By contrast, J-Dog is a brand-new business that just got licensed to sell franchises in May.

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The situation is disastrous for the smaller brands: Buick franchises sell only 102 new cars a year, Jeep franchises 170.

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Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep franchises currently sell a combined 756 vehicles per store, vs.

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Chatham would like to build about 20 of these stores in New England and then sell 1, 000 franchises around the country.

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Khan tried to sell his stocks to the federal government to bypass the wholesalers and break the price hike, but he says officials refused, insisting that Khan--who does not own retail franchises--could sell to consumers directly.

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It sounds like a good book, and it will certainly sell well, but The Casual Vacancy is not the stuff of entertainment franchises.

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Rather, Mr. Checketts, 56 years old, envisions building Legends into an international sports-marketing and entertainment business that advises franchises on media strategy, financing and building stadiums, then helps sell tickets and suites and handles concessions.

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