From the filings
Software purchasing at Fantastic Sams Franchise runs through an approved-supplier list set by headquarters: new salons must buy their computer software, hardware, and POS System from suppliers on that list. The system covers 484 franchised salons, all franchised, none company-owned.
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Live signals
Franchisor behaviours
28 requirements the franchisor states in this filing, each in its own words; 4 explicit no's; 2 questions the text does not settle, which is not a no.
Accounting
Does the franchisor have direct or independent electronic access to the franchisee's financial, sales or customer records?
YesFranchise agreement
We will have the right to directly access and retrieve Data and Information maintained and stored by you in your Technology System.
Must the franchisee submit periodic financial statements (monthly, quarterly or annual) to the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
You also will deliver to us, or provide us access to, the following: (i) within fifteen (15) days following the end of month, monthly financial statements for the previous month that include a complete profit and loss statement and a balance sheet, a chart of accounts, and an income statement;
How the franchisor buys
Is the franchisor or an affiliate itself a supplier of required products, services or systems?
YesItem 8
You Fantastic Sams Franchise Corporation Franchise Disclosure Document – 2026 -15- agree that certain products, materials, and other items and supplies may only be available from one source, and we or our affiliates may be that source.
Is there a franchisee advisory council, association or committee?
YesItem 6
We have established a Franchise Advisory Council (the “FAC”).
Does the franchisor reserve the right to change designated suppliers or systems at any time?
YesFranchise agreement
You must purchase all products, supplies, materials, equipment and services required for the operation of the Salon from suppliers designated as approved suppliers by us or as otherwise designated in the Manuals, which we may change from time to time.
How much revenue did the franchisor and its affiliates earn from franchisee purchases in the last fiscal year?
0Item 8
During fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, we and our affiliates did not receive any revenue from the direct sale or lease of goods and services to our franchisees.
Does the franchisor or an affiliate receive rebates, commissions or other revenue from designated or approved suppliers?
YesItem 8
During fiscal year 2025, we received $1,109,367 in revenue or commission from designated vendors and distributors, which was 12.3% of our total revenue of $9,054,689.
Item 8 gives this proportion in one of two shapes: separate percentages for establishing the business and for operating it, or one figure covering "establishing and operating" together. Where they are separate, answer with the operating percentage; where the passage gives only the combined figure, answer with that. What percentage of the franchisee's purchases must come from designated or approved suppliers?
85Item 8
approximately 85% of your total purchases or leases in the continuing operation of your Salon.
Does the franchisor charge a fee to evaluate a proposed supplier?
YesFranchise agreement
We reserve the right to charge you an evaluation and/or testing fee in connection with our review of any alternate supply or supplier you request.
Can a franchisee propose a new supplier for the franchisor's approval?
YesFranchise agreement
If you propose to purchase any supplies, materials, equipment, or signs we have not then approved, or any items from any supplier we have not then approved, you must notify us in writing and provide to us (at our request) sufficient specifications, photographs, drawings and other information or samples for us to…
Communications
Does the franchisor own or control the business telephone numbers, or take them over when the agreement ends?
YesFranchise agreement
authorize the transfer of telephone numbers and directory listings to us or our designee
Data and IT
Must the franchisee comply with PCI, data-security or cybersecurity standards set by the franchisor?
YesItem 6
You must ensure that your Technology System complies with our cybersecurity requirements at all times.
Franchise management
Does the franchisor conduct periodic inspections, audits or evaluations of the franchised business?
YesFranchise agreement
We, or our representatives, have the right to visit and inspect all areas of the Salon Location periodically for the purpose of reviewing operating procedures, auditing your financial records, ensuring the proper use of the Marks, and counseling you in the operation of your business.
Can the franchisor change the operations manual and brand standards unilaterally?
YesFranchise agreement
We may add to, and otherwise modify, the Manuals to reflect changes or developments in the System, including authorized products and services, and specifications, standards and operating procedures of a Fantastic Sams Salon.
Must the franchisor approve the franchisee's site or location before opening?
YesItem 6
If we do not accept your site selection, you will not be allowed to open the Salon in the selected location, and you must find an alternative location that we accept.
Marketing
Is a minimum grand opening advertising spend required?
YesItem 7
You must spend an amount in the range of Fantastic Sams Franchise Corporation Franchise Disclosure Document – 2026 -12- $10,000 and $15,000 as we determine on the Grand Opening Marketing Plan.
Must the franchisee participate in a regional advertising cooperative when one exists?
YesItem 6
You also must participate in a RAF and be bound by the actions of an RAF in the Regional Marketing Area where your Salon is located, if any exist or are established in the future.
Operations
Must the franchisee buy products from a designated distributor?
YesItem 8
You must purchase FS Branded Products from distributors we approve.
Must equipment be purchased from designated or approved suppliers?
YesItem 8
If you are opening a new Salon, you must purchase furniture, fixtures, approved Salon equipment, products, and supplies for use in your Salon, including computer software, hardware, and POS System from suppliers on our approved supplier list.
Payments
Must the franchisee use a payment processor or merchant-services provider designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
You must not use any Payment Vendor that we have not approved or revoked earlier approval.
Are royalties and other fees collected by automatic bank debit (ACH or electronic funds transfer) from the franchisee's account?
YesFranchise agreement
You must make all payments by electronic fund transfers.
Must the franchisee participate in a gift card program?
YesFranchise agreement
We reserve the right to establish customer loyalty, gift card and other promotional programs, which may be provided by us or a designated third-party vendor. You agree to participate in such programs, and understand that we will establish the rules under which you will participate.
People
Does the franchisor require minimum staffing levels or specific roles?
YesFranchise agreement
You must appoint and at all times maintain a “Designated Salon Manager.”
Point of sale
Must the franchisee use a specific point-of-sale system designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesItem 6
You must purchase and use the approved POS System and a compatible computer meeting our then-current specifications.
Does the franchisor have independent access to the data in the franchisee's POS or computer system?
YesFranchise agreement
We will have the right to directly access and retrieve Data and Information maintained and stored by you in your Technology System.
Sales and CRM
Must the franchisee use a CRM system designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesItem 6
You are required to obtain, maintain, and utilize the technology system (the "Technology System") that we specify in the Manual, as updated by us from time to time.
Training
Can the franchisor charge the franchisee for additional, refresher or remedial training?
YesFranchise agreement
We may charge a fee for such additional training and we may require you to reimburse us for our expenses in providing such training.
Is attendance at an annual convention or conference mandatory for the franchisee?
YesFranchise agreement
We may require your owners, your Designated Salon Manager or other employees we designate to attend (or participate virtually) in such additional training we require, including conventions, seminars, and meetings.
Who buys here
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.
HQ leadership: CEO/President + VP Ops/Franchise + a first dedicated IT/systems owner.
Fantastic Sams Franchise runs 484 franchised salons — all franchised, none company-owned — headquartered in Minnesota as part of the Dessange Group, alongside sibling brand Dessange. Item 19 sets a financial performance figure of $325,419 for the cohort of 311 of 484 franchised salons in operation for the entire 2025 calendar year that reported 12 months of gross sales. Franchised outlets fell 5.5% year over year.
Item 2 names Anne-Laure Couplet and Philippe Vincent on the Board of Directors, Kimberly Amadon as Chief Executive Officer, Patricia Schneider as Executive Director of Franchise Development, and Michael Labrecque as VP of Operations. Below headquarters, 439 mapped operators (5 multi-unit) run roughly 449 located salons, concentrated in California (62), Florida (56), Minnesota (52), North Carolina (32), and Texas (26) — an almost entirely single-unit operator base.
Item 8 requires salons opening new locations to purchase computer software, hardware, and a POS System from suppliers on the franchisor's approved supplier list. Salons must use the approved POS System on a compatible computer running the most recent version of Windows 11. Neither the franchisor nor its affiliates currently sell salon equipment directly, but they may receive revenue from sales made by approved suppliers.
Item 8 runs on an approved-supplier list: FS Branded haircare products must come from approved distributors, National Brand Products from the manufacturer or an approved distributor, and furniture, fixtures, equipment, and supplies from approved suppliers, covering roughly 80% of purchases when opening a salon and 85% of ongoing purchases. Franchisees may propose alternate suppliers for approval. The initial term is 10 years, renewal requires signing the then-current agreement, paying a renewal fee, modernizing the salon on a set schedule, and giving 6 to 12 months' written notice.
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Operator footprint
439 operators run 449 mapped locations. 5 of them are multi-unit. Aggregate counts from the filing; no names.
Operators by units owned
Top states by locations
| CA | 62 |
|---|---|
| FL | 56 |
| MN | 52 |
| NC | 32 |
| TX | 26 |
Ownership
strategic_multibrand of Dessange Group.
Sibling brands
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Primary franchise filings · updated September 2026. Every figure is source-traceable and QA-checked.