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Buy a Glo Tanning Franchise

Glo Tanning is a luxury tanning salon and spa franchise built around an all-in-one “Sun Spa” experience. Salons offer UV tanning, sunless and spray tanning, Red Light Therapy and skincare services, sold largely through recurring memberships. The brand was founded in 2010 by Onyi Odunukwe in Arkansas and began franchising in 2020.

Glo positions itself as a tech-driven tanning company, using proprietary salon technology to give franchisees a more data-led operation and a streamlined “Perfect Tan in One Day” service system designed to lift revenue while easing salon congestion. Locations are brick-and-mortar and territory-based, with membership billing underpinning repeat revenue.

After the founder joined with two established multi-unit tanning operators in 2020, the network grew quickly to roughly 100 salons across the United States, with further openings planned. The model is owner-operator oriented and geared toward people who want to learn the business and scale into multiple locations rather than passive investors.

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Why buy a Glo Tanning Franchise?

Glo Tanning is one of the faster-growing names in the tanning and sunless-care category, having built a roughly 100-salon network from a near-standing start in only a few years. Buying a Glo Tanning franchise gives an operator a recognisable, membership-led concept in a wellness segment that has proved resilient, with recurring billing that smooths revenue across seasons.

The membership model and “Perfect Tan in One Day” system are designed to drive repeat visits and per-salon revenue, while proprietary technology gives owners data on salon performance. Franchisees receive supply-chain access to approved equipment and product vendors, territory protection, and structured support across operations, marketing and IT, infrastructure an independent salon owner would have to assemble alone.

Glo Tanning Franchise Costs & Information

  • Minimum Qualifications

    • Initial Franchise Fee

      $45,000

    • Initial Investment

      $757,000 – $1,478,000

    • Cash Requirement

      $41,000 – $85,000

  • Royalty

    • Royalty Fee

      6.5%

      of gross sales

  • Training & Support

    • Initial training program (virtual + in-person)

    • Ongoing support via manuals

    • Field assistance

Glo Tanning – Additional  Information

  1. Training & Support

    Franchisee support runs through dedicated teams for training, operations, marketing and information technology, led by a Director of Training & Development. Initial training combines virtual and in-person instruction, and onboarding pairs new owners with the marketing, operations and IT departments, providing Brand Guidelines, a Lookbook and a Franchisee Checklist. Ongoing help includes operating manuals, field assistance, approved-vendor access and Glo's proprietary salon technology. Resale buyers should confirm what transfer training and IT-system access Glo provides to incoming owners and staff when a salon changes hands.

  2. Ideal Owner

    Glo explicitly wants hands-on operators, not passive or semi-absentee investors. The strongest fit is an outgoing, sales- and service-minded owner comfortable leading a salon team, driving membership sign-ups and retention, and delivering a premium, spa-style customer experience. No tanning or beauty-industry background is required, but candidates should be ready to learn the system and, in many cases, scale into multiple locations. Local marketing instinct and a community focus help build the membership base each salon depends on.

  3. Recognition & Awards

    Glo Tanning ranked #328 on Entrepreneur's 2026 Franchise 500, its debut on the list, in the personal-care category, and was named a Top New & Emerging Franchise (#53) in 2025. The brand is a member of the International Franchise Association and is regularly noted for its rapid expansion from a single salon to a roughly 100-unit network. For resale buyers, brand-level recognition should be weighed alongside the specific salon's local reputation, online reviews and membership strength.

  4. Industry / Market

    The US tanning salon industry is worth around $2 billion (IBISWorld, 2026). Traditional UV-only salon numbers have declined in recent years, but demand is shifting toward sunless and spray tanning, Red Light Therapy and broader wellness services, the segment Glo targets with its spa-style positioning and membership model. Recurring memberships soften the category's seasonality, and steady self-care spending supports premium, experience-led concepts. For resale buyers, local demand, competition and a salon's service mix matter more than national totals.

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