Franchise Factbook

Health, Beauty & Wellness — USA

126 brands in the USA · every figure from official FDD filings, source linked

$245K
median start-up
+6.6%
median net growth
6.0%
median units lost/yr

Growing fastest

Openings minus closures, per year
  1. 1Ellie Mental Health+46.4%
  2. 2StretchMed+45.8%
  3. 3IV Nutrition+44.3%
  4. 4The NOW Massage+40.9%
  5. 5GLO Tanning+39.3%
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Fewest units lost

Terminations, non-renewals and closures as a share of units at year start
  1. 1MassageLuXe0.4%
  2. 2Hand and Stone0.6%
  3. 3Woodhouse Spa1.3%
  4. 4Good Feet1.4%
  5. 5Frenchies Nails1.5%
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Largest systems

Franchised outlets on file in the most recent year
  1. 1Health Mart7,814
  2. 2Regal Nails1,532
  3. 3Hand and Stone1,200
  4. 4Pearle Vision847
  5. 5Good Feet576
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Most company-owned

Share the franchisor runs itself

Lowest cost to enter

Low end of the Item 7 total investment range, including the franchise fee
  1. 1Gokhale Method$8K
  2. 2Hi-5 ABA$18K
  3. 3KITCHEN REFRESH$21K
  4. 4Onward Physical Therapy$37K
  5. 5Ervexia Occupational Health$67K
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Rankings are computed from filings, never sold, and recompute as coverage grows. Brands whose Item 20 outlet arithmetic doesn't balance are excluded rather than ranked on a mis-parsed table.

Cost, growth and turnover side by side — the columns other directories leave out. Showing 1–50.

BrandTotal to openNet growthUnits lost/yrUnitsScore
Hand and StoneFull FDD data$602K–$760K+6.6%0.6%1,20074
My Salon SuiteFull FDD data$675K–$1.7M——64074
MassageLuXePartial FDD data$576K–$835K+11.5%0.4%20873
AFC UrgentcareFull FDD data$948K–$1.5M——64871
Good FeetPartial FDD data$255K–$595K+17.0%1.4%57669
Pigtails & CrewcutsFull FDD data$160K–$385K+6.7%2.2%16869
DRIPBaR Franchising, LLC (Unit)Full FDD data$147K–$415K——25267
Blo Blow Dry BarFull FDD data$328K–$424K——11166
Sharkey's Cuts For KidsPartial FDD data$197K–$336K——40066
Fas-Tes TlabsFull FDD data$131K–$200K——48663
Woodhouse SpaPartial FDD data$1.3M–$2.0M+6.8%1.3%17863
Phenix Salon SuitesFull FDD data$535K–$709K——73162
Medi-WeightlossFull FDD data$207K–$435K——23461
Frenchies NailsFull FDD data$473K–$550K+5.9%1.5%5260
IV NutritionFull FDD data$198K–$403K+44.3%5.7%6560
V's BarbershopPartial FDD data$290+4.0%3.5%12460
Relive HealthFull FDD data$539K–$1.2M——5258
Adam & EveFull FDD data$180K–$376K+3.7%4.6%32555
Miracle-EarFull FDD data$88K–$368K——2,36655
Phocatox TechnologiesPartial FDD data$162K–$187K——8051
StretchMedPartial FDD data$130K–$211K+45.8%8.5%7650
Lemon TreeFull FDD data$185K–$278K+1.8%3.3%7249
Ellie Mental HealthPartial FDD data$189K–$445K+46.4%11.8%49848
ChiroWayPartial FDD data$102K–$155K+12.0%8.0%2247
Pearle VisionPartial FDD data—-1.8%2.8%84746
CeresetFull FDD data$103K–$227K+7.6%8.3%11442
Regal NailsPartial FDD data$173K–$722K-4.2%4.5%1,53241
Waxing the CityPartial FDD data$340K–$646K+7.8%8.3%33441
The Barbershop - A Hair Salon For MenFull FDD data$207K–$353K——8639
BarberitosPartial FDD data$506K–$720K+0.8%6.3%8638
SupercutsPartial FDD data$186K–$323K——1,70134
QualicareFull FDD data$98K–$174K+7.8%24.4%6632
SafeSplashFull FDD data$961K–$1.3M+4.9%14.6%21232
Amazing Lash StudioFull FDD data$464K–$720K——33228
HealthSource ChiropracticPartial FDD data$83K–$400K——25727
ARCpoint LabsFull FDD data$166K–$310K-1.1%15.0%23624
Health MartPartial FDD data$2-5.5%14.7%7,81422
Gokhale MethodPartial FDD data$8K–$24K-6.6%19.7%3618
SW-Frutta Bowls Franchising CoPartial FDD data$329K–$515K-12.3%22.2%3814
Any Lab Test NowPartial FDD data$171K–$298K———?
Arctic ElevationDirectory only————?
ATC HEALTHCAREPartial FDD data$159K–$302K——68?
Athlete's HQPartial FDD data$179K–$346K———?
AumBio CenterPartial FDD data$181K–$278K———?
Autism Care TherapyPartial FDD data$351K–$754K——16?
BASKIN ROBBINS FranchisingFull FDD data$307K–$627K———?
Beem Light SaunaPartial FDD data$436K–$761K——130?
Bex AndcosalonFull FDD data$403K–$634K———?
BlueSage Longevity LabsPartial FDD data$233K–$649K——2?
Boost HomehealthcareFull FDD data$163K–$338K——6?

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