So long as it offers rates that are at or below those charged by other Bank Card processing and settlement providers, you will be required to use Reliable Merchant Services, LLC, a Utah limited partnership to provide processing and settlement of credit and debit card transactions through First Data Merchant Services Corporation and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. We estimate that the proportion of the required purchases of these products and services from the recommended suppliers is at most about 5% of all purchases by you of products and services. In addition, you will be required to make property lease payments to us of between $1,600 to $4,500 per month ($19,200 to $54,000 annually), essentially all of which is passed through by us to the landlord under our master lease. This is 100% of your lease expense.
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Da Vi Nails
Personal servicesDa Vi Nails franchises 387 nail salons nationwide, with one clear technology mandate: card processing through Reliable Merchant Services under Item 8, so long as its rates are at or below other providers'. Franchised outlets fell 3.5% year over year. Beyond that payment mandate, Da Vi Nails runs an open supplier model, which changes how a vendor should frame a pitch here.
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15% reference
Mandated & recommended tech
The systems vendors compete with
1 technology requirement is recorded in this filing. A required choice lists alternatives for one obligation. Read each cited clause for its conditions.
Franchisor behaviours
What the franchisor requires
10 requirements the franchisor states in this filing, each in its own words; 13 explicit no's; 11 questions the text does not settle, which is not a no.
How the franchisor buys
Is the franchisor or an affiliate itself a supplier of required products, services or systems?
YesItem 8
Except for the products you purchase from us, we do not derive revenue or other material consideration from required purchases or leases, and neither we nor any of our officers or managers owns any interest in other suppliers, and we receive no revenue or other consideration from such suppliers.
How much revenue did the franchisor and its affiliates earn from franchisee purchases in the last fiscal year?
554941Item 8
we had revenues of $554,941 from the sales of equipment and supplies to franchisees during the period ended December 31, 2024
Can a franchisee propose a new supplier for the franchisor's approval?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisee may purchase salon supplies, materials and other products from any quality supplier, keeping in mind that quality is extremely important to the success its business.
Franchise management
Does the franchisor conduct periodic inspections, audits or evaluations of the franchised business?
YesItem 11
From time to time visit and inspect your Franchise Salon to insure compliance with the requirements of the Franchise Agreement and the Franchisee Sub-Lease Agreement.
Can the franchisor change the operations manual and brand standards unilaterally?
YesItem 11
We may modify the Operations Manual from time to time, but such modifications will not alter your status and rights under the Franchise Agreement.
Must the franchisor approve the franchisee's site or location before opening?
YesItem 11
Such approval should be obtained prior to signing the Franchise Agreement.
Payments
Must the franchisee use a payment processor or merchant-services provider designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisee agrees to use Affordable for its Bank Card processing and settlement services so long as the rates for such services are at or below those charged by another Bank Card processing and settlement provider available to Franchisee.
Are royalties and other fees collected by automatic bank debit (ACH or electronic funds transfer) from the franchisee's account?
YesItem 6
You must participate in our EBT program which authorizes automatic, pre-authorized funds transfers from your account to ours.
People
Does the franchisor require minimum staffing levels or specific roles?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisee agrees to maintain a competent, conscientious, trained staff, including the number of required fully trained full-time managers or assistant managers of Franchisee, as specified in the Operations Manual or otherwise by Franchisor from time to time
Training
Can the franchisor charge the franchisee for additional, refresher or remedial training?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisor expressly reserves the right to impose fees for such additional training where provided by third parties or in such other appropriate cases as Franchisor shall determine in its sole discretion.
The filing answers no to 13 questions
- Must the franchisee use an accounting or bookkeeping system designated or approved by the franchisor?Item 7
- Is there a franchisee advisory council, association or committee?Item 20
- Does the franchisor or an affiliate receive rebates, commissions or other revenue from designated or approved suppliers?Item 8
- Does the franchisor charge a fee to evaluate a proposed supplier?Item 8
- Is the franchisee prohibited from operating its own website or social media accounts, or required to use pages the franchisor provides?Item 16
- Is a minimum grand opening advertising spend required?Franchise agreement
- Is the franchisee required to spend a minimum amount on local advertising or marketing, as a percentage of sales or a fixed amount?Item 6
- Must the franchisee participate in a regional advertising cooperative when one exists?Franchise agreement
- Must the franchisee buy products from a designated distributor?Item 8
- Must equipment be purchased from designated or approved suppliers?Item 8
- Must the franchisee use a specific point-of-sale system designated or approved by the franchisor?Item 11
- Does the franchisor have independent access to the data in the franchisee's POS or computer system?Item 11
- Must the franchisee use a CRM system designated or approved by the franchisor?Item 11
The vendor opportunity at Da Vi Nails
Da Vi Nails franchises 387 nail salons nationwide, including 32 in Illinois, 30 in Florida, 26 in California and 19 in Georgia at the end of 2024. Franchised outlets fell 3.5% year over year. The FDD makes no financial performance representation. With one clear payment-processing mandate and an otherwise open supplier model, this is a system where the pitch has to lead with that one mandated category.
Who controls software purchasing
Da Vi Nails Salon and Spa, L.L.C. franchises the system directly; its one affiliate, Em Lash Beauty Supply, shares its ownership. Item 2 of the FDD lists the officers who run the system. Because the one clear technology mandate — payment processing — is set by the franchisor under Item 8, that is the purchasing decision that sits above the individual salon, even though most other supplies are bought at the salon's own discretion.
Tech named in the FDD, and what is actually required
Da Vi Nails requires franchisees to use Reliable Merchant Services for credit and debit card processing and settlement, through First Data Merchant Services Corporation and Wells Fargo Bank, so long as its rates are at or below those of other providers (Item 8).
Procurement, renewals, and timing
Da Vi Nails' initial term runs three to five years, usually five, depending on the underlying master lease; franchisees in good standing can renew for three years, longer if the WalMart Master Lease permits. Franchisees may buy salon supplies, materials and products for use and resale from any quality provider — the franchisor does not designate approved suppliers, though it may recommend products such as OPI nail products — but must purchase at least $4,000 worth of materials each year from the franchisor's own Complete Beauty Supply division at regular wholesale prices. Renewal requires six months' notice, good standing, appropriate renovations, a $2,000 fee and a general release.
How to read the Da Vi Nails FDD
The embedded PDF viewer below carries Da Vi Nails' 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document in full. Talk to FranCloud for a ranked list of franchise systems like this one worth prioritizing for your next pitch.
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Questions vendors ask
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Operator footprint
Who runs the locations
53 operators run 54 mapped locations. 1 of them are multi-unit. Aggregate counts from the filing; no names.
Operators by units owned
Top states by locations
| AZ | 14 |
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| TX | 6 |
| FL | 6 |
| AL | 5 |
| CA | 5 |
Ownership
The portfolio behind Da Vi Nails
Ownership: California Nails USA, Inc..
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