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    Radiant Waxing vs The Barbershop (A Hair Salon for Men)

    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 (Radiant Waxing: 7, The Barbershop (A Hair Salon for Men): 12). Different groups are not directly comparable.
    DisclosureRadiant WaxingThe Barbershop (A Hair Salon for Men)
    Financial commitment
    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)
    $30,000 – $487,713
    2026 FDD · Item 7
    $207,000
    Total initial investment — $207,000 to $352,600
    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 14
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)
    $50,000
    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 13
    $40,000
    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 10
    Royalty (Item 6)
    $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
    $5.00 table
    Royalty — base rate
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 10
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)
    $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
    $2.00
    Advertising fund fee — up to 2%
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 10
    System scale & health
    Total outlets (Item 20)
    116
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 66
    50
    Outlets at end of 2024
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 37
    Net outlet change (Item 20)
    −14
    Calculated: 130 at end of 2023 → 116 at end of 2025
    −1
    Calculated: 51 at end of 2022 → 50 at end of 2024
    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)
    2013
    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 — 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
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Top 25% of 34 eligible salons; met/exceeded counts use the 34-salon population
    9 percent
    other Percentage meeting/exceeding average · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 34
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Top 50% of 34 eligible salons; met/exceeded counts use the 34-salon population
    $599,632
    other annual gross sales · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 34
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Top 75% of 34 eligible salons; met/exceeded counts use the 34-salon population
    $539,709
    other annual gross sales · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 34
    +9 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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