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  2. Retailing in India - Wikipedia

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    The Retail Business in India is currently at the point of inflection. As of 2008, rapid change with investments to the tune of US$25 billion were being planned by several Indian and multinational companies in the next 5 years. It is a huge industry in terms of size and according to India Brand Equity Foundation (IBEF), it is valued at about US ...

  3. Franchising - Wikipedia

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    The word franchise is of Anglo-French derivation—from franc, meaning 'free'—and is used both as a noun and as a (transitive) verb. [2] For the franchisor, use of a franchise system is an alternative business growth strategy, compared to expansion through corporate owned outlets or "chain stores". Adopting a franchise system business growth ...

  4. List of laundry topics - Wikipedia

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    Maytag commercial clothes dryers. This is a list of laundry topics.Laundry is the washing of clothing and linens (e.g. sheets and towels). [1] Laundry processes are often done in a business, room or area in a home or apartment building, reserved for that purpose; this is referred to as a laundry room.

  5. IFB Home Appliances - Wikipedia

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    Originally IFB Industries was known as Indian Fine Blanks Ltd and started operations in India in 1974 in collaboration with Heinrich Schmid AG of Switzerland. [6] In 1989, it entered an agreement with Bosch-Siemens Hausgerate to produce fully-automatic washing machines and other domestic appliances. [ 7 ]

  6. Martinizing Dry Cleaning - Wikipedia

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    Martinizing Cleaners is a dry cleaning franchise based in Naples, FL and was founded in 1949. [1] Clean Brands, LLC, the parent company, is the largest dry cleaning franchise in the world, with over 400 franchised stores worldwide. [citation needed]

  7. 5àsec - Wikipedia

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    A 5àsec shop at Salta, Argentina.. Founded in Marseille in 1968, the name "5 à sec" (literally "5 to dry") comes from the five pricing levels in use back then. [1] The 5àsec network grew rapidly through franchising and in the first 15 years reached the number of 580 shops, making it one of the largest franchise networks in its field of operation.

  8. Microfranchising - Wikipedia

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    Microfranchising is a business model that applies elements and concepts of traditional franchising to small businesses in the developing world. It refers to the systemization and replication of micro-enterprises. Microfranchising is broadly defined as small businesses that can easily be replicated by following proven marketing and operational ...

  9. Laundry - Wikipedia

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    Laundry is hung to dry above an Italian street. A self-service laundry in Paris Laundry in the river in Abidjan, 2006. Laundry is the washing of clothing and other textiles, [1] and, more broadly, their drying and ironing as well. Laundry has been part of history since humans began to wear clothes, so the methods by which different cultures ...