Business Intelligence System
Mandatorylicense for Business Intelligence System (our designated platform for reports, queries and dashboards)
+3.03% units YoYHQ-led decisions
UNI K WAX
Personal servicesSoftware purchasing at UNI K WAX is controlled by VP of Finance and Technology Herbert Zea and CEO Heather Harris at the brand's Florida headquarters. The franchise currently mandates five technology systems, including ProfitKeeper and Monday Board, across its network. With 35 total units and a 3% year-over-year growth rate, the addressable market for vendors is a compact but tech-governed franchise system.
Mandated & recommended tech
The systems vendors compete with
5 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.
E-Studio
MandatoryProvide access to E-Studio, which is our current extranet platform from which you may access the Manual, training materials and other materials we deem appropriate.
MailchimpIntuit Inc.
Mandatorylicense for Mailchimp (our designated email blast system)
Monday Board
Mandatoryyou must enter all information we designate into our Monday Board system
ProfitKeeper
Mandatorylicense for ProfitKeeper (our designated franchise analytics platform)
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.
The franchisor's owner/CEO decides; an ops or franchise-development lead may evaluate.
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Live signals
Total units
35
34 franchised
Unit growth YoY
+3.03%
vs prior filing
AUV
$716K
Item 19, 2026
Royalty
7%
of gross sales
Ad fund
2%
national + local
Initial fee
$50K
per unit
Investment range
$414K–$769K
all-in, Item 7
Procurement
Approved supplier
from the filing
The vendor opportunity at UNI K WAX
UNI K WAX is a personal services franchise with 35 total units, 34 of which are franchised and 1 company-owned. The system generated an average unit volume of $716,390, with a 7.0% royalty rate and a 10-year initial franchise term. Year-over-year unit growth sits at 3.03%, indicating slow but steady expansion. For software vendors, the total addressable market is capped at 35 locations, but the brand's centralized technology mandates create a single point of sale for enterprise deals.
The operator footprint consists of 12 mapped operators, all single-unit owners. No multi-unit operators control 2 or more locations. The geographic split shows Texas and Florida as the densest states with 3 units each, followed by Arizona with 2, and Colorado and New York with 1 each. This small, concentrated footprint means a vendor can cover the entire system with a lean sales motion targeting HQ.
Who controls software purchasing
The 2026 FDD lists two executives in Item 1: Heather Harris, Chief Executive Officer, and Herbert Zea, VP of Finance and Technology. The presence of a VP of Finance and Technology is the strongest signal that software evaluation and purchasing authority sits with Zea. In a system this size, the CEO is also likely involved in final approvals for any platform that touches operations or financial reporting.
The fact that the brand mandates five specific technology systems—and names the vendors—confirms that franchisor-level control is tight. Franchisees are not free to choose their own alternatives. Any vendor looking to displace an incumbent or introduce a new category must sell to the HQ buying center, not to individual operators.
Mandated and current tech stack
UNI K WAX mandates five systems, as disclosed in the FDD. These are: a Business Intelligence System, E-Studio, Mailchimp by Intuit Inc., Monday Board, and ProfitKeeper. The naming convention suggests that E-Studio may be the core operational or booking platform, while ProfitKeeper likely handles accounting, royalty tracking, or financial performance management. Monday Board points to project or task management, and Mailchimp covers email marketing.
The mandate of a Business Intelligence System is notable. It indicates that the franchisor values data aggregation and reporting across the network. A vendor selling analytics, benchmarking, or integration layers could find a receptive audience if they can complement or replace the existing BI tool. However, the specific vendor behind the BI System is not named in the available extract.
No traditional point-of-sale system is listed by name. This could mean that E-Studio serves as the transactional hub, or that POS is not mandated and left to franchisee discretion. Vendors in the POS or payments space should probe this gap directly with the VP of Finance and Technology.
Procurement, renewals, and timing
Item 8 of the FDD, which typically details procurement restrictions, designated suppliers, and purchasing requirements, provided no extract. This means the procurement model is not publicly characterized in the data on file. It is unknown whether the franchisor requires franchisees to buy from designated suppliers, maintains an approved vendor list, or allows open purchasing within specified standards.
Item 17 outlines the renewal conditions. To renew, a franchisee must not be in default, give timely notice, sign the then-current franchise agreement, execute a general release subject to state law, pay a renewal fee, remodel the studio and upgrade furniture, fixtures, and equipment to current standards, and extend the lease term. The renewal term is 5 years. The remodel and upgrade requirement is a trigger point: when franchisees are forced to refresh their physical space, they may also be required or incentivized to adopt updated technology systems. This creates a predictable window for vendors to engage.
How to read the UNI K WAX FDD
The 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document is the authoritative source for understanding UNI K WAX's legal structure, financial performance, and operational mandates. The embedded viewer below contains the full filing. Key sections for software vendors include Item 1 (executives and business background), Item 8 (procurement restrictions, though not available in this extract), Item 11 (mandated technology and supplier lists), and Item 17 (renewal and upgrade obligations).
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Questions vendors ask
UNI K WAX, answered from the filing
Herbert Zea, VP of Finance and Technology, and Heather Harris, CEO, are the named executives. The centralized mandate of five systems signals that software purchasing decisions are controlled at the corporate level.
The 2026 FDD mandates five systems: a Business Intelligence System, E-Studio, Mailchimp by Intuit Inc., Monday Board, and ProfitKeeper. No traditional POS is named, but ProfitKeeper likely handles financial operations.
There are 35 total units: 34 franchised and 1 company-owned. The footprint is concentrated in Texas (3), Florida (3), and Arizona (2), with single units in Colorado and New York.
The procurement model is not disclosed in the most recent FDD. Item 8, which typically outlines designated or approved supplier requirements, provided no extract for analysis.
With a 10-year initial term and a 5-year renewal requiring a remodel and upgrade to current standards, contract windows may align with renewal cycles. The specific timing of tech stack reviews is not disclosed.
The 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document was filed with state franchise regulators. You can review the full document in the embedded PDF viewer below to analyze the legal and operational details directly.
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Operator footprint
Who runs the locations
12 operators run 12 mapped locations — 0 of them are multi-unit. Aggregate counts from the filing; no names.
Operators by units owned
Single-unit12
Top states by locations
| TX | 3 |
|---|---|
| FL | 3 |
| AZ | 2 |
| CO | 1 |
| NY | 1 |
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Primary franchise filings · updated June 2026. Every figure is source-traceable and QA-checked.