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    and service mark RADIANT WAXING vs Merle Norman Cosmetics

    Reviewed figures from each brand's Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD), side by side. Each figure carries its FDD year and page. This is not a ranking or recommendation, and the two FDDs may cover different years and location groups.

    ASand service mark RADIANT WAXING2025 FDDMerle Norman Cosmetics2026 FDD

    Initial investment · Item 7

    and service mark RADIANT WAXING

    $387,788 – $554,947

    2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 25

    Merle Norman Cosmetics

    $47,870 – $262,938

    2026 FDD · Item 7

    Initial franchise fee · Item 5

    and service mark RADIANT WAXING

    $50,000

    2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 13

    Merle Norman Cosmetics

    $0.00

    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 14

    Royalty · Item 6

    and service mark RADIANT WAXING

    6%

    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 15

    Merle Norman Cosmetics

    Not available

    Before you compare

    • and service mark RADIANT WAXING figures come from its 2025 FDD and Merle Norman Cosmetics figures from its 2026 FDD, so the years differ.
    • Merle Norman Cosmetics discloses more than one business format, so the investment range spans formats; the full report breaks them out.
    • Only and service mark RADIANT WAXING has reviewed Item 19 figures here.

    Financial commitment

    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

    and service mark RADIANT WAXING

    $387,788 – $554,947
    Total estimated initial investment
    2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 25

    Merle Norman Cosmetics

    $47,870 – $262,938
    2026 FDD · Item 7
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

    and service mark RADIANT WAXING

    $50,000
    2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 13

    Merle Norman Cosmetics

    $0.00
    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 14
    Royalty (Item 6)

    and service mark RADIANT WAXING

    6%
    Royalty on Gross Receipts
    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 15

    Merle Norman Cosmetics

    Not available
    No reviewed royalty record
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)

    and service mark RADIANT WAXING

    2%
    Brand Marketing Fund contribution on Gross Receipts — 2%
    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 15

    Merle Norman Cosmetics

    $14
    SMS Texting Marketing — $14
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 16

    System scale & health

    Total outlets (Item 20)

    and service mark RADIANT WAXING

    59
    Outlets at end of 2024
    2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 66

    Merle Norman Cosmetics

    757
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 44
    Net outlet change (Item 20)

    and service mark RADIANT WAXING

    −9
    Calculated: 68 at end of 2022 → 59 at end of 2024

    Merle Norman Cosmetics

    −74
    Calculated: 831 at end of 2023 → 757 at end of 2025
    Outlet exits (Item 20)

    and service mark RADIANT WAXING

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year

    Merle Norman Cosmetics

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year
    Franchising since (Item 1)

    and service mark RADIANT WAXING

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Merle Norman Cosmetics

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records
    Franchisor founded (Item 1)

    and service mark RADIANT WAXING

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Merle Norman Cosmetics

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

    ASand service mark RADIANT WAXING
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Top 10, franchised Radiant Waxing studios in the United States open as of Janua…
    -1.5 percent
    other Top 10
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 64
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — All Studios, franchised Radiant Waxing studios in the United States open as of…
    $552,942
    other All Studios
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 64
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — All Studios Open Greater than Three Years prior to 2024, franchised Radiant Wax…
    40 salons
    other Open >3 years before 2024
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 64
    +19 more groups in the full report
    Merle Norman Cosmetics

    Not disclosed — no Item 19 financial performance representation

    Item 19 groups are shown separately and never combined. Revenue or sales figures are not profit. Net outlet change and turnover are Franopolis calculations from the disclosed counts; turnover is a count-based rate, not a measure of owner earnings.

    and service mark RADIANT WAXING vs Merle Norman Cosmetics: common questions

    Which costs less to open, and service mark RADIANT WAXING or Merle Norman Cosmetics?
    and service mark RADIANT WAXING: $387,788 – $554,947 (2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 25); Merle Norman Cosmetics: $47,870 – $262,938 (2026 FDD · Item 7). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for Merle Norman Cosmetics. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
    Which has more locations, and service mark RADIANT WAXING or Merle Norman Cosmetics?
    and service mark RADIANT WAXING: 59 (2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 66); Merle Norman Cosmetics: 757 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 44). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.
    Do and service mark RADIANT WAXING and Merle Norman Cosmetics disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
    and service mark RADIANT WAXING has reviewed Item 19 figures for 22 location groups; Merle Norman Cosmetics makes no Item 19 financial performance representation. Different location groups are not directly comparable, and revenue is not profit.

    Answers restate the reviewed figures above. Not a ranking or recommendation.

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