The evil that was Columbine was not about franchise outlets, cell phones or cliques.

So he is building a chain of franchise outlets that offer replacement engines for cars.

It later opened a number of franchise outlets overseas, but most eventually closed.

In recent decades, another kind of invader has made its presence felt: the franchise outlet and the big-box store.

By the end of 1998, Radio Shack wants to have 58 franchise outlets in this country.

All of which is compounded by the fact that many people opening new franchise outlets are also new to owning a business.

One study even suggested the failure rate for franchise outlets is higher than for independent businesses in the same industry.

In addition to this chain, there are 481 self-service franchise outlets.

But do your homework before you make the plunge to purchase a franchise outlet of any kind.

There is after all not a lot that sets franchise outlets apart from other businesses.