Franchise deals, development agreements, M&A, and the moves reshaping unit counts.
Revscale Media (illustration)The Australian strength and conditioning brand enters the U.S. through Florida, betting low attrition can win in a crowded boutique fitness market.
Revscale Media (illustration)The Berkshire Hathaway affiliate is pulling a respected real estate strategy shop in-house as it rebuilds itself into an active parent company.
VIO Med SpaThe med spa franchise signed 19 owners in nine months as health and medical led every franchise sector in 2025 sales growth.
Revscale Media (illustration)The Freeman Spogli-owned retailer opened 13 stores across six states last quarter and is holding a pace of 60 to 70 signings a year.
Revscale Media (illustration)The truck upfitting franchise awarded 17 territories this year, with six coming from current franchisees, and is opening units 8.4 months after signing.
Revscale Media (illustration)A reported 20x multiple on the roughly $2 billion deal resets pricing for garage door platforms and the franchise systems competing for the same buyers.
Revscale Media (illustration)The franchise sales firm now places part-time development directors with emerging brands that cannot justify an in-house sales team or full outsourcing.
Revscale Media (illustration)The franchise-focused private equity firm hit its hard cap in two months, more than doubling its prior fund and adding buying power for brand deals.
Revscale Media (illustration)The chiropractic franchisor is paying roughly 3.5 times trailing royalties to unwind one of its oldest regional developer deals, covering 141 Texas clinics.
Revscale Media (illustration)The Andre Agassi and Stefanie Graf brand platform plans master licenses, club conversions and a portable membership to consolidate fragmented pickleball and padel.
Revscale Media (illustration)The tech-enabled dog care franchisor lands its first Texas development agreement, a five-location Austin buildout paced at one opening every 18 months.
Revscale Media (illustration)The lodging franchisor is paying cash for an 11,200-location RV membership network, stretching its asset-light model beyond hotel rooms and into outdoor travel.
Revscale Media (illustration)RE/MAX Town & Country and Linhart Realty Group join forces, creating a 775-agent franchisee network across six Southeast states.
Gold's GymA year after its 36-year local franchisee exited, Gold's Gym hands Los Angeles and Orange County development rights to a Jiffy Lube operator.
Ultimate Longevity CenterSequel Brands' longevity concept takes its franchise model overseas after selling more than 275 U.S. territories in its first year of franchising.
Franchise TimesStarting October 1, SBA loans for business acquisitions carry higher coverage ratios, equity injections and earnings reviews that land hardest on growing multi-unit franchisees.
Duck & DryPremium blow-dry brand Duck & Dry partnered with restaurant franchisor Hero Brands to franchise up to 60 UK salons over five years.
Revscale Media (illustration)Rocket Group added Glamorgan Heating & Cooling as its 13th partner brand, marking the HVAC roll-up's first move into New York state.
Revscale Media (illustration)HOTWORX passed 900 studios and entered Alaska through a four-unit development deal, showing how member-to-owner conversion keeps fueling its franchise pipeline.
1851franchise.comA 13-year Tide Cleaners operator bought six Cincinnati Widmer's locations, doubling his footprint and showing how franchisees are using acquisitions over new builds to grow.
South Sound MagazineA husband-and-wife team has committed to eight Scenthound territories across Washington state, one of the pet-grooming franchise's largest single-operator buys.
VeloFixOnline retailer Backcountry has acquired mobile bike-service franchise Velofix, folding its technician network into home delivery and assembly for bikes bought online.
Revscale Media (illustration)Existing Arthur Murray franchisee Alex Camargo committed to four new Florida studios, reinvestment that signals confidence during the brand's strongest growth year.
Revscale Media (illustration)The Learning Experience will add nine Tri-State and five Upstate New York childcare centers over the next two years, layering onto 43 existing sites.
