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Great Clips vs Supercuts — which franchise is the better buy?

Side by side from the public FDDs — no franchisor spin.

	Great Clips	Supercuts
Disclosure honesty	B	D
Investment from	$187,800	$185,930
Total fees	11%	11%
Outlets	4,441	1,701
Lawsuits	0	11

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.

Supercuts: what their numbers say

Discloses gross sales only (avg $322K, median $297K) for 1,661 salons split into top/mid/bottom thirds. No costs, expenses, or profit data provided. Excludes 40 non-reporting outlets. No owner income disclosed.

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