Franchise Factbook

Health, Beauty & Wellness

134 brands · 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 101–134.

BrandTotal to openNet growthUnits lost/yrUnitsScore
PALM BEACH TANFull FDD data$1K–$755K——794?
Pearce BespokeFull FDD data$72K–$129K——127?
Prime I.V. HydrationFull FDD data$188K–$607K——398?
QC KinetixFull FDD data$250K–$495K———?
Radiant ResultsPartial FDD data$121K–$445K———?
Radiant WaxingFull FDD data$388K–$555K———?
Red Light MethodPartial FDD data$199K–$821K———?
Sabai Thai SpaDirectory only————?
Salons by JCPartial FDD data$1.4M–$1.9M——308?
Serotonin CentersFull FDD data$905K–$1.8M——16?
Skin ExpertsPartial FDD data$363K–$473K———?
SmartStylePartial FDD data$184K–$336K———?
Sola SalonsFull FDD data$950K–$1.7M———?
Soma Massage TherapyFull FDD data$165K–$406K———?
Spavia DayspaFull FDD data$496K–$698K+5.2%—128?
STEEL N INKDirectory only————?
Sugaring NYCPartial FDD data$119K–$201K———?
TESFull FDD data$114K–$134K——491?
The B-12 StorePartial FDD data$81K–$223K———?
The Joint ChiropracticPartial FDD data$245K–$543K———?
The Lash LoungePartial FDD data$317K–$586K———?
The NOW MassageFull FDD data$486K–$849K+40.9%—150?
The ShadeFull FDD data$309K–$504K———?
The Ten SpotFull FDD data$335K–$524K——8?
THE WELLNESS WAYFull FDD data$77K–$248K———?
Tommy Gun's Original BarbershopDirectory only————?
Trade SecretsDirectory only$300K–$400K———?
Ultimate LongevityFull FDD data$529K–$1.3M———?
Uni K WaxFull FDD data$414K–$769K+2.1%—68?
VIO MedspaPartial FDD data$78K–$1.1M——32?
Visage Beauty & PiercingDirectory only————?
Vision SourcePartial FDD data$100K–$450K———?
Vital CareFull FDD data$811K–$1.4M———?
Xtension EnvyFull FDD data$323K–$504K———?

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