authority, as a possible model for regulating the water and energy sectors.

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026

Mavis, based in White Plains, N.Y., offers tire services and general automotive repair across its more than 3,600 owned and franchised shops around the U.S. and Canada.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026

Analyst Brian Harbour believes Yum offers some of the strongest growth potential among large franchised restaurant companies, yet the stock’s current pricing fails to reflect those advantages.

From Barron's ● Jun. 3, 2026

By 2018, Gap had more than $16.5 billion in annual sales, more than 3,600 company owned and franchised stores and employed about 135,000 people.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 4, 2026

Instead of the franchised blandness of American cities, Alexandria is a city of mom-and-pop stores, all with signage screaming for attention, their wares encroaching on the streets.

From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro

Jersey Mike’s founder, Peter Cancro, began working there at age 14, bought the business in 1975 and started franchising the chain in 1987.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026

In the final minutes of the finale, Ebraheim calls Albert with the news that the franchising has begun.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026

He is also franchising his intellectual property, creating other products such as a card game inspired by "Exquisite Corpses" while holding talks with video game developers.

From Barron's ● Feb. 19, 2026

He is looking to open more international locations through franchising and aims to sell more Cheddar Bay Biscuit mixes and other branded goods in retail.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 10, 2026

Collective protest has been complicated by consolidation, franchising and acquisitions, making it ever more difficult to even figure out who to protest and how.

From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2025