Yet Another Quiznos?
Posted by Adam Weeks on September 26, 2007 at 02:07 PM
Well, it appears that a Quizno's is going to be put into the new shopping center "Towne Center" adjacent to Cypress Gardens. I have nothing against Quizno's (except for one small case of food poisoning that pretty much guarantees my avoidance), but do we really need 3 different locations withing 5 miles? There is another one 2 miles down Cypress Gardens Blvd across from State Farm and yet another in the Eagle Ridge plaza just south of Home Depot on 27. Is there really that much demand for the "Q"? Is the volume at the other CGB location just too much to handle?
How about a Panera or a First Watch? Is that too much to ask?
Comments
Demand means nothing to Quiznos, the will oversell any market just to get their franchise fee :-)
Posted by: Josh Hallett | September 26, 2007 04:41 PM
Oh yea, I forgot about that. Silly me, thinking about supply and demand.
Posted by: Adam Weeks | September 26, 2007 05:04 PM
The only good Quiznos is the one across from State Farm. The guys that run that one do a great job. But really... we don't need another one. Although I'm sure the plaza across from Cypress Wood will get one as well ;)
Posted by: Jon | September 26, 2007 11:14 PM
Jon: That's the problem with Quizno's though....the guy doing a great job across from State Farm now will be punished since they oversold the territory.
Posted by: Josh Hallett | October 1, 2007 07:24 AM
Agreed. The franchising of Quizno's could use a lot more control.
Posted by: Jon | October 3, 2007 10:32 PM
I've soured a bit on the Q since I read this article in the NY Times several months ago about how their franchisees were starting to commit suicide and lose everything they had due to the way the company is run. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/24/business/24quiznos.html?ex=1329973200&en=2669d9122877e661&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss
There's also an empty one that has never opened on 27 near I-4...
Posted by: KB | October 15, 2007 05:15 PM