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%
Top 20

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%
Top 20

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
Top 20

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
Top 20

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–$755K794?
Pearce BespokeFull FDD data$72K–$129K127?
Prime I.V. HydrationFull FDD data$188K–$607K398?
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–$1.9M308?
Serotonin CentersFull FDD data$905K–$1.8M16?
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–$134K491?
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–$524K8?
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–$1.1M32?
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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