Hair Salon / Blowout Bar · FDD 2025 · from public state filings
CDisclosure honesty
This franchisor discloses earnings (Item 19) — but read how.
Investment
$409,979–$1,029,249
Total fees
9% of sales
Outlets
176
Closure signals
0 ceased, 13 terminated
Lawsuits
1
What their own earnings claim actually says
Discloses 2024 average/median revenue by tenure cohort (all 146 shops: avg $855,793; 5-yr+ avg $1,017,847) plus member counts and conversion rates. No costs, expenses, or net income disclosed; excludes 13 closed shops.
Failure & turnover reality (Item 20)
13 terminations in 2024; NY market shrank from 24 to 13 shops over 3 years.
Legal history (Item 3)
1 matters disclosed.
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The franchisor won't put real owner profit in writing. We do — reconstructed from their own FDD.
The FDD lists a total initial investment of about $409,979–$1,029,249, including a $50,000 initial franchise fee.
How much do Drybar franchise owners make?
Discloses 2024 average/median revenue by tenure cohort (all 146 shops: avg $855,793; 5-yr+ avg $1,017,847) plus member counts and conversion rates. No costs, expenses, or net income disclosed; excludes 13 closed shops. We grade this disclosure C for honesty.
What is the Drybar franchise failure rate?
13 terminations in 2024; NY market shrank from 24 to 13 shops over 3 years.
Is a Drybar franchise worth it?
It depends on the numbers, not the pitch. Drybar scores C on disclosure honesty, carries about 9% of sales in ongoing fees, and discloses 1 legal matters. Get the real owner take-home before you sign.
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Source: MN CARDS 33139-202503-03 (Clean FDD 2025). FranchiseValidate is independent and not affiliated with Drybar or its franchisor. Figures are extracted from the franchisor's own public disclosure document; verify against the current FDD before any decision.