Bishops, Bishops Cut/Color Franchise
Cost, fees, owner earnings, closure rate and litigation for a Bishops, Bishops Cut/Color franchise — pulled from the franchisor's own public FDD (2026), not its sales material.
Disclosure honesty
Bishops, Bishops Cut/Color discloses earnings (Item 19) — but the grade is how honestly. We graded it B.
What their own earnings claim actually says
40 locations, 2025 full-year data by quartile. Q1 avg $744,416; Q2 avg $619,113; Q3 avg $466,216; Q4 avg $339,698. Individual results vary.
What a Bishops, Bishops Cut/Color franchise actually costs to run
| Fee | Disclosed | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise fee | $50,000 | Item 5 — paid up front, before you open |
| Royalty | 6% of gross sales | Item 6 — charged on revenue, not profit |
| Advertising fund | 2% of gross sales | Item 6 — brand marketing, spent at the franchisor's discretion |
| Total recurring fees | 8% of gross sales | Before rent, labor, food or debt service |
| Total initial investment | $373,442 – $544,293 | Item 7 — franchisor's own low/high estimate |
6% royalty + 2% marketing + $2,000/month local ad minimum. Technology $200/month. Liquidated damages: 36 months royalty/ad fees.
Royalty and ad-fund percentages are charged on gross sales — an owner pays them whether or not the location is profitable.
Bishops, Bishops Cut/Color system size and owner turnover
| Total outlets | 40 |
| Ceased operations | 1 |
| Terminated by franchisor | 1 |
| Transferred to new owners | 1 |
| Closure rate | 2.5% of outlets |
2 outlet decline 2023; 1 termination, 1 ceased operations, stable 2024-2025.
From Item 20 of the FDD 2026. Terminations and ceased operations are the franchisor's own count of owners who stopped — the number the sales pitch leaves out.
Is Bishops, Bishops Cut/Color worth it? — how it compares to 47 similar franchises
| Ongoing fees | 8% of sales | lower than most (median 8%) |
| Startup cost | from $373,442 | about average (median $347,050) |
| Disclosure honesty | Grade B | more honest than 75% of hair, beauty & personal care franchises |
| Closure rate | 2.5% of outlets | worse than 76% of peers |
| Disclosed lawsuits | 0 | fewer than most |
Benchmarked against every hair, beauty & personal care franchise we've graded from public FDDs — the context the franchisor's pitch never gives you.
Owner take-home for a Bishops, Bishops Cut/Color
The franchisor's framing: 40 locations, 2025 full-year data by quartile. Q1 avg $744,416; Q2 avg $619,113; Q3 avg $4… We reconstruct what an owner actually keeps, from their own FDD.
- Reconstructed owner P&L — net take-home after royalty, ad fund, rent, labor & debt
- Break-even timeline + cash-on-cash ROI
- Full fee stack + required-purchase markups
- Decoded real failure / closure rate
- How it ranks vs comparable franchises
- Validation-call playbook — the exact questions to ask
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Bishops, Bishops Cut/Color franchise — frequently asked
- How much does a Bishops, Bishops Cut/Color franchise cost?
- The FDD lists a total initial investment of about $373,442–$544,293, including a $50,000 initial franchise fee.
- How much do Bishops, Bishops Cut/Color franchise owners make?
- 40 locations, 2025 full-year data by quartile. Q1 avg $744,416; Q2 avg $619,113; Q3 avg $466,216; Q4 avg $339,698. Individual results vary. We grade this disclosure B for honesty.
- What are the Bishops, Bishops Cut/Color franchise fees?
- Bishops, Bishops Cut/Color's FDD discloses a $50,000 initial franchise fee, a 6% royalty on gross sales, a 2% advertising-fund contribution, for roughly 8% of gross sales in recurring fees before rent, labor, or debt service. 6% royalty + 2% marketing + $2,000/month local ad minimum. Technology $200/month. Liquidated damages: 36 months royalty/ad fees.
- What is the Bishops, Bishops Cut/Color franchise profit margin?
- Bishops, Bishops Cut/Color does not publish a franchisee net-profit margin — almost no franchisor does. What Item 19 actually shows: 40 locations, 2025 full-year data by quartile. Q1 avg $744,416; Q2 avg $619,113; Q3 avg $466,216; Q4 avg $339,698. Individual results vary. Recurring fees alone take about 8% of gross sales, before rent, labor, food or debt service. Margin has to be reconstructed from the disclosure, not read off it.
- What is the Bishops, Bishops Cut/Color franchise failure rate?
- 2 outlet decline 2023; 1 termination, 1 ceased operations, stable 2024-2025.
- How many Bishops, Bishops Cut/Color locations are there?
- Bishops, Bishops Cut/Color's FDD reports 40 total outlets, with 1 that ceased operations in the most recent reporting year and 1 transferred to new owners. Item 20 is where system health shows up before the marketing does.
- Does Bishops, Bishops Cut/Color have complaints or lawsuits?
- Bishops, Bishops Cut/Color discloses no material litigation in Item 3 of the filing we reviewed. That's a positive signal, though it covers only what the franchisor is required to report.
- Is a Bishops, Bishops Cut/Color franchise worth it?
- It depends on the numbers, not the pitch. Bishops, Bishops Cut/Color scores B on disclosure honesty, carries about 8% of sales in ongoing fees. Get the real owner take-home before you sign.
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Source: WI DFI Franchise Registration (2026). FranchiseValidate is independent and not affiliated with Bishops, Bishops Cut/Color or its franchisor. Figures are extracted from the franchisor's own public disclosure document; verify against the current FDD before any decision.