COST CUTTERS
FRANCHISE FACTS

Cost Cutters
Cost Cutters is dedicated to providing families and men with convenient hair-care services by professional
stylists. Cost Cutters are located across the United States – each offering a relaxed hair-care experience with no
appointments and no hassles. Cost Cutters is an ideal choice for busy, over-scheduled, value-conscious families
and men who prefer a convenient place to go for their hair care. Located in neighborhood open-air centers, Cost
Cutters provides a full range of hair-care services.

Cost Cutters client base
Busy families and men

Geographic coverage
United States

Number of locations
Over 820 corporate-owned and franchised salons as of August 2010

Website
www.costcutters.com
www.regisfranchise.com

Fast facts

• Started in 1982 with only four locations in Minneapolis, Minnesota, (Cost Cutters was ranked #6 in the haircare
  category of Entrepreneur magazine’s 2010 Franchise 500®).
• Cost Cutters offers “a la carte” services including coloring, perms, shampooing, conditioning and styling.
• Cost Cutters franchisees sit on Cost Cutters Advisory Councils, partnering with Regis Corporation on
  subjects including developing markets and building brand equity.
• Cost Cutters offers new franchisee orientation, operations training, marketing training and stylist training,
  supporting franchisees from grand opening to day-to-day operations.
• Robust marketing tools are provided online to all franchisees for 24 hour/seven-day-a-week availability. 

Parent company
Regis Corporation

Parent company background
With over 12,700 worldwide locations – nearly 10,000 more than its nearest competitor – Regis Corporation is the
beauty industry’s global leader in salons, hair restoration centers and education.

• Regis Corporation is a multi-national, multi-billion dollar enterprise and the world leader in the salon industry.
• Headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Regis Corporation has a successful real estate strategy that
  includes choosing ideal locations, national tenant status and a solid reputation as a credit-worthy,
  dependable tenant.
• Regis has a strong and predictable cash flow – including capital to continue to grow its corporate-owned
  salons.
• Regis has developed an education program that is unmated in the industry, including award-winning
  educational DVDs, nationwide seminars, 150 experienced artistic directors, free in-salon workshops and
  $20 million a year spent on stylist training.
• The company has distinct salon concepts that appeal to large and stable middle market consumers.
• The company’s largest North American concepts include Regis Salon, MasterCuts, Supercuts, Cost
  Cutters, SmartStyle and BoRics in the United States; and First Choice Haircutters and Magicuts in
  Canada.
• Regis Corporation is online at www.regiscorp.com.

Regis Corporation - Cost Cutters Facts - August 2010