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    European Wax Center vs Hammer And Nails Salon Group

    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.

    Before you compare

    • Both sets of figures come from 2026 FDDs.
    • Hammer And Nails Salon Group discloses more than one business format, so the investment range spans formats; the full report breaks them out.
    • Item 19 figures cover the location groups each FDD names (European Wax Center: 6, Hammer And Nails Salon Group: 36). Different groups are not directly comparable.
    DisclosureEuropean Wax CenterHAHammer And Nails Salon Group
    Financial commitment
    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)
    $331,600 – $776,950
    Single center — TOTAL R
    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 27
    $694,300 – $754,300
    2026 FDD · Item 7
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)
    $0.00
    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 18
    Not available
    No single standard fee identified
    Royalty (Item 6)
    $6.00
    Royalty Gross Sales weekly
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 20
    $6.00 — 6%
    Royalty
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 17
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)
    $3.00
    Marketing Gross Sales monthly
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 20
    $2.00
    Brand Development Fund — 2%
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 17
    System scale & health
    Total outlets (Item 20)
    2,094
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 76
    59
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 62
    Net outlet change (Item 20)
    +6
    Calculated: 2,088 at end of 2023 → 2,094 at end of 2025
    +28
    Calculated: 31 at end of 2023 → 59 at end of 2025
    Outlet exits (Item 20)
    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year
    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year
    Franchising since (Item 1)
    2008
    From a verified franchisor listing
    Not available
    Not in reviewed records
    Franchisor founded (Item 1)
    Not available
    Not in reviewed records
    Not available
    Not in reviewed records
    Performance (Item 19)
    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — 1st quartile
    257 centers
    other Number of Centers · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 75
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — 2nd quartile
    257 centers
    other Number of Centers · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 75
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — 3rd quartile
    257 centers
    other Number of Centers · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 75
    +3 more groups in the full report
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — All full-year Operational Franchise Outlets
    4 percent
    other Table 1 Average sales growth 2024–2025 · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 56
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — All full-year Operational Franchise Outlets
    $791,574
    other Table 1 Median gross sales 2023 · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 56
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — All full-year Operational Franchise Outlets
    $892,965
    other Table 1 Average gross sales 2024 · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 56
    +33 more groups in the full report

    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.

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