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Buy a Sport Clips Haircuts Franchise

Sport Clips Haircuts is a men’s and boys’ hair care franchise built around a sports-themed salon setting and a signature service it calls the Championship Haircut Experience. Founded in 1993 and franchising since 1995, it was the first haircut concept focused on men and boys to operate in all 50 states, and today runs more than 1,800 locations open or in development across North America.

The brand is family-owned and founder-led: Edward Logan is CEO, continuing the company his father Gordon Logan started. Its model is deliberately manager-style. Franchisees, known as Team Leaders, hire a store manager to run daily operations and stylists, while the owner concentrates on team culture, marketing and back-office administration. The system is built for semi-absentee, multi-unit ownership, and the brand reports serving more than 600,000 clients a week.

What distinguishes Sport Clips is its focus on the men’s grooming niche and a recurring client base, with loyal customers typically returning every three to four weeks. Haircuts need minimal inventory, are cash-based and resist automation, supporting steady, repeatable demand.

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Why buy a Sport Clips Haircuts Franchise?

Buying a Sport Clips franchise gives an owner a position in the men’s and boys’ hair category through one of its most recognized brands, in a service business that has proved resilient across economic cycles. Recurring visits and an essential, hard-to-automate service underpin steady cash flow, with minimal inventory and no receivables.

The manager-style model is the brand’s defining benefit for owners. Because Team Leaders work on rather than in the business, typically around 10 to 15 hours a week, the structure suits investors who want to keep a career or build a multi-unit portfolio rather than stand behind the chair. A mature support platform, national marketing and a proprietary management system give owners established systems an independent salon operator would have to build alone.

Sport Clips Haircuts Franchise Costs & Information

Based on 2025 data reported in the 2026 FDD

  • Brand Profile

    • Year Founded

      1993

    • Franchising Since

      1995

    • New Startup Cost

      $236,800 – $580,500

    • Avg. Resale Price

      Contact us for details
    A stylist in a red and black uniform is expertly delivering fresh haircuts at Sport Clips.

  • Franchise Fees

    • Initial franchise Fee

      $69,500

      for new territories

    • Transfer Fee

      $5,000

      first store; +$1,000 per additional

    • Royalty Fee

      6%

      of Gross Revenue

    • Marketing Fee

      5%

      of Net Sales

  • Unit Performance

    • Total Units *

      1788

    • New Units Opened *

      14

    • Units Transferred *

      51

    • Avg. Unit revenue *

      $528,535

    * Based on 2025 data reported in the 2026 FDD
    The interior of Sport Clips boasts a vibrant sports-themed decor with TVs to catch the game, sleek hair cutting stations, black chairs accented in red, and lockers filled with sports memorabilia.

Sport Clips Haircuts – Additional  Information

  1. Training & Support

    Sport Clips runs a mature support platform suited to its manager-style model, coaching Team Leaders on hiring, developing and scheduling teams, managing compensation, recruiting and local marketing, and using its proprietary management system to track financials, store performance and client counts. Stylists receive structured initial training plus ongoing advanced training and defined career pathways, with field coaches supporting stores after opening alongside national marketing. Resale buyers should confirm what onboarding transfers to incoming owners and what management-system access and staff training carry over with the store.

  2. Ideal Owner

    Sport Clips suits a people-oriented investor who manages through others rather than cutting hair personally; no salon or barbering experience is required or expected. The strongest Team Leaders are comfortable recruiting, developing and retaining stylists and managers, building a positive store culture, and handling marketing and back-office administration. Because the model is semi-absentee and built to scale, it fits owners who want to keep a career or grow a multi-unit portfolio while delegating daily operations to a capable store manager.

  3. Recognition & Awards

    Sport Clips is one of the most decorated brands in men's hair. Entrepreneur named it to its Franchise 500 Hall of Fame for ranking 28 consecutive years, where it has long placed among the top hair care concepts, and ranked it #13 on the 2025 Top Franchises for Veterans. It earned Franchise Business Review's Franchisee Satisfaction Top Franchises recognition for 2026 and has appeared on Franchise Direct's Top 100 Global list, with earlier Stevie Awards for customer service. For resale buyers, brand-level recognition should be weighed alongside the specific store's local reviews and reputation.

  4. Industry / Market

    Sport Clips operates in the US men's hair care category, where barber shops generate roughly $7 billion a year (IBISWorld, 2025) and demand has grown steadily. Haircuts are a non-discretionary, repeat service that proved resilient through recession and pandemic disruption, and men's grooming continues to expand as a distinct segment. Frequent return visits, every three to four weeks for many clients, support predictable local demand. For resale buyers, that recurring demand makes a unit's local client base, stylist team and neighborhood position central to its value.

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