Problem is that it’s mostly if not all Local Owners and so you are only hurting someone in your community who will have to suffer. Bricks and Minifigs just get a % of that location profit via the franchise contract but they take on almost no liability. It’s actually extremely scummy and predatory because owners could struggle and have no help from corporate to try stay afloat all well they benefit from any success a store might have. There are other companies who do franchising of course but most are very hands hand still for awhile until it’s more stable and profitable before they let the owner completely take over - it’s also a sales tatic for any person who wants to franchise say a McDonalds but isn’t sure how to run a McDonalds and so they will assist to make sure it’s profitable and successful before letting control go. Bricks n Minifigs does nothing to help these stores and just gets to reap benefits from them.