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Boots Opticians Win Third Sector Charity Business Awards

Boots Opticians receive the Third Sector Charity Business Awards with their winning programme Zoe’s Community Challenge - created to underscore the crucial link between literacy and good eye health. With an estimated 1.5 million children with undiagnosed eye conditions in the UK, Zoe Community Challenge programme aims to help affected children to read and write, locating [...]

Arabian Oud Lands On Times Square

Arabian Oud, the eleventh largest perfume mono-brand in the world, launches a flagship on Times Square. Arabian Oud’s New York store is the first in the planned expansion across the US. Founder and president, Abdul Aziz Al Jasser said: “After opening the New York store we started negotiating locations in Washington DC as we plan to open a store there in the first half [...]

Chop & Wok Wins The Healthy Choice Award

The popular Pan-Asian takeaway and restaurant stand by their customer’s health with a menu created for the fittest. With a contemporary fusion concept menu, Chop & Wok dishes are deliciously nutritious and well-balanced. The judges behind Birmingham City Council’s Healthy Choices Awards lauded Chop & Wok for their efforts to strike against obesity. Chop [...]

Cafe2U Takes Its Business On The Road

Cafe2U is the number one mobile coffee franchise business in the UK. With more than 75 coffee vans taking the coffee business on the road, Cafe2U has been delivering great coffee for over ten years now. Today, over 220 franchisees run their own Cafe2U mobile coffee franchises, hassle-free, with no staff or rent to be concerned with. Cafe2U’s business model offers [...]

Agency Express Win Estate Agency Supplier of the Year

We are delighted to announce that Agency Express has been recognised for outstanding customer service by the largest, and longest running award scheme in the UK residential property industry. The ESTAS determines the best suppliers in the industry based on feedback from estate and letting agents who are asked a series of questions about the services they have received. [...]

The Body Shop Launches Mobile Wallet To Support Forever...

The Body Shop launches its first mobile wallet in support of its Forever Against Animal Testing campaign that aims at putting an end to cosmetic animal testing worldwide. The mobile wallet was created as a platform where customers get a chance to sign the campaign’s petition, receive updates on the campaign, like and share with potential signatories in their networks of [...]

Driver Hire Guildford Franchisee Gets Off To A Flying Start

Guildford Driver Hire franchisee, Richard Bradshaw has been nominated “Franchise of the Year” in the 2017 Startups.co.uk awards. UK’s leading service that caters to start-ups, Startups.co.uk organises the acclaimed awards in recognition of exciting and successful new businesses established since 2012. With 77 finalists competing in 16 categories, 2017 holds a [...]

Five Guys Voted Best Burger In The UK

This year Five Guys has swept away with the UK’s Best Burger award. And it’s not the first time. This is Five Guys second consecutive winning year. Up against the likes of Nando’s, McDonald’s, KFC and Burger King, the revered American food chain, Five Guys won the accolade in a landslide victory. Market Force Information tallied the vote of 3,314 British consumers and [...]

Wimpy’s UK Comeback

The American burger multinational chain is making its way back to the UK and this time, hopefully for good. Wimpy plans a massive UK expansion to regain its position in the market, giving burger fans even more to choose from. During Wimpy’s glory days in the 1970’s, the burger joint had over 500 restaurants across the UK, that is, until the 1980’s when McDonald’s came [...]

A Fresh New Start For Hillarys

Hillarys, famous for making high quality blinds for homes across the UK, has been sold for £300m. The sale of the Nottinghamshire-based blinds manufacturer was backed by investor Ares Capital Corporation and has now been taken over by Hunter Douglas, an internationally renowned window covering business based in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. With a turnover of [...]

Robins & Day Manchester Dealership Welcomes Citroen

Robins & Day dealership in Manchester has undergone a £3m redevelopment to their 2.25 site to welcome Citroen. Now a tri-brand dealership with Peugeot already on board, Robins & Day dealership will include a 17-bay workshop supported by an off-site PDI centre and parts hub. Robins & Day regional operations manager and former general manager, Paul [...]

Gautier Opens New Store On Kings Road

Gautier, the French manufacturer/retailer, opened its 109th store on King’s Road, Chelsea - an outstanding new venue that will be serving the high-end market of affluent West Enders. Declared ‘the sixth biggest French city’ by French President Emmanuel Macron, West London is the perfect home away from home for the French brand. Gautier’s UK managing director, Harvey [...]

A-One-Of-A-Kind TGI Friday’s In Newcastle

In Newcastle’s Eldon Square, you can find a TGI Friday’s like no other in the UK. The award-winning American restaurant chain opened a restaurant with a modern futuristic feel that offers a unique culinary and entertainment experience. The a-one-of-a-kind TGI Friday restaurant in Newcastle’s Eldon Square opened its doors on 31st October offering consumers something [...]

A Global Coffee Chain With A Heart

Esquires Coffee was founded in 1993 with the ethos of selling coffee that is not only amazingly delicious but ethical. Passionate about ‘keeping it real’ has helped Esquires Coffee grow from a small shop in British Columbia, Canada to the leader in ethical coffee. The key to their success heeds in a culture that respects and values the people and the planet; [...]

Skechers Moving Up In The UK’s Retail World

A profitable 2016 led Skechers to expand its presence across the UK and Ireland, with a new headquarter in St. Albans, Hertfordshire - a sprawling 17,500 sq ft facility with offices and 9 product showrooms fully equipped with state-of-the-art audio-visual interactive systems that offer theatre-like displays revealing the latest products range with camera link projections [...]

Granite Transformations Goes Green

In an ongoing commitment to preserve the environment and promote sustainability, Granite Transformations manufactures and produces eco-friendly kitchen and bathroom methods to ensure the greenest solutions in the market. Granite Transformations use recycled glass in all of their glass mosaics and with the integration of geologic waste in their work surfaces, they secure [...]

Calzedonia’s Profits Skyrockets

Profits soared by 82% in 2016, reaching 208 million euros compared to 114 million euros in 2015. The Italian group that owns Calzedonia along with other brands like Intimissimi and Tezenis, reports a colossal turnover of 2,218 million euros, 5.4% more than the previous year. The Italian retailer has seen a steady growth for all of its global brands, however, [...]

Pandora’s MD Goes On A Retail Tour

The high-end jewellery retailer’s new managing director, Brian Winther has no intention on staying behind his desk. He is going on tour across the UK, visiting Pandora stores to immerse himself into the retail’s universe, establish a dialogue and drive market shares off the charts. Prior to becoming Pandora’s managing director to the UK, Winther was president of Pandora [...]

PetStay Wins The 5 Star Franchisees Satisfaction Award

PetStay, the leading exclusive home dog boarding services in the UK is the proud recipient of the 5 star Franchisees Satisfaction Award. ‘The Loving and Caring Alternative to Kennels’ provides home away from home holiday solutions for people who want the peace of mind that comes with knowing that their dogs are being looked after with the same tender loving care they [...]

Papa John’s Becomes Friends With Facebook

Papa John’s has joined a handful of restaurant chain giants in a race to make it easier for customers to order and pay for food through Facebook and Amazon. In a cutthroat restaurant industry, Papa John’s is gaining an edge with a growing generation who live on their phones, who rather order their food from the comforts of their homes than wait in queue’s. After [...]

Driver Hire Sweep Away Silver Medal At BFA Awards

The UK’s leading specialised recruitment franchise, Driver Hire swept away with 2017 silver medal in the British Franchise Association’ HSBC Franchisor of the Year Awards. Impressed by Driver Hire’s dedication and commitment to ethical franchising and its strong web of support geared towards helping its franchisees succeed, the judges finally awarded the group who have [...]

Ann Summers Profits Up 129%

The quintessentially British and erotic lifestyle retailer Ann Summers announced yet another great year of rock solid trading in the period ending in June 2016 with profits skyrocketing by 129% over the previous year. Despite a slight decline from £105m to £102m in turnover, the company’s operating profit for the year was £0.8m. The winning figures [...]

Timpson Expands Dry Cleaning Services

The 150-year-old high street cobbler Timpson once best known for shoe repairs and key-cutting has boosted its dry-cleaning service with the recent acquisition of the dry-cleaning arm of Johnson services group for £8.25m. In recent years, Timpson has been growing its dry-cleaning services alongside mobile phone repairs and their traditional shoe repair service. [...]

Costa Coffee Raises Minimum Wage

As of 1st October, Costa Coffee employees will receive a pay rise. The famous coffee chain is the latest corporate titan to jump on the minimum wage pay rise band wagon by adding extra sugar to its employees pay checks. With over 20,000 employees, Costa Coffee joined its rival Starbucks and grocery retailers, Morrisons and Lidl to raise employees’ hourly paid wages. [...]

Magicman Global Joins The British Franchising Association

Magicman Global Licensing, Magicman sister company, is pleased to announce their acceptance to the British Franchise Association. As new Associate member, Magicman Global Licensing’ reputation as an ethical and responsible franchisor is secured by the BFA, who in turn will provide support to Magicman franchisees. Magicman Group’s chief executive officer, Mark [...]

A Jackson Fire And Security Success Story

Behind every successful business, there is a successful business person. And the person behind Jackson Fire and Security is founder and managing director, Steve Jackson. Based in Mold, Jackson started his company 26 years ago after having gained solid sales experience in various sectors. It was an itch for change that led him to discover there was a high demand for fire [...]

Sprinkle Gelato Wins The Great Taste Stars Awards Of 2017

Sprinkle Gelato swept away with this year’s Great Taste awards - the world’s most coveted food accolade. Up against 12,300 other products, Sprinkle Gelato flavour was one of 4,347 products to receive the 1 star award and was deemed “Simply Delicious” by a panel of over 500 judges composed of the most discerning food critics, chefs, cooks, restauranteurs and producers, [...]

M&S Partners With Breast Cancer Now

M&S kick started its campaign during Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October, with seven inspiring breast cancer survivors to front its nationwide campaign and model the range of pink bras, which 20% of sales will be donated to the Breast Cancer Now. To raise awareness of the fundraising partnership, M&S broadcasted a short film “Life, Love, Laughter & [...]

Script Writer Swaps Soap Operas For Jasper’s Catering...

The latest Jasper’s Catering franchise owner swapped a 20-year career as a TV script writer and producer in the US and Latin America for a fresh new start in the buffet catering business in the UK. In 2014 Feliciano Torres moved with his family to the UK to open the new branch of Jasper’s Catering in Surrey and is thrilled to rewrite their happy future. When asked [...]

The New Face Of River Island’s Kids Range

Joseph Hale, from Grimsby is the new face of River Island’s Kids range. Born 11 years ago with Downs Syndrome, Joseph secured his first modelling job in the ‘RI Kids Squad’ campaign alongside other children with mixed abilities who are paving the way for the acceptance and better representation of people with disabilities in the fashion industry. Signed with Zebedee [...]