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Buy a Tijon Fragrance Lab Franchise

Tijon Fragrance Lab is an experiential perfume franchise built around custom scent-making workshops and boutique retail. Guests create personalized perfumes in guided “perfume creation events” inside an on-site lab, while an adjoining boutique sells Tijon’s proprietary fragrances and gift lines. Corporate events, private parties and educational sessions add further revenue alongside walk-in retail and recurring online reorders.

The brand traces back to founder and master perfumer John Berglund, who opened the original Tijon Parfumerie in French St. Martin in 2007, drawing on the fragrance traditions of Grasse, France. Franchising began in the early 2020s, and the network has since grown to roughly a dozen locations across several US states, supported by a warehouse in Tucson, Arizona.

Units operate from compact, high-visibility retail spaces of about 800 to 1,600 square feet, often in tourist-heavy districts and lifestyle centers. The model is positioned as experiential and premium rather than product-led, setting Tijon apart from conventional perfume counters through hands-on creation, custom-scent reorders and a recognizable artisanal identity.

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Why buy a Tijon Fragrance Lab Franchise?

Buying a Tijon Fragrance Lab franchise offers entry into experiential retail, a category that has held up well as consumers increasingly spend on memorable activities rather than packaged goods. The custom-perfume format gives owners several income streams under one roof: workshop bookings, retail sales of branded fragrances and gifts, corporate and private events, and recurring commissions on guests’ online reorders.

The brand leans on the credibility of a master-perfumer founder and a proprietary creation system that volume perfume sellers cannot easily replicate, which supports premium pricing and strong word-of-mouth. The compact single-unit footprint stays manageable, and each franchisee holds an exclusive territory.

Tijon Fragrance Lab Franchise Costs & Information

  • Minimum Qualifications

    • Initial Franchise Fee

      $29,750

    • Initial Investment Range

      $150,000 – $225,000

  • Royalty

    • Royalty Fee

      6%

      of gross sales

  • Training & Support

    • 13 hours on the job training

    • 40 hours classroom training

    • Ongoing support

    • Marketing support

Tijon Fragrance Lab – Additional  Information

  1. Training & Support

    Incoming owners complete a two-week headquarters program of 40 hours classroom and 13 hours on-the-job training, delivered one-on-one by founder John Berglund and his perfumery team, with a Discovery Day at the St. Martin, New Orleans or Charleston sites. Tijon provides a proprietary curriculum and operations manual, ongoing access to training materials and workshops, plus marketing support spanning ad templates, social content, SEO, email campaigns and website help. Resale buyers should confirm what transfer training and system access carry over when an existing unit changes hands.

  2. Ideal Owner

    The model suits hands-on, service-oriented operators who enjoy one-on-one guest interaction and thrive in an experiential retail setting. Owners host perfume workshops, run the boutique and build relationships with tourists, corporate clients and local partners, so warmth, hosting ability and local marketing instincts matter more than fragrance expertise; no perfume or chemistry background is required. The format can be owner-operated or run semi-absentee through a trained manager, as several existing franchisees do.

  3. Recognition & Awards

    Tijon Fragrance Lab is listed in Entrepreneur's franchise directory and profiled across franchise-opportunity resources as a distinctive entry in the experiential and specialty-retail space. Its recognition rests on a master-perfumer founder with more than 35 years of experience and Grasse, France training, an artisanal heritage dating to 2007, and rapid recent expansion to around a dozen locations across multiple states. For resale buyers, brand-level standing should be weighed alongside the specific territory's local reviews, referral sources and community visibility.

  4. Industry / Market

    The US fragrance market was valued at roughly $6.9 billion in 2024 and is forecast to approach $11 billion by the early 2030s, while US perfume and fragrance stores generate around $7.5 billion a year. Growth is driven by demand for premium, personalized scents and by the broader shift toward experiential spending, especially among younger consumers who favor shareable activities. Tourist destinations, gifting occasions and corporate team-building all support workshop-led concepts, giving resale buyers in well-trafficked territories demand sources beyond walk-in retail.

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