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Archive for the ‘INCHES-A-WEIGH’ Category

July 8th, 2008

Franchise Warning: Inches A Weigh

(Franchise Complaints)  Related posts:  THE INCHES-A-WEIGH “LICENSE”: THE PERFECT BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY?
Inches-A-Weigh Franchise Failure Prompts Fraud Probe, Lawsuits
Lite for Life Offers Help to Members of Closed Inches-A-Weigh
A FranchisePick.com reader writes the following warning about the Inches A Weigh franchise opportunity:
As a former Inches a weigh owner, I would strongly urge anybody thinking of purchasing one to […]

By Sean Kelly -- 0 comments

December 31st, 2007

Lite for Life Offers Help to Members of Closed Inches-A-Weigh

(FranchisePick.Com)  Source: Some fitness clubs leave members in bad shape
…Chris Bruno, president of Burlingame-based weight-loss chain Lite for Life, said it’s not uncommon for fitness companies to change their name or shut down in response to lawsuits alleging shoddy business practices. Industry giant Pure Weight Loss, formerly LA Weight Loss, recently announced the closure of all […]

By Sean Kelly -- 3 comments

December 23rd, 2007

Inches-A-Weigh Franchise Failure Prompts Fraud Probe, Lawsuits

(FranchisePick.Com) In retrospect, DiVecchio said, “It’s like they were selling a dream.”
A story today published in the Palo Alto Daily News and the San Jose Mercury News provides a dramatic example of how picking the wrong franchise can cost you more than your initial investment of time and money. In addition to bankruptcy, […]

By Sean Kelly -- 1 comment

December 18th, 2007

THE INCHES-A-WEIGH "LICENSE": THE PERFECT BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY?

(FranchisePick.com)  The 60% of Americans who are overweight represent, in more ways than one, a huge and growing market.  While it’s hard for the naturally sveldt like you and I to relate to, the solution for the “other” 60% seems pretty clear:  Diet & Exercise.  While the marketers of miracle diet books, infomercial AB contraptions and foilwrapped […]

By Sean Kelly -- 7 comments