Beauty Packaging Staff01.02.20
Regis Corp. has announced that The Beautiful Group (TBG) transferred back to Regis approximately 200 mall-based salons operating primarily under the Regis and Mastercuts brands. TBG previously acquired these from Regis.
As part of the transfer, TBG also transferred back the Mastercuts brand.
Regis Corp., which specializes in beauty salons and cosmetology education, franchises, owns, or holds ownership interests in Supercuts, SmartStyle, First Choice Haircutters, and more -- with over 7,000 locations worldwide.
The transferred salons are locations where Regis has continuing obligations under real estate leases.
Eric Bakken, executive vice president, Franchise of Regis Corporation, stated, “We are pleased to welcome back the many talented stylists serving customers in these salons. We believe that these salons, provide us with an option to ultimately transfer many of these operations to new ownership.”
TBG is expected to close the remaining 300 (approximately) salons for which Regis has no lease obligation. This report by WJAC in Johnstown, PA, says hairstylists and other salon employees were shocked to hear the sudden announcement this week that Mastercuts in the Johnstown Galleria mall was closing.
Hugh Sawyer, president and CEO of Regis Corp. commented, "We remain committed to our strategy of converting to a fully franchised model. However, in light of TBG’s performance, we determined that resuming operational management of this relatively small number of salons was the best path for us to mitigate our risk and preserve long-term value for our shareholders.”
Photo via a screenshot from this video at WJAC
