Big US retailers lease out space in stores as online sales bite, Australian store formats tipped to keep shrinking
Friday, 04 March 2011
Iconic US retailers such as Sears and Home Depot have started offering empty portions of their stores and parking lots to other companies, as retailers downsize stores in reaction to the growing shift to online sales.  ...

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New Krispy Kreme boss tells: We have to let customers know we are still here
Tuesday, 07 December 2010
New Krispy Kreme chief executive Nigel Glasby says the company must initially focus on letting customers know the chain is still open for business after it escaped from administration with the closing of 24 outlets.  ...

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Krispy Kreme out of administration, directors back in control
Monday, 06 December 2010
Donut chain Krispy Kreme has emerged from administration after creditors approved a deed of company arrangement that will see the company placed back in the control of its directors, including former RAMS Home Loans founder John Kinghorn and investor John McGuigan. ...

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Mining millionaires and Krispy Kreme investors enjoy $500 million payday with mine deal
Friday, 03 December 2010
Rich list members Travers Duncan, Brian Flannery and John Kinghorn are set to cash in on one of the best mining deals in some time, selling two coal deposits in New South Wales for $500 million, just a year after they secured the deposits for about $1 million. ...

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How one rival donut franchise is cashing in on Krispy Kreme closures
Tuesday, 16 November 2010
Sydney based donut franchise Dreamy Donuts has moved to cash in on problems at rival Krispy Kreme Australia, offering to honour Krispy Kreme vouchers and courting the chain's former staff for franchisee prospects.  ...

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More US franchisors heading for Australia with big expansion plans
Friday, 12 November 2010
Australia is set to host two further American franchised food businesses, with both Tasti D-Lite and Slush Puppie announcing plans to expand across the country.  ...

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Krispy Kreme closes 21 stores as part of restructure plan
Thursday, 11 November 2010
Krispy Kreme will close nearly half of its Australian stores, resulting in the loss of over 200 casual, part-time and full-time jobs, as part of a restructuring plan, with the aim of making the company financially viable, it has confirmed.  ...

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Poor site selection caused Kripsy Kreme crash, Sumo Salad founder Luke Baylis says
Monday, 08 November 2010
Collapsed donut chain Krispy Kreme expanded too rapidly and selected extremely poor sites for its products, Sumo Salad founder Luke Baylis has said in a withering analysis of the chain's demise.  ...

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The side-bets of the rich
Monday, 08 November 2010
There are many lessons from the collapse of Krispy Kreme Australia.  ...

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Krispy creamed
Tuesday, 02 November 2010
Journalists will always have a soft spot for Krispy Kreme donuts.  ...

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Krispy Kreme Australia in administration, directors will attempt restructure
Monday, 01 November 2010
Donut retailer Krispy Kreme Australia has been placed in the hands of administrators after being hit by a combination of falling sales, high distributions costs, unsustainable rents and poor store locations.  ...

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Can Obama’s team defuse the timebomb of the global financial system? Kohler
Wednesday, 11 February 2009
It is a melancholy irony that much of the $US500 billion to $US1 trillion to be invested in bad bank assets via the Geithner TARP… er, financial stability plan… will go into instruments that were meant to insure the banks against loss – synthetic CDOs (collateralised ...

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Krispy Kreme Australia value plummets as it attempts to cut debt
Tuesday, 23 September 2008
A day after it emerged that the global Krispy Kreme group was trying to turnaround its flagging sales by entering the soft-serve ice cream market, an investor in Krispy Kreme Australia (KKA) has written the value of its 24% stake down to zero. ...

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Kripy Kreme expands into ice-cream as sales drop
Monday, 22 September 2008
Troubled doughnut and coffee chain Krispy Kreme is attempting to turn around three years of disappointing sales with the launch of new soft serve ice cream products. ...

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10 biggest franchising mistakes
Thursday, 15 November 2007
As the franchise boom dies, disputes are breaking out as franchises become tougher to manage. JACQUI WALKER tells of the traps and how to avoid them.  ...

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G9 moves ahead on broadband… Seriously serial, and rich… Start-up growth slows… Rudd, Howard trade blows on carbon trading… WA may shift on AWAs… Working hours… Economy roundup…
Thursday, 31 May 2007
G9 moves ahead on broadband plan As new research emerges on the importance of faster and better broadband for the SME sector, the G9 group of telecommunications companies moved a step closer to making its broadband plan a reality last night when it lodged ...

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Petrol, wages cloud outlook… Boomers on the job… SMEs get audit relief, miss FTA benefits… Rudd commits on greenhouse… Fast food fats… Economy roundup
Tuesday, 13 March 2007
Petrol and wages make for mixed outlook Petrol prices and wage costs remain a key concern for business owners, according to two major business surveys released today. Today’s Dun & Bradstreet Business Expectations Survey for the June 2007 quarter shows ...

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Viral salads
Friday, 09 March 2007
Sumo Salad made a big hit with its web video viral marketing campaign. Founder Luke Baylis tells JACQUI WALKER how it all came about. ...

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