The new chief of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, Rod Sims, has some observers suggesting his background may not be suitable to the role. Franchising will be hoping for a change in ACCC direction.
It seems that most Australian franchising stakeholders, if not the rest of the world, have a problem facing the complex issues involved in eRetail, especially when a franchisor goes into competition with franchisees.
Appearing as a witness in the Victorian Supreme Court can be embarrassing. The former CEO of the Australian Spar franchisor probably had to reveal more information than he preferred. But that is just a preliminary issue to greater consequences going far beyond the regulation of franchising. Milk War!
Seattle’s Best Coffee, a Starbucks Corp. subsidiary, made a splash recently when it was publicly announced that the premium coffee chain would start franchising on the Mainland (48 continental states).
The new chief of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, Rod Sims, has some observers suggesting his background may not be suitable to the role. Franchising will be hoping for a change in ACCC direction.