About the Great Clips franchise system
Great Clips operates more than 4,400 US salons across a franchisee base of roughly 1,100 operator groups. The system has a strong multi-unit operator base — many franchisees run 5 to 50 salons under a single LLC.
Franchismo provides operator-level contact data for every US Great Clips franchisee, with unit counts and state footprint.
Source: Franchismo methodology · FDD Item 20 (latest filing) · State franchise registrations · Operator-level verification on a 90-day cycle · Authored by Franchismo Research, AwareGTM.
Franchisee-to-unit ratio in service franchising
Great Clips is a service-franchise outlier: roughly 700 franchisees run ~4,500 US salons, an average of about 6 salons per owner. Almost all are multi-unit operators, but most stay within a single metro.
This is the cleanest example of a 'mid-market multi-unit' franchise system — too consolidated for door-to-door, too fragmented for true enterprise sales.
Franchismo Index figures are directional estimates from Franchismo Research, synthesized from FDD Item 20 filings, state registrations, and operator filings. See methodology.
Top states by Great Clips location count
Approximate US distribution of Great Clips locations. Full state, MSA, and county-level breakdowns are included for unlimited subscribers.
Notable Great Clips multi-unit operators
Sample of Great Clips multi-unit franchisees in the Franchismo dataset. Names redacted on the public page — unlock Great Clips or go unlimited to see them.
Sample operator
Multi-unit operator — Texas
DFW, Austin
42 units
Sample operator
Multi-unit operator — Midwest
OH, IN
28 units
Sample operator
Multi-unit operator — Florida
Tampa, Orlando
22 units
Great Clips franchisee data — questions, answered
About this brand
The Great Clips franchise system operates approximately 4,440+ US locations, run by ~1,100+ individual franchisee operators tracked in the Franchismo dataset. Franchismo compiles Great Clips franchisee owner data from Franchise Disclosure Document (Item 20) filings and state registration sources, including operator names, direct contact information, and the specific locations each operator owns. Brand-level records are refreshed monthly; owner-level contacts are re-verified on a rolling 90-day cycle. The Great Clips franchisor is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN and files its FDD in MN.
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