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Great Clips vs European Wax Center — which franchise is the better buy?

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	Great Clips	European Wax Center
Disclosure honesty	B	F
Investment from	$187,800	$327,600
Total fees	11%	9%
Outlets	4,441	278
Lawsuits	0	4

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.

European Wax Center: what their numbers say

No Item 19 Financial Performance Representation was included in the provided FDD excerpts. No revenue, sales, or income data disclosed. Material omission for prospective buyers.

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