FAST-FIX JEWELRY & WATCH REPAIRS® ANNOUNCES FOUR NEW STORE LOCATIONS WITH 13 ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS OPENING IN THE FALL OF 2007
Florida-headquartered franchise opens new locations across the United States
DELRAY BEACH, FL (July 10, 2007) –FAST-FIX JEWELRY AND WATCH REPAIRS®, the world's largest franchise of dedicated jewelry and watch repair stores with more than 150 locations throughout the United States and Canada, has announced the opening of four new store locations in New York, California and Texas.
In June 2007, FAST-FIX opened stores in Staten Island Mall in Staten Island, NY; Sunrise Mall in Citrus Heights, CA; Westfield Fashion Square in Sherman Oaks, CA and Ridgmar Mall in Fort Worth, TX. Each store conveniently offers quality “while-you-shop” jewelry repair services in an efficient manner.
“We are excited to expand our personalized services to even more clients and patrons throughout the United States. We expect to open 13 additional stores by year-end,” said Chief Executive Officer Marvin Biltis. “We are certain that these new locations will thrive just as well as our other locations have and we are looking forward to the continued growth of our franchise brand.”
Before the end of 2007, FAST-FIX will open additional stores in Palm Desert, San Diego, Thousand Oaks and Mission Viejo, CA; Sarasota and Sanford, FL; Skokie, IL; Dallas, TX; Franklin, TN; Albuquerque, NM; Dulles, VA; Tigard, OR and Gilbert, AZ. For a full list of FAST-FIX locations, please visit www.fastfix.com.
Established in 1984, FAST-FIX perfected a system for delivering fast, efficient, professional repair work on jewelry and watches for men and women. The company began franchising in 1987 and today, has more than 150 franchised locations in the United States and Canada. FAST-FIX stores are conveniently located in high traffic areas of regional shopping malls across North America. FAST-FIX stores specialize in offering a wide range of “while you shop” repair services including but not limited to: ring sizing, chain replacement, remounting, engraving and eyeglass repair, in addition to replacing watch batteries. Under the oversight of Biltis and President Kenneth A. Marks, FAST-FIX has achieved continued sales growth to over $50 million in 2006 and has plans to open more than 15 franchised locations annually. FAST-FIX has also been recognized as one of the Top 500 Franchise Companies by Entrepreneur Magazine for 17 consecutive years.
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