Some franchises in smaller markets are relatively weak and unable to afford high-priced players.
What do you feel about this question of the number of franchises and the number of companies?
There would be no more exclusive franchises for the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity within fixed territories.
But with two big franchises under its belt, MGM could be a good bet.
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There would be mass jubilation at one of basketball's greatest franchises returning to basketball's biggest stage.
For Pete La Colla, whose company, Street Corner, franchises convenience stores, the rationale is similar.
Worse, at least for the manufacturer, is that a lot of these dealers own competing franchises.
"There are a lot of wacky state laws that apply specifically to automobile franchises, " he says.
He designed the games and invented the franchises that caused people to buy the consoles.
The Red Sox have become one of the most valuable franchises in sports, but Times Co.
Their business today has 75 employees and seven locations, three of which are franchises.
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In fact, Skylanders and Call of Duty were the two top-selling franchises of 2012.
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The NHL was thinking about liquidating the team and selling its players to the remaining franchises.
Many of the industries, or many of the companies in Europe are global franchises.
Eventually, sports franchises even had to bring television into the stadium to keep their fans coming.
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As a licensor, Atari extends its brand and franchises into other media, merchandising and publishing categories.
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We have built many great franchises that will serve the company well in FY14 and beyond.
The franchises are meeting in the playoffs for the sixth time in 16 years.
There is a powerhouse line-up of major franchises and popular characters set to debut in 2012.
And if the film is popular enough, horror movies can spawn their own franchises.
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Despite the 3, 500 franchises running 450, 000 locations in the U.S., negotiators with franchise expertise are rare.
In Southeast Asia, veterans of al Qaeda's Afghanistan operation helped establish franchises in places like Indonesia.
Some franchises require someone to be good at sales while others might fit less-brazen personalities.
But restaurant franchises often require huge upfront costs, lots of workers and inflexible long hours.
Nowadays, there are franchises for just about every industry imaginable with very different business models.
So are there other franchises that can replicate the seemingly unending success of Star Wars?
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Transport Secretary Patrick McLaughlin will be questioned on the resumption of the paused rail franchises.
Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep franchises currently sell a combined 756 vehicles per store, vs.
Both analysts note, however, that the two companies' AIDS franchises will mesh nicely with one another.
By contrast, J-Dog is a brand-new business that just got licensed to sell franchises in May.
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