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

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	Great Clips	Blo Blow Dry Bar
Disclosure honesty	B	B
Investment from	$187,800	$308,500
Total fees	11%	8%
Outlets	4,441	101
Lawsuits	0	0

Great Clips: what their numbers say

Discloses average/median sales ($410K avg, $391K median) and operating cash flow ($83.5K avg, $75.9K median) for 2,376 of 4,158 salons. Excludes 1,782 non-reporters skewed below median; omits owner salary, taxes, depreciation, capex reserves.

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.

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