Edible Arrangements Owners Extended hours protest/ petition

I'm a store manager in metro area and already struggling with payroll and keeping employees. Many of them have kids and cant stay longer hours. I will not sacrifice my employees to stay open longer and my business slows tremendously down after 5. Corporate can and will deal with complaints as we will not open or close as they would like. You are already making your money and will end up losing more business by losing trust of your franchise stores.

Store #1173, 300, 366, 882, 1272, 1421, 1423, Hello Tariq, My name is Shreya and I have been with EA with over 10 years now, in these years I have seen up’s and down’s but this time around things are really scary with this hours of operation and consistently declining sales year over year, month over month and week over week. I really want you to look back and you can figure out where we have made mistakes. As a franchisee, I can give you some feedbacks. And may be you can look at those aspects as well when you are trying to turn table around which you have been claiming for so long. Ideology: (we are known for fresh fruit, Pushing ourself against shopping Trend) We are really known for fresh fruits and that must be our focus instead of ETG and other irrelevant merchandising. ETG can be addition to our core product of fruit baskets and we have taken fruit basket for granted. We are not talking about any new arrangements and any containers instead we are talking about cookies, cheese cake, pop corn and now Maddy and maze. Whole world is moving towards online and we are pushing ourselves towards retails. There is nothing wrong bringing more people to the stores to buy ETG which is not helping which is proved in last 5 years that we struggled to build in store sales. One thing is for sure that we all have to accept that we are online company with store front for customers. This hours of operations will only force more store owners to shut their stores permanently. The ball is on your court to prove that you are a franchisee company that you have been claiming since beginning not the dictator company.

Store 331, 422 and 1271. Staying open longer will not manufacture sales of any significance.

213 404 679 689

I'm in shopping center and all businesses around me close at 5and 6 . They dont what the danger will be go through if the extend the hours. Also the want to add CBD to system they dont know the problem will we have from it. They dont give any improvement for the store and what we want to keep the company going forward.

Operator, Albany, GA 1645

I represent 3 store 320, 642 and 702. Corporate has failed in increasing sales during 9-6 hours, how can they increase sales by extending hours. Who are our competitors ? Nothing bundt cake is next to my store and they close at 6 and they are closed on sundays as well. It becomes extremely dangerous for our drivers to drive past 5 as most of our customers live in country side. Edible can succeed only if corporate takes store owners into confidence before taking any major decisions like this. Its a big no from me. Even if its forcefully imposed on us, I will close my store at 6. Corporate can deal with the complains.

708, 1102, 1241, 1342 & 1420

1582

Does not make business sense. Increase sales we will be happy to open extended hours. No orders for the current business hours. Until the sales is up I would not be able comply with extended hours.

Too late for me as closing end of year but want to support the remaining stores.

The new extended hours is going to break the camel back. There is no business during the current regular hours. Edible support team did not support the smoothie line at national level . No foot traffic . Edible is not a destination for impulse purchase because Edible Corporate has not spent any Marketing dollars past many years. To cover the inefficiency you are penalizing the stores. Or you want the stores to be closed so you get the remaining year royalties upfront. Find new franchisees get more money from them for the location. So its a win win for Edible if more stores closes as its two way income. If the intention is closure of the stores we all understand your ploy. If that is not the intention please listen to the stores and do not implement the extended hours

We will not follow the new store hours

Feel so sorry for our brand. My heart is bleeding when I read about some stupid ideas that corporate trying to push with out any proof for success. Corporate should open their eyes and ears and listens Franchisees .

Sales are down we are working the stores 7 days a week, with no light at the end of the tunnel. Please reconsider , we will not survive this.

1004, 1201, 795, 915

Store 979- The physical, Mental & financial strain is too much for stores to sustain, this decision is the final straw in a string of poor corporate decisions! We cannot continue to Operate If the 7 days & extended hours are implemented! Do you understand what this business is???

stores 322 and 1025

After departure of Mike, we were required to go into the new Fresh Program and purchase produce intended for farm animals, due to the wrong size, rot, mold and lack of quality and taste. No grocery stores would ever carry this produce out of the fear to loose their customers. We have and we continue to be required to use this "reject". Now, we are forced to change hours, put our drivers at risk, and pay excessive labor costs, when all this is not solving the main issue: lack of fresh designs, containers, and new categories of product and data based marketing.

This crazy idea. Since Tariq bring the COO cheikh Mboup back to company he making stupid discussions left and right and he don't give any f........ about the stores. I'm going to start close my 8 stores beginning of next next year of 2020 and start look for different franchises that they will communicate with owner and understand what the improvement need to made.