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From Wikipedia: Franchising is the practice of using another firm's successful business model. For the franchisor, the franchise is an ... 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Franchisedstore,Franchisestore Threadstarter Silver Startdate Oct22,2010 Silver SeniorMember Chongqing Chinese,Cantonese,Sichuandialect Hi, Isearchedourforumafewminutesago,thenIfoundoutathreaddiscussingabout"franchised",butIstillhavesomequestionsforyou,Icheckedouttheword"franchise"indictionary,andcuriouslyIfiguredoutitwasseldomusedasaadjectiveformtomodifyanoun,butitcanusedasaverb,tograntaprioritytoselltheproduct. Iwanttoasktwoquestions,thefirstoneis,forexample,IseemanyAdidas'inmycity,butweknowitwasfromGerman,socanIcallthoseadidas'"franchisedstore"? Thesecondquestioniswhichofthetwotermsiscorrect,whyIusefranchisestorebecauseIguesscompoundnounmightworkhere. MayIhaveyouropinion? Thanks   Copyright SeniorMember Penang AmericanEnglish Youcan'tcallanAididasshopafranchisestoreunlessyouknowwhoownsit,i.e.whetheritislicensedtosomeoneaspartofafranchiseprogramorwhetheritisownedbythemaincompany. IusefranchisestorebecausefranchiseisbeingusingasanattributivenounoradjectivalnounorsomeothergrammaticalexpressionthatIdon'trecall.Anyway,it'sanounbeingusedasanadjective.   Silver SeniorMember Chongqing Chinese,Cantonese,Sichuandialect Copyrightsaid: Youcan'tcallanAididasshopafranchisestoreunlessyouknowwhoownsit,i.e.whetheritislicensedtosomeoneaspartofafranchiseprogramorwhetheritisownedbythemaincompany. IusefranchisestorebecausefranchiseisbeingusingasanattributivenounoradjectivalnounorsomeothergrammaticalexpressionthatIdon'trecall.Anyway,it'sanounbeingusedasanadjective. Clicktoexpand... Thanksalot,ifIcan'tcallAdidasshopasafranchisestore,somaybeIcanjustcallitAdidas. Butwouldyoumindtellingmewhatdoesfranchisestoremeantoyou?Yourideaisveryimportanttome,becauseitcanfilltheblankofmyvocabulary.   Copyright SeniorMember Penang AmericanEnglish It'safairlyeasysubjecttoresearch,Silver,soIdon'treallyneedtoaddapersonaldefinition.You'llfindthearticlebelowtobeprettycomprehensive,consideringitslength.I'vejustquotedafewsentences: FromWikipedia:Franchisingisthepracticeofusinganotherfirm'ssuccessfulbusinessmodel.Forthefranchisor,thefranchiseisanalternativetobuilding'chainstores'todistributegoodsandavoidinvestmentandliabilityoverachain.Thefranchisor'ssuccessisthesuccessofthefranchisees.Thefranchiseeissaidtohaveagreaterincentivethanadirectemployeebecauseheorshehasadirectstakeinthebusiness.   Silver SeniorMember Chongqing Chinese,Cantonese,Sichuandialect Copyrightsaid: It'safairlyeasysubjecttoresearch,Silver,soIdon'treallyneedtoaddapersonaldefinition.You'llfindthearticlebelowtobeprettycomprehensive,consideringitslength.I'vejustquotedafewsentences: FromWikipedia:Franchisingisthepracticeofusinganotherfirm'ssuccessfulbusinessmodel.Forthefranchisor,thefranchiseisanalternativetobuilding'chainstores'todistributegoodsandavoidinvestmentandliabilityoverachain.Thefranchisor'ssuccessisthesuccessofthefranchisees.Thefranchiseeissaidtohaveagreaterincentivethanadirectemployeebecauseheorshehasadirectstakeinthebusiness. Clicktoexpand... Thanksalot.   Silver SeniorMember Chongqing Chinese,Cantonese,Sichuandialect Copyrightsaid: Youcan'tcallanAididasshopafranchisestoreunlessyouknowwhoownsit,i.e.whetheritislicensedtosomeoneaspartofafranchiseprogramorwhetheritisownedbythemaincompany. Clicktoexpand... DearCopy, AfterreadingyourcommentsandtheexplanationinWikiseveraltimes,Ifeelabitconfused,butletmeaskyouthisquestionbyusingsomeexample. WeknowtheheadquarterofAdidaswaslocatedinGermany,butwecanstillseeitinChina.AndIwonderifIhavetosaytheAdidasinChina"franchisestore"or"chainstore"? Maybethisisaverystupidquestion,Iamsorry.Ireallydon'tknowhowtosaywhensomeoneaskme"DoyouknowifthereisanyattireshopsexclusivelyforAdidas?" Ishallanswer"ThefranchisestoreofAdidasisjustoverthere." Idon'tknowbutIwillreadthedefinitiontillIunderstand.   Copyright SeniorMember Penang AmericanEnglish AsIunderstandit,withafranchisestore,thecompanysellsalicensetosomeonetooperateastorestockingtheirproducts.Whereasacompany-ownedstoreisoneownedbythecompanyandundertheirdirectcontrol. Fromtheoutsideoftheshop,noonewillknowthedifference.They'reallAdidasshops.Andthat'sthewayyouwouldrefertotheminordinaryconversation: Canyoutellmeifthere'sanAdidasshoparoundhere? Yes,there'soneonthecornerofMainandMontgomery(Streets). Inthatconversation,youareaskingaboutastorededicatedtoAdidas.TherewillalsobestoresunderdifferentnamesthatstockAdidasproducts(aswellasotherbrands)--thesearesimplyoutlets,neitherfranchisenorcompany-ownedstores.Andtoconfusetheissue,youwillalsofinddedicatedAdidasdepartmentsinlargerstores--asmallsectionofthestoredevotedexclusivelytoAdidasproducts.Idon'tknowwhatthebusinessarrangementisonthose. Canyoutellmeifthere'sanAdidasshoparoundhere? Thereisn'tone,butyoucanfindAdidasproductsinSogoandDaimaru.   Silver SeniorMember Chongqing Chinese,Cantonese,Sichuandialect Well,thanksalot. IguessifIreallywanttoknow,Icanaskthequestionlikethis: DoyouknowwhereIcanfindastorewhichismerelyforAdidasproducts?   Copyright SeniorMember Penang AmericanEnglish Exclusively,ratherthanmerely.   A Alxmrphi SeniorMember NWEngland UKEnglish IusefranchisestorebecausefranchiseisbeingusingasanattributivenounoradjectivalnounorsomeothergrammaticalexpressionthatIdon'trecall. Clicktoexpand...   E Egmont SeniorMember Massachusetts,U.S. English-U.S. Silverobamasaid: ...DoyouknowwhereIcanfindastorewhichismerelyforAdidasproducts? Clicktoexpand... Thatisareasonablequestion,withthecorrectionthatCopyrightpostedjustafterit.However,ithasnothingtodowithfranchising. Franchising,aspreviouslyexplained,istheownershiparrangementofaparticularstore.Adidascaresaboutthat.Theownerofthestore,ifit'snotownedbyAdidas,caresaboutthat.Ascustomers,wedon'tcare,weusuallydon'tknow,andweoftencan'tfindout. So,Iurgeyoutoforgetaboutfranchisingunlessyouwanttogointobusinessbyowningastorethatsellsawell-knownbrandofproducts(likeAdidas,McDonald's,orFord).Ifyoujustwanttobuysomething,itisnotimportant.   Silver SeniorMember Chongqing Chinese,Cantonese,Sichuandialect Egmontsaid: Thatisareasonablequestion,withthecorrectionthatCopyrightpostedjustafterit.However,ithasnothingtodowithfranchising. Franchising,aspreviouslyexplained,istheownershiparrangementofaparticularstore.Adidascaresaboutthat.Theownerofthestore,ifit'snotownedbyAdidas,caresaboutthat.Ascustomers,wedon'tcare,weusuallydon'tknow,andweoftencan'tfindout. So,Iurgeyoutoforgetaboutfranchisingunlessyouwanttogointobusinessbyowningastorethatsellsawell-knownbrandofproducts(likeAdidas,McDonald's,orFord).Ifyoujustwanttobuysomething,itisnotimportant. Clicktoexpand... Ireallydon'tseethedifferencebetweenMcDonald'sandAdidas. YoucanfindastoresellingAdidasexclusivelyinChinaandyoucanfindMcDonald'sinChina. TheownershipofAdidasinChina,Ithink,stillbelongstoAdidasinGermany,soisMcDonald's. Tenyearsback,myfriendtoldmethatifyouwantedtooperateaMcDonald'sinChina,itrequiredyouatleast1,000,000yuanRMB. Idon'twanttogointobusiness,butinChina,wehavetolearnwhat"franchising"is,asyoucansee,thethreadiscoveredbydustforalmostayear.   Youmustloginorregistertoreplyhere. Share: Facebook Twitter Reddit WhatsApp Email Share Link EnglishOnly EnglishOnly Top