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

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	Sport Clips	Salons by JC
Disclosure honesty	C	C
Investment from	$189,300	$1,352,200
Total fees	11%	6.5%
Outlets	1,584	168
Lawsuits	0	0

Sport Clips: what their numbers say

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.

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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