Franchise Resource Center
Mandatorythe Computer System also should be used to access our ... Franchise Resource Center
HQ-led decisions
The Barbers, Hairstyling For Men & Women
Personal servicesSoftware purchasing at The Barbers, Hairstyling For Men & Women is controlled at the franchisor level, with the FDD mandating specific systems including Zenoti and Salon Detail Admin. The chain operates 521 fully franchised locations, presenting a sizable addressable market for vendors whose solutions can integrate with or replace elements of this mandated stack.
Mandated & recommended tech
The systems vendors compete with
6 of these are mandated in the franchise agreement. Each is named in Item 11 of the filing — the incumbents a challenger must displace or integrate with.
point-of-sale and backoffice computer system
MandatoryExcept for the point-of-sale and backoffice computer system, which may be delivered and installed by our affiliate
Salon Detail Admin
Mandatorythe Computer System also should be used to access our ... Salon Detail Admin
Super Center portal
Mandatoryorder retail product on Super Center portal
SVS
Mandatoryyou must participate in that gift card program and sign the Participation Agreement in Exhibit L of this disclosure document. (Franchise Agreement – Section 7.25)
Zenoti SystemZenoti, Inc.
MandatoryThe current approved Computer System is the Zenoti System that must be licensed from Soham, Inc.
Paradox
you may elect to participate in our recruiting program with Paradox, our approved vendor, that licenses software to assist you with posting available positions
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 the corpus by segment and unit count, not a guess.
HQ committee: CEO/President + VP Ops + IT/CIO + Franchise + procurement involved.
VP SalesHead of SalesCROSales Director
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Live signals
Total units
521
521 franchised
Unit growth YoY
-13.742%
vs prior filing
AUV
$249K
Item 19, 2024
Royalty
4%
of gross sales
Ad fund
4%
national + local
Initial fee
$40K
per unit
Investment range
$177K–$324K
all-in, Item 7
Procurement
Approved supplier
from the filing
The vendor opportunity at The Barbers
The Barbers, Hairstyling For Men & Women operates 521 locations, all of which are franchised. The brand reported an Average Unit Volume (AUV) of $248,581 and a royalty rate of 4.0%. For software vendors, the addressable market is these 521 units, though the brand experienced a year-over-year unit growth decline of -13.742%. This contraction may signal a period of operational reassessment where tools that drive efficiency or revenue could gain traction.
The operator footprint is highly fragmented. Data maps 164 distinct operators, and every single one falls into the single-unit bracket. There are zero multi-unit operators. The top states by location count are Ohio (64), Nebraska (25), Pennsylvania (20), New York (11), and South Carolina (9). This single-unit operator profile means that while the franchisor mandates technology, widespread adoption and compliance rely heavily on HQ enforcement rather than a few large franchisees making portfolio-wide decisions.
Who controls software purchasing
Control appears centralized. The FDD lists a board of directors including Chairman David J. Grissen and directors Lockie Andrews, Mark S. Light, Michael Mansbach, and Michael J. Merriman. No parent company is on file, indicating the brand is independently owned. With no multi-unit operators to exert independent buying power, the franchisor’s mandates are the primary driver of software adoption. A vendor’s path to 521 units runs directly through winning over this HQ leadership group.
Mandated and current tech stack
The 2024 FDD is explicit about the technology franchisees must use. The mandated systems include the Franchise Resource Center, a point-of-sale and backoffice computer system, Salon Detail Admin, the Super Center portal, SVS, and the Zenoti System by Zenoti, Inc. Zenoti serves as the core POS and backoffice platform. For a software vendor, this stack represents both a barrier and an opportunity: you must either integrate with Zenoti and the Super Center portal or demonstrate a compelling reason to replace a mandated component.
Procurement, renewals, and timing
Details on procurement rules and contract renewal windows are sparse in the most recent filing. The FDD contains no extract from Item 8, leaving the designated versus approved supplier model unknown. Similarly, the initial term length and Item 17 renewal conditions are not disclosed. The absence of these details means vendors should approach the sales cycle prepared for a discovery process to uncover contract timelines and purchasing policies directly from HQ.
How to read the The Barbers FDD
The 2024 Franchise Disclosure Document provides the legal and operational baseline for The Barbers. It confirms the fully franchised model, the mandated technology vendors, and the leadership structure. The embedded viewer below contains the complete filing. Use it to verify unit counts, audit the Item 19 financial performance representation, and identify any updates to the tech mandates that may have occurred since this summary was prepared. For a ranked target list of franchise brands aligned with your software, reach out to FranCloud.
Questions vendors ask
The Barbers, Hairstyling For Men & Women, answered from the filing
The FDD lists David J. Grissen as Chairman, with directors Lockie Andrews, Mark S. Light, Michael Mansbach, and Michael J. Merriman. A specific CIO or VP of IT is not named, but the board-level control suggests a top-down purchasing decision.
The 2024 FDD mandates the Zenoti System by Zenoti, Inc. for POS and backoffice, along with Salon Detail Admin, the Super Center portal, SVS, and the Franchise Resource Center.
There are 521 total units, all of which are franchised. The FDD does not list any company-owned locations.
The FDD does not include an extract from Item 8, so the specific procurement model—whether designated supplier, approved supplier, or open—is not disclosed in the most recent filing.
The initial term length and Item 17 renewal signals are not disclosed in the 2024 FDD. The brand saw a -13.7% unit decline, which may trigger operational reviews and potential tech stack evaluations.
The 2024 FDD was filed with state franchise regulators. You can review the full document in the embedded PDF viewer below for detailed legal and operational disclosures.
Source
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Operator footprint
Who runs the locations
164 operators run 164 mapped locations — 0 of them are multi-unit. Aggregate counts from the filing; no names.
Operators by units owned
Single-unit164
Top states by locations
| OH | 64 |
|---|---|
| NE | 25 |
| PA | 20 |
| NY | 11 |
| SC | 9 |
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Primary franchise filings · updated June 2026. Every figure is source-traceable and QA-checked.