franchise failures

TACO DEL MAR Franchise Co. Sold at Bankruptcy Auction

Bankrupt Taco Del Mar was sold at auction last week, and Connecticut-based Franchise Brands had the winning bid of $3.25…

14 years ago

CERTAPRO PAINTERS CertaPro Sucks: The Movie, The Gripe Site

Unhappy Franchisee – Years ago, Tom dedicated his time, money & energy to becoming a successful CertaPro Painter franchisee.  Now…

14 years ago

PLAY N TRADE Franchise: 30 Stores to Open in 2010

Embattled and controversial franchise video game chain Play N Trade continues to sell franchises and boast about its new store…

14 years ago

Failure Rates of the 10 Most Popular Franchises

Failure Rates of the 10 Most Popular Franchises What are the failure rates of the 10 most popular franchise opportunities? …

15 years ago

CURVES: Should Failed Franchises be Resold?

The Curves franchise on Thorold Stone Road, Niagra Falls reportedly closed overnight. According to the Niagra Falls Review, members reportedly…

15 years ago

PLAY N TRADE: Recruits Multi-Unit Video Game Franchise Owners

There have been many contentions online that the franchise graveyard contains the dreams – and financial wellbeing, savings, credit scores,…

15 years ago

DIVERSIFIED HEALTH: Testimonials From Failed Franchisees

Today’s amusing lesson in why you should dig deeper than the franchisor’s franchise marketing web page comes to us from…

15 years ago

14% of Florida Health Clubs Closed in 2008

258 of the more 1,800 registered health studios in Florida went out of business in 2008, according Florida Agriculture and…

15 years ago

CURVES Franchisee Regrets Not Sticking It to Others

A recent New York Times article features comments from a Curves franchise owner who regrets not having dumped her four…

15 years ago