With the undoubted success of franchising as a business model, Franchising editor Sarah Stowe aims the question at retailers in this online article for Australian Retail.

In the franchise set-up, both parties benefit, she writes. Franchisors can grow their business and franchisees have the potential to build their own future.

For existing retail operators, there is the opportunity to rebadge and join an existing network as a franchisee, or set up their own franchise chain.

Read the feature online .