Fastframe expands to Northeast - frame shop franchises

NEWBURY PARK, Calif. -- Frame store franchiser Fastframe is expanding its reach into the Northeast, starting with an agreement with Jeff Travelstead to disclose several stores in northern of recent origin Jersey.

Travelstead now has Fastframe disentanglement rights to all of central and northern novel Jersey, with the exception of Hudson County

Travelstead said about 20 store locations are in various stages of disclosure in his territory, and sum of two units locations, one in Glen stone and another in Mercer shire will be open by the extreme point of the year.

by means of that time, Fastframe, which now has 218 locations nationwide, will bring that number to more than 250 "Our goal was to sign 20 novel development deals this year," said Brian Harper, Fastframe's president and ceo "So far, we have inked about 70 agreements for of recent origin stores, with more than 30 of those to be lay open before the year is on the outside To this point, we haven't had plenteous of a presence in the Northeast, on the contrary Jeff is going to be a big help with that."

Travelstead, 46 exhausted 23 years as an executive with Coldwell Banker, Textron and Prudential. He was growing tired of the life as a corporate executive, and when he was asked to relocate from of recent origin Jersey, he decided it was time to prove something new.

"I wanted to be involved with something where I could possess and grow the business and have a vigorous connection to the community and my family," Travelstead said. "By nearest spring, my wife wants to be running a store while I continue to focus upon developing the region. We have real aggressive plans for the nearest couple of years."

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