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Software purchasing at Amazing Lash Studio is controlled at the corporate level by a leadership team that includes CEO Amanda Clark, COO Ankin Laysha, and CFO Kristin Brink. The most recent Franchise Disclosure Document (2026) does not list any mandated or recommended technology systems, leaving the current tech stack undefined for outside vendors. With 166 franchised units and an average unit volume of $1,148,327, the addressable market is concentrated entirely within the franchisee base, as no company-owned units are reported.
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Franchisor behaviours
26 requirements the franchisor states in this filing, each in its own words; 3 explicit no's; 5 questions the text does not settle, which is not a no.
Accounting
Must the franchisee use an accounting or bookkeeping system designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
You agree to establish and maintain at your own expense a bookkeeping, accounting, and recordkeeping system conforming to the requirements and formats we prescribe from time to time.
Does the franchisor have direct or independent electronic access to the franchisee's financial, sales or customer records?
YesItem 11
The Computer System must give us and our affiliates access to all information generated by the Computer System, including pricing and client information for your Studio.
Must the franchisee submit periodic financial statements (monthly, quarterly or annual) to the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
within twenty-five (25) days after the end of each calendar month, the operating statements, financial statements, statistical reports and other information we request regarding your Studio covering the preceding month
How the franchisor buys
Is the franchisor or an affiliate itself a supplier of required products, services or systems?
YesItem 8
Currently, our affiliate, WAVE, is the sole designated supplier of the following categories of items: (i) most of your supplies (including eyelash extensions, adhesive products, cleansers, and certain tools for eyelash styling services); (ii) all of your inventory (including styling products and kits); and (iii) your…
Is there a franchisee advisory council, association or committee?
YesItem 20
We have established the Franchise Advisory Council (“FAC”), formerly known as the National Advisory Council, consisting of members of Franchisor’s management and franchisees.
Does the franchisor reserve the right to change designated suppliers or systems at any time?
YesItem 8
We can modify, amend and change our System Standards, the Operations Manual or any other standards and specifications at any time, and will notify you of any such modifications.
Does the franchisor or an affiliate receive rebates, commissions or other revenue from designated or approved suppliers?
YesItem 8
We retain all of the rebates, commissions or other considerations we are paid, and have the right to use these amounts without restriction (unless we or our affiliates agree otherwise with the (MN/NY FDD) Amazing Lash Franchise, LLC April 2026 FDD 24 supplier) for any purpose we or our affiliates deem appropriate.
Does the franchisor charge a fee to evaluate a proposed supplier?
YesItem 8
We may require you to pay us a fee to compensate us for the time and resources we spend in evaluating your proposed supplier, which may vary depending on our administrative expenses in evaluating the request and its complexity.
Can a franchisee propose a new supplier for the franchisor's approval?
YesItem 8
If you wish to use any item or service that we have not yet evaluated or (for items that we require you to purchase from designated or approved suppliers) if you wish to purchase or lease any such item from a supplier that we have not yet approved, you must submit a written request for approval to us.
Data and IT
Must the franchisee comply with PCI, data-security or cybersecurity standards set by the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
You must implement all administrative, physical and technical safeguards required under applicable law or that we require to protect any information that can be used to identify an individual, including names, addresses, telephone numbers, e-mail addresses, employee identification numbers, signatures, passwords…
Franchise management
Does the franchisor conduct periodic inspections, audits or evaluations of the franchised business?
YesFranchise agreement
We may at any time during your business hours, and without prior notice to you, examine all of your and your Studio’s business, bookkeeping, and accounting records, sales and income tax records and returns, and any other records necessary to complete an audit
Can the franchisor change the operations manual and brand standards unilaterally?
YesItem 11
We may modify the Operations Manual at any time.
Must the franchisor approve the franchisee's site or location before opening?
YesItem 11
You must obtain our acceptance of the proposed site within 120 days of the effective date of the Franchise Agreement.
Marketing
Is the franchisee prohibited from operating its own website or social media accounts, or required to use pages the franchisor provides?
YesItem 11
Except as provided above, or as approved by us in writing or in the Operations Manual, you may not develop, maintain or authorize any Online Presence (as defined in Item 13) that mentions your Studio, links to any Franchise System Website or displays any of the Marks, or engage in any promotional or similar…
Is a minimum grand opening advertising spend required?
YesItem 11
No later than 10 days after the date that you sign an approved Lease for your Premises (or 10 days after the date you take possession of an existing (MN/NY FDD) Amazing Lash Franchise, LLC April 2026 FDD 28 Studio), you must pay to either us (by ACH) or a designated third-party vendor (via their preferred payment…
Is the franchisee required to spend a minimum amount on local advertising or marketing, as a percentage of sales or a fixed amount?
YesItem 6
You must additionally spend a minimum of 2% of the Gross Receipts of your Studio each month toward approved advertising, marketing and promotional programs for your Studio within an area reasonably surrounding your Studio (the “Local Spend Amount”).
Operations
Must the franchisee buy products from a designated distributor?
YesFranchise agreement
You must purchase the products and services we periodically designate only from the suppliers we prescribe and only on the terms and according to the specifications we approve.
Must equipment be purchased from designated or approved suppliers?
YesItem 8
If we have approved or designated suppliers for any such item, you must obtain those items exclusively from the suppliers we have approved or designated.
Payments
Must the franchisee use a payment processor or merchant-services provider designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesItem 8
(v) credit card processing;
Are royalties and other fees collected by automatic bank debit (ACH or electronic funds transfer) from the franchisee's account?
YesItem 6
We will auto-debit your bank account (known as “ACH”) for all fees you are required to pay to us under the Franchise Agreement.
Must the franchisee participate in a gift card program?
YesFranchise agreement
You must participate in all gift card, gift certificate, loyalty card, promotional card, award card, or other similar prepaid card, code or other device (collectively, “Gift Cards”) programs and loyalty programs we periodically establish or approve for Studios, including but not limited to cross-promotional Gift Card…
People
Does the franchisor require minimum staffing levels or specific roles?
YesItem 11
you hire the equivalent of at least one full-time stylist per suite in your Studio and hire a Lash Stylist Trainer (as defined below)
Point of sale
Must the franchisee use a specific point-of-sale system designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesItem 11
You agree to purchase and use the computer hardware, sales and scheduling software, point-of-sale system, other operating software, applications, platforms and existing or future technology components we specify from time to time (the “Computer System”).
Does the franchisor have independent access to the data in the franchisee's POS or computer system?
YesItem 11
The Computer System must give us and our affiliates access to all information generated by the Computer System, including pricing and client information for your Studio.
Training
Can the franchisor charge the franchisee for additional, refresher or remedial training?
YesItem 6
If you request, and we agree to provide, additional or special guidance, assistance, or training, we may charge you our then-current training fee.
Is attendance at an annual convention or conference mandatory for the franchisee?
YesItem 11
You (or your Operating Partner) and any applicable Designated Manager are required to attend any scheduled annual franchise owner conferences.
Amazing Lash Studio operates 166 franchised locations, all under a single brand umbrella owned by Transom Bloom Buyer, LLC. Year-over-year unit growth declined by 17.822%, signaling a contracting footprint that may still represent a renewal and optimization opportunity for software vendors targeting personal services franchises.
No company-owned units are disclosed, meaning every location is a franchisee. This structure typically places purchasing authority for core operational systems at the franchisor level, while individual owners may retain discretion over ancillary tools—unless the franchisor mandates otherwise. The absence of a disclosed tech stack in the FDD suggests either a deliberate omission or a system still reliant on non-standardized, location-level choices.
The 2026 FDD lists five key executives in Item 1: Amanda Clark (Chief Executive Officer and Manager), Ankin Laysha (Chief Operating Officer), Kristin Brink (Chief Financial Officer), Amanda Clayton Millikan (VP, Real Estate & Construction), and James Franks (VP, Head of Franchise Growth). No Chief Information Officer, Chief Technology Officer, or VP of Technology is named. In practice, software evaluation and purchasing decisions likely flow through the COO and CFO, with the CEO holding final authority on enterprise-wide mandates.
For a vendor, the initial point of contact is likely the COO or CFO, depending on whether the tool is operational (booking, POS, CRM) or financial (accounting, reporting, payroll). The VP of Franchise Growth may also influence tools that affect franchisee onboarding and compliance. Because no operator footprint is mapped in our corpus, there is no visibility into multi-unit owners who might act as secondary buyers or influencers.
The 2026 FDD does not capture any mandated or recommended technology systems. This is a critical data point: it means either the franchisor has not standardized technology, or it chooses not to disclose those requirements in the FDD. In either case, a vendor cannot rely on a publicly documented incumbent to displace. The sales motion must start with discovery—identifying what franchisees currently use for appointment booking, point of sale, customer relationship management, and payroll—and then building a case for standardization at the HQ level.
In personal services franchises of this scale, common operational needs include online booking integrated with a POS, client management with treatment history, and reporting that rolls up to the franchisor. If Amazing Lash Studio lacks a mandated stack, the opportunity exists to become that standard, provided the vendor can demonstrate compliance with any undisclosed procurement requirements.
Item 8 of the 2026 FDD does not include a procurement extract, so the formal supplier designation process—whether designated, approved, or open—remains unknown. Vendors should approach with the assumption that any enterprise-wide adoption will require HQ approval and possibly inclusion in a future operations manual or franchise agreement update.
Renewal conditions, outlined in Item 17, require franchisees to sign the then-current form of the franchise agreement, which may contain materially different terms from the original. This creates a natural window for introducing new technology mandates: as franchisees renew on a 10-year cycle, the franchisor can impose updated system requirements. With 166 units and a 10-year term, roughly 16 to 17 agreements could come up for renewal annually, assuming even distribution. A vendor that aligns its pitch with a franchisor-led tech standardization initiative tied to renewals can time its engagement for maximum impact.
The FDD is the foundational document for understanding how this franchise system operates and where software fits. Item 1 identifies the executives who control purchasing. Item 8, when populated, reveals procurement rules. Item 11 details the franchisor's obligations around technology and support. Item 17 governs renewal and the conditions under which new system requirements can be imposed. In this case, the 2026 FDD leaves many of those sections sparse, which itself is intelligence: the system may be early in its technology standardization journey, or it may treat tech selection as proprietary and undisclosed.
For vendors, the embedded PDF viewer below provides the full text. Focus on the executive roster, the renewal terms, and any operational requirements scattered through Items 6, 8, and 11. When you're ready to prioritize franchise systems by decision-maker accessibility, tech gaps, and unit economics, FranCloud can build a ranked target list for your sales team.
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Operator footprint
197 operators run 213 mapped locations. 16 of them are multi-unit. Aggregate counts from the filing; no names.
Operators by units owned
Top states by locations
| TX | 58 |
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| AZ | 20 |
| FL | 20 |
| CA | 16 |
| NJ | 8 |
Ownership
Ownership: KSL Capital Partners.
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