Palm Beach Beauty & Tan Location

    Franchise research report · reviewed 2025 disclosure data

    Reviewed sources

    Palm Beach Beauty & Tan Location: We offer and sell franchises for the establishment and operation of Palm Beach Beauty & Tan Locations offering tanning- and wellness-related products, services, and accessories and certain spa- and beauty-related products and services under the “Palm Beach Beauty & Tan” mark (each, a “Palm Beach Beauty & Tan Location” or “Location”).

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    Palm Beach Beauty & Tan Location quick facts

    Is Palm Beach Beauty & Tan Location a franchise?
    Yes. Palm Beach Beauty & Tan Location offers franchises through a Franchise Disclosure Document. At the end of 2024, it reported 397 franchised and 253 company-owned outlets (2025 FDD, Item 20, PDF p. 67).
    How much does it cost to open a Palm Beach Beauty & Tan Location franchise?
    The Palm Beach Beauty & Tan Location Franchise Disclosure Document reports an estimated initial investment of $648,453–$1,131,247 (2025 FDD, Item 7, PDF p. 22). This is the franchisor's disclosed estimate, not a quote. Details
    What is the Palm Beach Beauty & Tan Location initial franchise fee?
    The disclosed initial franchise fee for a standard single unit is $100 (2025 FDD, Item 5, PDF p. 14). Other fee options (for example multi-unit or conversion) are listed separately in the report. Details
    What ongoing fees does Palm Beach Beauty & Tan Location charge?
    The disclosed ongoing royalty is 4% (2025 FDD, Item 6, PDF p. 15). The brand or advertising fund contribution is 2% (2025 FDD, Item 6, PDF p. 16). Other recurring fees are listed in Item 6. Details
    Does Palm Beach Beauty & Tan Location disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
    Yes. The Palm Beach Beauty & Tan Location FDD includes an Item 19 financial performance representation (2025 FDD, Item 19, PDF p. 62). Figures apply only to the locations and period each one covers. Details
    How many Palm Beach Beauty & Tan Location locations are there?
    The FDD reports 650 outlets at the end of 2024 (2025 FDD, Item 20, PDF p. 67). Existing locations do not indicate territory availability. Details
    Is Palm Beach Beauty & Tan Location a good franchise to buy?
    Franopolis does not rate or recommend franchises. From the reviewed FDD: Item 19 includes financial performance figures; check which locations and period they cover; Item 20 lists outlet openings, closures and transfers; Item 6 includes a brand or advertising fund contribution on top of royalty; Item 20 also lists current and former franchisees you can contact. Review the full FDD with a franchise attorney and accountant before deciding.

    From reviewed FDD figures only. Not a recommendation or projection.

    What the disclosures show

    1. 1Opening costs are estimated at $648,453 – $1,131,247 in the 2025 FDD (Item 7); several initial fee options apply.
    2. 2Item 19 covers 2 separate groups: revenue and costs and EBITDA and other measures for 245 Company-owned by Parent locations; revenue and other measures for 391 Franchised locations. They are not combined.
    3. 3Outlets declined by 5 in 2024, to 650 (Systemwide, as labeled in the FDD, Item 20).

    From reviewed FDD figures only. Not a recommendation or projection.

    Palm Beach Beauty & Tan Location head-to-head

    Closest peers in the same subcategory, side by side from reviewed FDD figures. Not a ranking or recommendation.

    Costs · Items 5–7

    What does it cost to open?

    Estimated opening costs and the fees payable to the franchisor.

    Startup Investment — Item 7

    Total estimated initial investment

    2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 22

    Standard single-unit franchise fee

    2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 14
    Discounted and multi-unit options are separate; see all fees.

    Ongoing Fees — Item 6

    Selected recurring charges; payment bases and conditions remain attached to each fee.

    Royalty Fee — months 1–12Main ongoing fee

    24 reported fees, each with its payment basis, are listed below; they haven't been sorted into recurring, initial and occasional groups yet.

    Financial Performance — Item 19

    What results are disclosed—and for which locations?

    Two separate populations, not a revenue-and-profit comparison. Revenue is not owner income.

    245 locations

    Revenue, costs, EBITDA and other measures · 245 locations

    Who is counted
    Company-owned prototype Legacy Locations
    Period
    Company-owned prototype Legacy Locations, 2024
    Excluded
    Excludes 13 Company-Owned Locations that permanently stopped operating during reporting period; full-year locations, average 12.2 years of operation; most Legacy Locations do not feature infrared saunas.
    Method
    As reported in Item 19; no recomputation or rounding.

    These groups are never combined.

    Outlet Changes — Item 20

    How has the outlet count changed?

    Systemwide, as labeled in the FDD · counts as of 2024-12-31 of each year.

    2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 67

    Net +50 outlets, 2022–2024

    0600202265520236502024+55−5

    Year-end counts reported in Item 20. The scale starts at zero, so the line looks nearly flat; the labels between the dots show each year's change. Openings and closures for 2024 haven't been pulled from the Item 20 tables yet, so no turnover or churn is shown.

    Questions to investigate

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    For the franchisor

    • Which line items in the 2025 Item 7 estimate ($648,453 – $1,131,247) vary most by market, and why?

    • Which initial fee option would apply to my situation, and what conditions or discounts affect it?

    • Which locations are included in the Item 19 figures, and which were excluded?

    • Reported units decreased from 655 to 650 in 2024. What drove the change?

    • Is a territory available in my area, and how is it defined in my agreement?

    For current and former owners

    • How did your actual startup costs and timeline compare with the Item 7 estimate?

    • How many hours a week do you work in the business, and in what role?

    • How do your results compare with the Item 19 figures, and what explains the difference?

    • What support from the franchisor has been most and least useful?

    For your advisors

    • Ask a franchise attorney to review the territory, renewal, transfer and termination terms.

    • Ask an accountant to build a cash-flow plan using your own assumptions, not the franchisor's.

    Sources & vintage history

    Every displayed fact is retained with its disclosure vintage, item, page, and reviewed status. Prior vintages remain on file rather than being overwritten.

    Citations (2025 FDD)

    1. [1]Estimated initial investment — Item 7 · PDF p. 22
    2. [2]Standard initial franchise fee — Item 5 · PDF p. 14
    3. [3]Item 19 — Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Company-owned prototype Legacy Locations · PDF p. 62; PDF p. 64
    4. [4]Item 19 — Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Franchised Legacy Locations · PDF p. 65; PDF p. 66
    5. [5]Outlet counts — Item 20, Table 1 · PDF p. 67

    "PDF p." is the page in the PDF file; "printed p." is the number printed on the FDD page.

    Territory & operations

    These are contract disclosures, not confirmation that any territory is currently available.

    Franchisor financial statements

    No verified franchisor financial statement figures have been reviewed yet.

    SBA-backed loans to franchisees

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    Source: U.S. Small Business Administration 7(a) & 504 FOIA data. Loan volume is not a measure of franchisee success.

    At a glance

    Business history

    Not reviewed

    Owner participation

    Not reviewed

    Territory language

    Litigation disclosure

    Not reviewed

    Bankruptcy disclosure

    Not reviewed

    Agreement term

    Not reviewed

    Independent analysis of franchisor-provided data. Not investment advice. Franopolis does not distribute FDDs.

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