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Franchise 500 - 2008 This list, offered by Entrepreneur Magazine, provides details on franchise size, growth history and startup requirements.
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Franchise and Business Opportunities - FTC The US Federal Trade Commission offers several how-to articles including a Consumer Guide to Buying a Franchise and other basic information about legal and managerial issues facing those interested in franchises.
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Franchise Chat Provides news, articles, research reports and other information related to franchise operations.
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Franchise Handbook Site has several strong features including directory of hundreds of franchises, trade show schedules and articles.
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Franchise.com A very extensive source of information on franchising including locators, glossary of terms, and helpful sections for franchisors and franchisees. Also contains good international coverage.
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Franchise.com Glossary List of terms covering franchising.
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International Franchise Association This site offers a great deal of resources for anyone considering starting a franchise business. Includes franchise education, guide to buying a franchise, research reports, directory of franchise options and many other links and listings.
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NACS Online Website of the National Association of Convenience Stores has a number of free resources including a library of articles that contains a section with industry research, directories of companies/people in the industry, meeting schedules and more.
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Retail Systems Resource for retail and supply chain technologies that includes articles, community sections for specific technology interests, and listings of conferences and events.
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RetailSource For the retailer, this site's main focus is on retail design, construction and visual presentation. Contains a number of different resources including product suppliers, association listing and classified service.
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RetailWire This is an information site specific to those operating in the retail food industry with daily updated resources that include articles, commentary, research reports and more.
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Stores Magazine Very useful website with many nice features including Stores Retail Buying Guide which contains links to suppliers of products and services used in retail operations, and listings of top US and Global retailers. Also offers several listings of top retailers including top global, top US and top growth.
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Top 200 Franchises - 2007 List from Franchise Times magazine (in PDF format).
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US Retail Sales Reports 1 - Monthly Retail Trade Survey Facts and figures from U.S. Census Bureau on retail sales including a separate report on e-commerce or online retail sales.
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US Retail Sales Reports 2 - Advanced Monthly Retail Sales More detailed coverage of retail sales with full reports and tables.
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US Retail Trade Census Provides assess to sections of the 2002 US Retail Trade Census report which offers detailed statistics on the US retail industry. While this page offers individual sections, users may have to hunt to locate the full report including the introductory summary section.
