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    Pure Glow vs SKIN EXPERTS by Brentwood 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.

    Before you compare

    • Pure Glow figures come from its 2025 FDD and SKIN EXPERTS by Brentwood Spa figures from its 2026 FDD, so the years differ.
    • SKIN EXPERTS by Brentwood Spa 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 (Pure Glow: 2, SKIN EXPERTS by Brentwood Spa: 5). Different groups are not directly comparable.
    DisclosurePure GlowSESKIN EXPERTS by Brentwood Spa
    Financial commitment
    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)
    $563,925 – $966,650
    Total initial investment — single studio lower estimate
    2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 19
    $367,200 – $584,200
    2026 FDD · Item 7
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)
    $50,000
    2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 9
    Not available
    No single standard fee identified
    Royalty (Item 6)
    2) — 7%
    Royalties
    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 10
    Not available
    No reviewed royalty record
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)
    $1.00
    Brand Development Fee — 1%
    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 10
    Not available
    No reviewed brand or advertising fund fee
    System scale & health
    Total outlets (Item 20)
    Not available
    No reviewed outlet counts
    3
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 45
    Net outlet change (Item 20)
    Not available
    Only one year reported
    +1
    Calculated: 2 at end of 2023 → 3 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 — Wellesley
    $11,826
    other Wellesley · 2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 60
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Back Bay
    $38,732
    other Back Bay · 2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 61
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — AVERAGE
    $710,006
    other AVERAGE · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 44
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Skin Experts - Shadow Lake
    1,154 count
    other Skin Experts - Shadow Lake · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 44
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Skin Experts - Lincoln
    955 count
    other Skin Experts - Lincoln · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 44
    +2 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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