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

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	Sport Clips	Supercuts
Disclosure honesty	C	D
Investment from	$189,300	$185,930
Total fees	11%	11%
Outlets	1,584	1,701
Lawsuits	0	11

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.

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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