Lord's & Lady's Hair Salons vs SmartStyle Franchise Comparison

Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of Lord's & Lady's Hair Salons vs SmartStyle including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.

Start-Up Costs and Fees

 
Lord's & Lady's Hair Salons Franchise
SmartStyle Franchise
Investment $50,000 - $175,000$149,430 - $305,200
Franchise Fee $25,000$39,500
Royalty Fee 6%5%
Advertising Fee -2%
Year Founded 19751996
Year Franchised 19802016
Term Of Agreement 10 years +10-
Term Of Agreement 10 years +10-
Renewal Fee --


Business Experience Requirements

 
Lord's & Lady's Hair Salons Franchise
SmartStyle Franchise
Experience --

Financing Options

 
Lord's & Lady's Hair Salons Franchise
SmartStyle Franchise
  In-House/3rd PartyIn-House/3rd Party
Franchise Fees -/--/-
Start-up Costs -/--/-
Equipment -/--/-
Inventory -/--/-
Receivables -/--/-
Payroll -/--/-

Training & Support

 
Lord's & Lady's Hair Salons Franchise
SmartStyle Franchise
Training Boston, MA 2-5 DaysOn-The-Job Training: 5 hours Classroom Training: 25 hours
Support Central Data Processing

Central Purchasing

Field Operation Evaluation

Field Training

Initial Store Opening

Inventory Control

Regional or National Meetings

800 Telephone Hotline

Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection
Marketing - Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media
Operations Average Number of Employees: 6 Full-time, 8 Part-time

Passive Ownership: Allowed, But Discouraged

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Expansion Plans

 
Lord's & Lady's Hair Salons Franchise
SmartStyle Franchise
US Expansion YesYes
Canada Expansion -Yes
International Expansion --

Company Overviews

About Lord's & Lady's Hair Salons

Service and retail mall locations which normally do 50% men and 50% women in sales.
At Lord's & Lady's Hair Salons, we pride ourselves in providing our customers with the perfect cuts, colors, perms and other hair services, along with the highest quality of customer service. Our stylists are highly trained in today's latest hair trends and attend regular classes with major styling educators. Founded 1971 in Boston, Massachusetts, Lord's & Lady's Hair Salons has been servicing the New England area as a full service beauty salon. Salons located throughout New England.

About SmartStyle

With convenient locations in Walmart stores across the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico, SmartStyle is a full-service hair salon that provides the hairstyle you want at an affordable price, all in a welcoming and relaxing environment.  SmartStyle is proud to be part of Regis Corporation, the world's largest and leading hair salon company.


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