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    Hammer & Nails vs Regal Nails Salon & Spa

    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.

    Hammer & Nails2026 FDDRegal Nails Salon & Spa2026 FDD

    Initial investment · Item 7

    Hammer & Nails

    $694,300 – $944,045

    2026 FDD · Item 7

    Regal Nails Salon & Spa

    $172,722

    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 33

    Initial franchise fee · Item 5

    Hammer & Nails

    $60,000

    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 15

    Regal Nails Salon & Spa

    Not available

    Royalty · Item 6

    Hammer & Nails

    6%

    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 17

    Regal Nails Salon & Spa

    Not available

    Before you compare

    • Both sets of figures come from 2026 FDDs.
    • Hammer & Nails discloses more than one business format, so the investment range spans formats; the full report breaks them out.
    • Only Hammer & Nails has reviewed Item 19 figures here.

    Financial commitment

    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

    Hammer & Nails

    $694,300 – $944,045
    2026 FDD · Item 7

    Regal Nails Salon & Spa

    $172,722
    Total estimated initial investment — low end
    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 33
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

    Hammer & Nails

    $60,000
    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 15

    Regal Nails Salon & Spa

    Not available
    No single standard fee identified
    Royalty (Item 6)

    Hammer & Nails

    6%
    Royalty rate
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 17

    Regal Nails Salon & Spa

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

    Hammer & Nails

    2%
    Brand Development Fund — maximum rate — 2%
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 17

    Regal Nails Salon & Spa

    $25
    Advertising fund contribution — low end when formed
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 22

    System scale & health

    Total outlets (Item 20)

    Hammer & Nails

    59
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 62

    Regal Nails Salon & Spa

    Not available
    No reviewed outlet counts
    Net outlet change (Item 20)

    Hammer & Nails

    +28
    Calculated: 31 at end of 2023 → 59 at end of 2025

    Regal Nails Salon & Spa

    Not available
    Only one year reported
    Outlet exits (Item 20)

    Hammer & Nails

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year

    Regal Nails Salon & Spa

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

    Hammer & Nails

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Regal Nails Salon & Spa

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

    Hammer & Nails

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Regal Nails Salon & Spa

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

    Hammer & Nails
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Operational Franchise Outlets during 2025
    100 percent
    other Table 4 service mix share of total gross sales
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 58
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Operational Franchise Outlets open for the full respective Calendar Year
    $1,845,735
    other Table 1 operational franchise outlet gross sales
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 56
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Operational Franchise Outlets open for the full 2023 Calendar Year
    $818,793
    other Table 1 operational franchise outlet gross sales
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 56
    +5 more groups in the full report
    Regal Nails Salon & Spa

    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.

    Hammer & Nails vs Regal Nails Salon & Spa: common questions

    Which costs less to open, Hammer & Nails or Regal Nails Salon & Spa?
    Hammer & Nails: $694,300 – $944,045 (2026 FDD · Item 7); Regal Nails Salon & Spa: $172,722 (2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 33). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for Regal Nails Salon & Spa. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
    Do Hammer & Nails and Regal Nails Salon & Spa disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
    Hammer & Nails has reviewed Item 19 figures for 8 location groups; Regal Nails Salon & Spa 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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