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Franchisors want the minimum regulation they can get away with
F.T.C. Public Comments, United States, 1997
General disclosure worse than no disclosure
Intimidation through
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for our Knechtel franchise. Sobeys's rationale was that if they didn't do this project, our existing competitor would have done it, and they would have hurt us even worse than Sobeys was going to hurt
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of their investment in six days.
The Globe and Mail
September 15, 2005
Rentcash tripped up investors with troubling disclosure
Derek DeCloet
Rentcash is one of the hottest growth stories in Canadian finance
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think it would be the same thing.
Co-op stores were losing here in PEI, the large major ones. They came out with that quality beef and being a farmer, there’s nothing worse than having somebody come
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to franchise disclosure law
Frank Zaid
The Ontario government is considering radical changes to the Arthur Wishart Act (Franchise Disclosure), 2000, which, if passed, will require much more detailed
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why Ben & Jerry’s did not provide complete data for the type of store each franchisee was buying – neighbourhood stores generally fare far worse than kiosks in train stations, for example – Patten
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, Fraud, Toothless law, Illusion of government oversight, Weak law worse than no law, Can't afford to fight, Attempts to rehabilitate image, Law protects franchisor not franchisee, Canada, 20000308 Charles Gibson
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groups.
This additional disclosure is good news for prospective franchisees, as it should help them make better decisions as they weigh an investment that can run from under $50,000 to more than $1.5
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to conceal criminal wrongdoing, General disclosure worse than no disclosure, Gosh, we've never heard of that problem, Gouging on supplies, Government as system’s ultimate liar, Half-truths, Hates
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will promote access to justice that is unlikely to be achieved by other means.”
Osler Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
February 10, 2011
Inadequate Disclosure of Rebate Practices Increase Risk of Franchisee Class
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