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Francis Pierrel spent 25 years building physical retail for fashion brands like Diesel, Lacoste and Ralph Lauren before turning his attention to a different kind of brand expression: the branded product itself, as CEO of LR Paris. He refers to himself as a merchant, with emphasis on the capital M,…
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For decades, the familiar picture of brick-and-mortar franchise ownership was relatively straightforward: find a retail site, build or lease a standalone location, put the brand’s sign over the door, and begin attracting customers. That picture is changing. Increasingly, franchise brands are looking beyond traditional storefronts and exploring places where customers…
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Chick-fil-A is bringing a sweet-and-savory favorite nationwide with the launch of its new Chicken & Waffles Sandwiches on Aug. 24th. The limited-time offering follows a 2025 market test and will be available in separate breakfast and entrée sizes, giving customers a way to enjoy the breakfast-inspired combination throughout the day.…
Tropical Smoothie Cafe has appointed franchise industry veteran Joe Sieve as Chief Development & Growth Officer, tapping an experienced development and operations executive to help lead its next phase of expansion. Sieve joined the company on July 27th and will oversee franchise development strategy and growth initiatives. His appointment comes…
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There is a concept in Olivia Fox Cabane’s book The Charisma Myth that stopped me cold when I first read it. Cabane describes what she calls “focus charisma,” the rare ability to make another person feel, in that precise moment, as though they are the only person in the room.…
Walk-On’s Sports Bistreaux closed the holiday season with a nationwide giveback that was deliberately simple and intensely hands-on; cooks cooked; teammates delivered; neighbors received. Across the system, restaurants prepared and distributed more than 7,500 meals through local non-profits chosen by each location. Partners ranged from the Delaware Township Food Pantry…
Daniel Boone has a goal that sounds almost like a punch line until you realize he means it. “I’ve always had a goal, for quite some time now, to live to be 120,” Boone said. That kind of long-view thinking is what eventually pulled him out of the furniture business…
I sat down with Don Tarinelli, Chief Development Officer at Franchise FastLane, to take a clear-eyed look at how franchise development works in 2026. The conversation did what the best interviews do; it opened up better questions. Why are more founders gravitating to franchise sales organizations now? What truly signals…
Most parents know the version of youth sports that feels like a second job. Early morning practices, weekend tournaments, the quiet pressure to pick a sport and commit before a child has figured out what they actually enjoy. Sportball was built as the antidote to all of it. Founded in…
There are brands that follow the market, and then there are brands that seem to arrive exactly when the market is ready for them. Konala (pronounced Koe-Nah-Luh) sits firmly in the second category. Named after founders Trace and Jammie Miller’s two rescue dogs, Kona and Nala, the brand carries a…