Cold Stone franchisees feel chill (tax, financial, benefits, stores)

[Humanoid]

It was pretty obvious this company had a bad business model, I hope the whole company goes out of business.

[bentlebee]

Originally Posted by pghquest

I owned a sports franchise team. I cant give out to much more then that here because it became very public meaning that people here could look me up online..

Now one of my businesses is to consult another similar business so they can avoid being sued by someone like me.

So in the end it made you do something you otherwise migth never haver done.

[ozzie679]

Originally Posted by Humanoid

It was pretty obvious this company had a bad business model, I hope the whole company goes out of business.

I'm sure the franchise owners will appreciate your comment

[Humanoid]

I'm sure the franchise owners will appreciate your comment

Nobody forced them to buy the franchise. I love to watch bad ideas crash and burn.

[ozzie679]

Originally Posted by Humanoid

Nobody forced them to buy the franchise. I love to watch bad ideas crash and burn.

Obviously you're not in business

[lettuce]

Originally Posted by bentlebee

Cold Stone franchisees feel chill - MSN Money


Sad story, although I never thought you can make much money with this franchise. I love the icecream but IMo the overhead cost are too high. Fresh fruit is expensive, employees need their income and that on a $ 4.- ice cream...you have to sell a lot of ice cream and for many Americans it is very expensive to go there with a family of 4....spending aprox. $ 16.- for 4 ice creams!!, but they taste.....

If I want ice-cream that bad, I'll go to the grocery store and buy a pint. I always thought ice-cream stores were a waste of money.

[Humanoid]

Obviously you're not in business

I'm obviously not in business because I like to see bad businesses fail? I don't get it. Its market justice, I think its pretty awesome.

[tonrob]

We're talking about profitability, not popularity here. I, for one, love the concept from a consumer's point of view. It's not in any way aimed at those who would prefer to go to a store to buy ice cream. Every Cold Stone I visit tends to be busy - it's just a shame the numbers behind the scenes don't add up and if any franchisees were misled - that's just bad.

And can we stop feeding the troll? He obviously likes ice cream...

[teatime]

Our Cold Stone shop here always has a line of customers. If I'm going to go out for ice cream, Cold Stone (at $4) is a better treat than Dairy Queen's $3+ "royal treats." Sometimes the corporate needs a kick in the pants to improve policies -- I hope they improve things for their franchises and the business thrives.

[ozzie679]

Originally Posted by tonrob

We're talking about profitability, not popularity here. I, for one, love the concept from a consumer's point of view. It's not in any way aimed at those who would prefer to go to a store to buy ice cream. Every Cold Stone I visit tends to be busy - it's just a shame the numbers behind the scenes don't add up and if any franchisees were misled - that's just bad.

And can we stop feeding the troll? He obviously likes ice cream...

The one in our town is for sale. But it seems as if they have traffic. Another problem is that commercial landlords rent businesses right out of business. It is amazing how much some retailers pay for rent.