Franchise

Virgin Trains: Final service departs as UK’s longest-running rail franchise ends 0
- BUSINESS
- December 8, 2019
Image copyright Getty Images Britain’s longest-running rail franchise came to an end on Saturday after more than 22 years. Virgin Trains, which began serving the West Coast Main Line in 1997, is being replaced by Avanti West Coast. Almost 500 million journeys have been made with Virgin Trains, which is co-owned by Sir Richard Branson’s
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John Wick: Chapter 3: Parabellum review – franchise bloat for Keanu Reeves’ hitman | Film 0
- BUSINESS
- May 16, 2019
Parabellum. That’s Latin, innit? And like everything about Keanu Reeves and stuntman-turned-director Chad Stahelski’s neck-snappingly violent franchise, starring Reeves as an ex-hitman, the title smacks of delusional grandeur and a faintly ludicrous baroque pulpiness. This is the only action movie you’ll see this year featuring the death of a bad guy battered to death with
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Arriva takes UK to court over East Midlands rail franchise | Business 0
- BUSINESS
- May 12, 2019
Chris Grayling’s embattled transport ministry faces a second legal challenge over the way the East Midlands rail franchise was awarded, from Arriva Rail, owned by Germany’s state-backed Deutsche Bahn. The claim, filed at the high court last week, will pit the UK and German governments against each other and could lead to the transport secretary
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Open a Franchise — On Any Budget 0
- BUSINESS
- May 7, 2019
Want to be a business owner? Here are 300 franchises you can buy into no matter how much cash you’re working with. May 7, 2019 2 min read This story appears in the March 2019 issue of Start Up. Subscribe » Think franchising can’t be affordable? Think again. While there are plenty of franchises that
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