Newsletter
Newsletter
Welcome Message: Brett Rodger Managing Director
January 1st, 2011
Welcome to Franchisingexpo.co.nz, the online directory, news service and information source for New Zealand’s Business Opportunities and Franchise Expo.
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Resolving conflict an issue for many franchisesJanuary 23rd, 2012
A new study into the causes and experience of conflict in the franchise sector shows that New Zealand franchisees can be disappointed with their franchising experience.
Towards Understanding and Resolving Conflict: Franchising in New Zealand 2011 was produced by Massey University and is the first major report to focus on conflict in the franchise relationship undertaken in New Zealand.
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World Bank projects global slowdownJanuary 22nd, 2012
Developing countries should prepare for further downside risks, as Euro Area debt problems and weakening growth in several big emerging economies are dimming global growth prospects, says the World Bank in the newly-released Global Economic Prospects (GEP) 2012.
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Kiwis chasing more moneyJanuary 21st, 2012
Kiwis are chasing more money with over two thirds (68%) believing their salary doesn’t accurately reflect their performance and half (50%) are expecting a pay rise over the coming months, according to a report commissioned by leading specialist recruitment & HR services company, Randstad.
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Retail sales rebound but outlook is uncertain as global economy slows downJanuary 20th, 2012
The world’s 250 largest retailers recorded sales growth in excess of five percent in fiscal year 2010 (encompassing fiscal years ended through June 2011), according to the 2012 Global Powers of Retailing report from Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited (DTTL), in conjunction with Stores Media. The figures mark a substantial improvement on FY09, when the group recorded anaemic growth of just 1.2 percent, and were achieved despite the end of fiscal stimulus in the United States, the crisis in the Eurozone, and tighter monetary policy in key emerging markets.
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11 questions to ask when preparing your 2012 marketing plan By Michael CarneyJanuary 18th, 2012
What lessons did you learn from 2011?
How did your organisation perform last year? How closely did your plans model reality? As Prussian Field Marshall Helmuth Carl Bernard Graf von Moltke (the Elder) noted back in the nineteenth century (paraphrased a bit), "No battle plan ever survives contact with the enemy". Or, as Marvel Comics supremo Stan Lee once wrote, "Life is what happens to you while you're making other plans". so 'fess up: how murky was your crystal ball in 2011, and what Black Swan surprises did you encounter along the way?
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