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Drybar vs Salons by JC — which franchise is the better buy?

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	Drybar	Salons by JC
Disclosure honesty	C	C
Investment from	$409,979	$1,352,200
Total fees	9%	6.5%
Outlets	176	168
Lawsuits	1	0

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.

Salons by JC: what their numbers say

Discloses gross sales and occupancy by square footage for company-owned and franchise outlets. No profit, expense, or net income data shown. Company outlets exclude royalties, skewing results favorably.

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