Franchise opportunities compared
Frenchies 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 (Frenchies: 29, Hammer And Nails Salon Group: 36). Different groups are not directly comparable.
| Disclosure | FFrenchies | HAHammer And Nails Salon Group |
|---|---|---|
| Financial commitment | ||
| Estimated initial investment (Item 7) | $542,883 Grand Total estimated initial investment under a Development Agreement for three Studios, including the initial Studio only: $542,883 to $620,060. 2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 24 | $694,300 – $754,300 2026 FDD · Item 7 |
| Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5) | Not available No single standard fee identified | Not available No single standard fee identified |
| Royalty (Item 6) | $100/week) or 6% of Gross Revenues each week; currently paid weekly, on Monday. Royalty Fee: the greater of the Minimum Royalty Fee 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 15 | $6.00 — 6% Royalty 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 17 |
| Brand / advertising fund (Item 6) | $2.00 Marketing Fee: 2% of Gross Revenues each week, payable on Monday for the prior week; amount is subject to change upon notice and may be increased up to 3% of Gross Revenues each week. 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 16 | $2.00 Brand Development Fund — 2% 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 17 |
| System scale & health | ||
| Total outlets (Item 20) | Not available No reviewed outlet counts | 59 Outlets at end of 2025 2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 62 |
| Net outlet change (Item 20) | Not available Only one year reported | +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) | Not available Not in reviewed records | 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 — Quartile4 6 studios other 2025quartile4 Sample · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 51 Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Quartile2 $607,212 other 2024quartile2 Median · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 51 Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Quartile3studio5;opened5/19/2016 $506,753 other Quartile3studio5totalrevenue · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 50 +26 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.