The original post that was moved said it all. Get a territory, get it protected, get it in writing, or get ready for alot more competition than you bargained for. The human debris that run some of these companies never saw a location that they didn't like, even if it's right down the street from another franchisee. And even a good franchisor will sell out to a crook or, all things being equal, look out for his/her self interest to the detriment of a franchisee.

As for Subway, you don't open 20+ thousand stores without stepping on a few toes. And that number should continue to grow exponentially as Subway's saturation point is reached and passed.