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Blo Blow Dry Bar vs Drybar — which franchise is the better buy?

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	Blo Blow Dry Bar	Drybar
Disclosure honesty	B	C
Investment from	$308,500	$409,979
Total fees	8%	9%
Outlets	101	176
Lawsuits	0	1

Blo Blow Dry Bar: what their numbers say

87 bars open full year 2024. Avg gross sales $378,129 (range $103,439-$1,091,796). Avg members 91 (range 3-293). 57% below average sales; 53% below average members.

Drybar: what their numbers say

Discloses 2024 average/median revenue by tenure cohort (all 146 shops: avg $855,793; 5-yr+ avg $1,017,847) plus member counts and conversion rates. No costs, expenses, or net income disclosed; excludes 13 closed shops.

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