According to the airticle "franchising", A franchise is a lawful, business agreement between a person and a parent company. It allows the person to have one of the company's brance store's under the company's name, and sell its goods and services. Once the franchisees get the contract, they have to follow its regulations such as the design of the store, adn goods and servies must be same as the pare t company's. In brief, the parent company frequently checks the franchise store if its performance is up to company's standard.
