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The Body Shop, the ethical cosmetics brand founded in 1976 by Anita Roddick, is staging a comeback - and this time it will be sub-franchised in New...

John Paynter reports the results of the FANZ Survey of Franchising 2001, sponsored by The National Bank

November 1999 - For the third time in five years, the Franchisee of the Year title has gone to Christchurch, while Green Acres finally took the Fra...

December 2005 - The extraordinary story of Shiraz Hajee, New Zealand's Franchisee of the Year for 2005.

How are franchisors helping their franchisees prepare to re-open once we move down from Level 4? BurgerFuel has been working on it from the start o...

Updated 9 July 2015 - The recent FranData report on the state of the franchise sector in Australia has drawn criticism for its attack on academic r...

In the last of our lockdown case studies, we talk to InXpress about the impact of Covid-19, and the impact of the growth of online shopping

30 June 2022 - the Franchise Association has extended entry deadlines for the 2022 Franchise Awards, as well as the earlybird booking deadline for ...

So says the New Zealand Economic Overview August 2024, Westpac's outlook for the New Zealand economy, fiscal policy, the global economy, financial ...

Gehan Gunasekara and Tiffany Lee examine the process behind the 2008 Government Review of the possible need for franchise regulation

Why franchising could be a golden ticket to a secure future when redundancy strikes

May 2011 - The Australians might not believe it, but New Zealand is the most franchised country in the world. Are we approaching saturation point? ...

14 February 2018 – Shoppers at a suburban Four Square franchise will be the first in the world to trial new artificial intelligence technology that...

April 2019 - The news that the Government has shelved plans for a Capital Gains Tax for the foreseeable future has been welcomed by many in the fra...

From the Archives - September 2011 - Nathan Bonney offers some tips on what new franchisees should look for from a training programme

30 March 2020 - The Minister of Finance has provided further clarification on the modification to the  Wage Subsidy

Cooks buys back Esquires master franchise as Chinese company takes shareholding in NZ-listed company

June 2008 - Work is proceeding behind the scenes on the preparation of a regulatory framework for the franchise sector in New Zealand

The Franchise Coach has been named New Zealand's Service Provider of the Year at the Westpac New Zealand Franchise Awards 2009/2010.

19 February 2020 – The latest Quarterly Economic Overview from Westpac suggests that the Coronavirus outbreak has the potential to throw the New Ze...

December 2009 - A new study showing that small business is the powerhouse of the economy has caused a significant policy change in the application ...

9 February 2023 - The Inland Revenue is offering additional support to those affected by recent severe weather events. The following information ha...

When the earthquake struck Canterbury, how did franchisees and franchisors fare? Crispin Caldicott finds out

How do you turn a poorly-performing franchise into a good one? Greg Snell shares some experiences from 30 years of trouble-shooting

The annual Mood of the Boardroom report published by the New Zealand Herald today shows reasons for optimism, in some sectors...

24 October 2019 – Things will look worse before they look better, says an economist, but the latest survey suggests franchisors are not yet convinced

19 February 2021 - In December 2020, the Government announced the support that would be available to New Zealand businesses in the event of a resur...

When will the nation recognise the pioneers of one of our largest business sectors?