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La Quinta offers franchisees outsourced FF&E purchasing

La Quinta Inns recently signed a deal to outsource FF&E purchasing to Benjamin West. LaQuinta will invest more than $60 million over the next three years improving its company-owned properties.

In addition, the company will offer the same outsourced purchasing program to its franchisees

at no profit to the company as part of its franchise expansion program. All costs and fees related to the program will be open-book. Neither La Quinta nor Benjamin West will receive rebates, commissions or other benefits from suppliers.

Butch Cash, president and CEO of La Quinta, said outsourcing the company's purchasing would save between 12 percent and 15 percent on purchases.

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