Vodafone terminates contracts of 12 franchisees who joined £120m lawsuit

<p>Telecoms group says it strongly refutes claim by 62 franchisees that it ‘unjustly enriched’ itself at their expense</p><p>Vodafone has terminated the contracts of 12 franchisees who have continued running the brand’s high street stores while also being part of a £120m high court claim against the telecoms group.</p><p>The legal case was launched in December, when 62 franchisees claimed Vodafone had <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/dec/10/vodafone-store-managers-debts-franchise-operators-legal-claim">“unjustly enriched” itself</a> at the expense of scores of vulnerable small business owners by slashing commissions to franchisees operating the mobile phone company’s retail outlets.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/jun/14/vodafone-terminates-contracts-of-12-franchisees-who-joined-120m-lawsuit">Continue reading...</a>