For the first time since 2020, the number of French franchised stores fell in 2024

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Closures in the fashion sector, lower performance for supermarkets and household equipment farnchised stores, which underperformed the market... In France, the number of franchises fell by 1.4% in 2024. A first in 5 years.
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According to Banque Populaire and the French Franchise Federation, the number of franchised stores in France fell by 1.4% last year (a reduction of 1,293 units). These figures, published on March 4, 2025 as part of the 21st annual survey of franchising, showed a greater decline than that of Covid-19. Between 2019 and 2020, the number of stores had fallen by 0.2%.

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