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Both franchisees and franchisors benefit from company-owned stores

  • Written by Lorelle Frazer, Professor and Director, Franchising Centre, Griffith University
imageDo company-owned stores really compete with franchisees?Shutterstock

Some franchisees of hardware chain Mitre 10 are calling for an end to “company-owned” stores. These are stores owned and run by Metcash, which owns the Mitre 10 brand and is a supplier to the franchisees.

But research shows that brands with a mixture of franchised and...

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