| Great Clips | Sport Clips | |
| Disclosure honesty | B | C |
| Investment from | $187,800 | $189,300 |
| Total fees | 11% | 11% |
| Outlets | 4,441 | 1,584 |
| Lawsuits | 0 | 0 |
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.
Discloses gross sales only (avg $412K, median $386K for 1,105 stores) and company-owned store expense report showing 31% avg operating profit. Omits royalties from profit calc; excludes newer/lower-performing stores; no franchisee net income stated.
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