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Drybar vs My Salon Suite — which franchise is the better buy?

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	Drybar	My Salon Suite
Disclosure honesty	C	C
Investment from	$409,979	$675,106
Total fees	9%	5.5%
Outlets	176	355
Lawsuits	1	1

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.

My Salon Suite: what their numbers say

Discloses average/median gross revenue, EBITDA, rent, and operating expenses for 244 of 303 locations. Excludes 59 locations; EBITDA not true net profit—omits debt service, taxes, depreciation, and owner compensation.

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