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The size of Cruise's star in the movie firmament makes the comparison even less flattering: "Digger" was never going to be in the same ballpark as the multi-billion dollar "Mission: Impossible" franchise.

From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026

Among the topics: Claire’s keys to building a winning sports franchise.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026

While that dry spell will draw empty stares from fans in Seattle, Pittsburgh or San Diego, it’s a fiasco for a franchise that’s won 27 of them and regards October silverware as its birthright.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

Maybe the Patriots were headed back to their Late Belichick state of gloom and perhaps—really—a search for a next franchise quarterback.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

J. T.’s franchise quadrupled its revenues during this period.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt

Yet, a last-second mental lapse Sunday by one of the five professional sports franchises Johnson co-owns prompted him to tweet the equivalent of a distress signal.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

Some will view them as walking proof that small-market teams aren’t being crushed by the financial might of the richest franchises.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026

The cause of death for Dennis Haskins, an actor best known for playing Principal Richard Belding across the “Saved by the Bell” franchises, has been revealed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

Witness its reliance on game-based movie franchises for which somebody else—videogame designers—had to do the decades-long work of building audiences.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

If they ran the twenty-six franchises every day for one week, they could each make eight hundred and ninety-six dollars!

From "The Lemonade War" by Jacqueline Davies

The deal covers Boots' retail operations in the UK and Ireland, Boots Opticians, No7 Beauty Company and its Thailand and franchised businesses.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

Mixue squeezed this blueprint into franchised stalls as small as 45 square feet, the size of a walk-in closet.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

Stores are all owned and operated by Casey’s, not franchised, which means no royalty or franchise fees.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

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

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

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

The franchising company, which has a portfolio of restaurants with over 2,200 locations globally, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in Texas on Monday.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 27, 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

There are plans to open a Fresh Brothers in the Chicago area and begin franchising in other states by March, Majewski said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 19, 2024