Franchise opportunities compared
Frenchies vs Radiant Waxing
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.
- Radiant Waxing 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, Radiant Waxing: 7). Different groups are not directly comparable.
| Disclosure | FFrenchies |  Radiant Waxing |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | $30,000 – $487,713 2026 FDD · Item 7 |
| Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5) | Not available No single standard fee identified | $50,000 2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 13 |
| 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 | $2.00 Royalty 6% of Gross Receipts 5 th and 16 th days of each month See Note 1 Brand Marketing Fund — 2 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 15 |
| 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 Royalty 6% of Gross Receipts 5 th and 16 th days of each month See Note 1 Brand Marketing Fund — 2 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 15 |
| System scale & health | ||
| Total outlets (Item 20) | Not available No reviewed outlet counts | 116 Outlets at end of 2025 2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 66 |
| Net outlet change (Item 20) | Not available Only one year reported | −14 Calculated: 130 at end of 2023 → 116 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 | 2013 From a verified franchisor listing |
| 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 — Top10 franchised US Salons 10 count other Top10 · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 64 Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Open greater1year prior2025 franchised US Salons 56 count other Open greater1year prior2025 · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 64 Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — All salons franchised US Salons 27 count other All salons · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 64 +4 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.