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

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	Great Clips	Salons by JC
Disclosure honesty	B	C
Investment from	$187,800	$1,352,200
Total fees	11%	6.5%
Outlets	4,441	168
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.

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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