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HQ-led decisions
Bishops
Personal servicesSoftware purchasing decisions for Bishops, a personal services franchise with 40 franchised units, are controlled at the headquarters level by executives including Brand President Allison Steimel and COO Kristin Kidd. The 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD) does not disclose any mandated or recommended technology systems, presenting a greenfield opportunity for vendors. With an average unit volume of $542,361, the addressable market consists of 40 locations.
Live signals
Total units
40
40 franchised
Unit growth YoY
0%
vs prior filing
AUV
$542K
Item 19, 2025
Royalty
6%
of gross sales
Ad fund
2%
national + local
Initial fee
$50K
per unit
Investment range
$373K–$544K
all-in, Item 7
Procurement
Approved supplier
from the filing
Item 19
Claims
unaudited
Mandated & recommended tech
The systems vendors compete with
Recommended systems named in Item 11 of the filing, no system-wide mandate locks the door.
Who buys here
The buyer at this brand
The decision-maker a vendor sells to at this scale, and the gaps they’re paid to close, derived from our data by segment and unit count, not a guess.
The franchisor's owner/CEO decides; an ops or franchise-development lead may evaluate.
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The vendor opportunity at Bishops
Bishops operates 40 franchised personal services locations, with its headquarters in Texas. The brand reported an average unit volume (AUV) of $542,361 in its 2026 FDD. For software vendors, the immediate addressable market is these 40 units. The FDD does not disclose any company-owned locations, meaning all units are franchisee-operated. Year-over-year unit growth and the initial franchise term are not specified in the available data. The royalty rate stands at 6.0% of gross revenue.
Who controls software purchasing
The 2026 FDD lists the following executives: Meg Roberts, Chief Executive Officer of the Parent; Kristin Kidd, Chief Operating Officer of the Parent; Allison Steimel, Brand President; and board members Aakeem Andrada and Jordan LaJoie. No dedicated technology leadership role, such as a CIO or CTO, is identified. The absence of a named tech buyer suggests that operational software decisions likely route through the Brand President or COO. Vendors should direct initial outreach to Allison Steimel or Kristin Kidd, as they represent the most relevant decision-makers for operational tools.
Mandated and current tech stack
The 2026 FDD contains no disclosures regarding mandated or recommended technology systems. No POS provider, scheduling platform, payroll vendor, or CRM is named. This indicates that franchisees currently have autonomy over their software stacks, or that the franchisor has not formalized technology requirements in the disclosure document. For a vendor, this represents a blank-slate environment where a compelling HQ-level partnership could establish a new standard across the system.
Procurement, renewals, and timing
Procurement signals are absent from the available FDD extracts. Item 8, which typically outlines designated or approved supplier requirements, contains no extractable data. Similarly, Item 17, which covers renewal and termination conditions, provides no signal. The initial term length is not disclosed. Without these data points, vendors cannot map specific contract windows or renewal cycles. The lack of a formal procurement framework may simplify initial sales conversations, as there are no existing approved-vendor hurdles to clear.
How to read the Bishops FDD
The full 2026 FDD is embedded below for your review. This document is filed with state franchise regulators and serves as the definitive legal disclosure for the franchise system. When analyzing it, focus on Item 11 (Franchisor's Obligations) for any technology or training mandates, Item 8 (Restrictions on Sources of Products and Services) for procurement rules, and Item 19 (Financial Performance Representations) for the AUV data cited here. The executive roster in Item 1 identifies your potential buyers. For a ranked target list of franchise systems based on tech-stack gaps and decision-maker accessibility, FranCloud can help.
Questions vendors ask
Bishops, answered from the filing
The buying center includes Brand President Allison Steimel and COO Kristin Kidd, based on the 2026 FDD's executive roster. The document does not name a dedicated CIO or CTO.
The 2026 FDD does not list any mandated or recommended POS or operational technology systems. Franchisees may select their own solutions.
There are 40 total units, all of which are franchised. The number of company-owned locations is not disclosed in the FDD.
The procurement model is not detailed in the available FDD extracts. There is no signal regarding designated or approved supplier requirements.
The initial franchise term length and renewal conditions are not disclosed in the available data, making contract window timing difficult to predict.
The 2026 FDD was filed with state franchise regulators. You can review the embedded PDF viewer below for the full document text.
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Operator footprint
Bishops’s FDD on file does not disclose a franchisee directory.
Ownership
The portfolio behind Bishops
parent_company of BCC Services Intermediate Holding Company d/b/a Head to Toe Brands.
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