Whois & Analysis for regiscorp.com

Regis Corporation is an American operator of hair salons, and the largest such chain in the world, with over 10,000 salons (both company-owned and franchises).

It has its headquarters in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Supercuts is a hair salon franchise with over 2,000 locations across the United States.

The company was founded in the San Francisco Bay Area in 1975, by Geoffrey M.

Rappaport and Frank E.

Emmett.

The company's first location, which is still in existence, is in Albany, California.

Its headquarters are in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Regis, which also owns Regis Salons, Mia & Maxx, MasterCuts, Cost Cutters, SmartStyle, and First Choice Haircutters in the United States and Canada.

First Choice Haircutters is a hairdressing company.

The company originated with a single salon in London, Ontario, in 1980 and began franchising about 2 years later.

First Choice Haircutters was purchased by Regis Corporation in October 2000.

Currently it has over 400 locations throughout Canada and the United States.

It is a franchise company, and experienced system-wide sales of nearly $3 billion in 2007.

First Choice Haircutters is a subsidiary of Regis Corporation; the largest hair salon chain in the world which also owns other concepts such as Supercuts, Vidal Sassoon, Cost Cutters and SmartStyle.

Franchising is the practice of the right to use a firm's business model and brand for a prescribed period of time.

The word "franchise" is of Anglo-French derivation—from franc, meaning free—and is used both as a noun and as a (transitive) verb.

A beauty salon or beauty parlor (beauty parlour) (or sometimes beauty shop) is an establishment dealing with cosmetic treatments for men and women.

Other variations of this type of business include hair salons and spas.