franchise

A young franchise quarterback offers the comfort of a sub-3 mortgage.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

After almost four years of filming, the latest instalment in the franchise will air on the BBC later this autumn, marking 25 years since the first series premiered.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

It’s 12 victories with three games to play is already a franchise record for a single season, as are its 45 goals.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

“One day we were just acquired,” Scott Frankland, owner of a Bronx Midas franchise, said of the Mavis acquisition, completed last June.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

Aunt Helena is fat, she once headed a Weight Watchers’ franchise operation in Iowa.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood

The bank says Terumo management expects profitability for blood and cell technologies to improve, as resources are redirected toward higher-growth, higher-margin apheresis and blood processing franchises.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 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

Paramount will acquire ownership of iconic franchises that include Harry Potter, Game of Thrones, The Lord of the Rings and Mission: Impossible.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

The deal welds two legacy Hollywood powerhouses, uniting franchises like Harry Potter and Game of Thrones, into an entertainment behemoth named Skydance.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

Bullhead’s distinguishing civic feature is the Mohave Valley Highway, four lanes of asphalt lined with gas stations and fast-food franchises, chiropractors and video shops, auto-parts outlets and tourist traps.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer

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

Jersey Mike’s has high profit margins compared with other restaurant chains, but its debt levels are high when compared with other franchised peers, according to the Wall Street research firm Gordon Haskett.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 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

Beyond providing high-quality products at affordable prices, franchising also creates jobs—nearly 9 million.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 3, 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

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