NATIONAL COALITION OF ASSOCIATIONS OF 7-ELEVEN FRANCHISEES
Franchisees Urge SEI To Revise Terms Of New Agreement e National Coalition of Associations of 7-Eleven Franchisees is urging 7Eleven to revise the 2019 Franchise Agreement it is pressuring storeowners to sign, the organization said in a released statement. e proposed agreement, which approximately 19 percent must sign by next March and the majority within the following five years, would not only reduce franchisee net income, it would also increase store-level operating costs and force owners to stay open on Christmas Day, NCASEF said. On Aug. 8, the NCASEF sent a letter to CEO Joe DePinto formally requesting all deadlines to sign the agreement by Dec. 31 be removed, and terms be revised to create a more favorable outcome for all parties. e National Coalition has highlighted 45 areas of concern in the agreement, which would have negative impact on franchisee profitability, independent contractor status and legal recourse in the event an owner makes a claim against the company.
“We urge DePinto to order his executive team to meet in good faith with franchisees with the goal of making changes to this agreement and demonstrating their respect for the hard-working men and women who represent this brand,” said NCASEF Chairman Jay Singh.
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Jatinder Singh NATIONAL CHAIRMAN
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Franchisees Express Disappointment With New Contract
At their annual convention in Orlando, franchisees criticized 7-Eleven for forcing a new contract on them that they said aggravated broader tensions over the suppliers they must use and how much they have to pay for the goods they sell in their stores, among other concerns, reported the New York Times. e article states that the relationship between 7Eleven and its storeowners has been deteriorating for years. In the early 2000s, the company and franchisees split profits equally. But 7-Eleven has taken an increasingly bigger cut, franchisees said, and is now saying that storeowners who do not renew their contracts by the end of 2018 could see their profits shrink further. “e National Coalition and it’s Franchisees said they have no 86-person Board urged 7-Eleven to ability to negotiate with 7Many of them must derevise the 2019 Franchise Agreement Eleven. cide whether to sign the new
it is pressuring storeowners to sign.”
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