Did Fantastic Sams's franchise fee change from 2021 to 2022?

Fantastic Sams's initial franchise fee was $30K in 2022.

How much is Fantastic Sams's royalty fee in 2022?

Fantastic Sams's royalty fee in 2022 is Flat weekly fee: $372.95.

What is Fantastic Sams's estimated initial investment in 2022?

Fantastic Sams's estimated initial investment range disclosed in the 2022 FDD is $265.5K to $530K.

How many Fantastic Sams units were operating in 2022?

Fantastic Sams reported 801 total outlets in 2022.

Fantastic Sams FDD Changes: 2022 vs 2021

Home Services · Hair Salon·Est. 1974·HQ: Beverly, MA·512 total units

Latest FDD: 2025·Data last updated April 2026

This page compares the 2022 FDD (newer) to the 2021 FDD (older). Key Facts column headers use those same issue years.

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Key Facts & Trends

Metric	2021	2022	Change	FDD Ref
Initial Franchise Fee	$30K	$30K	+N/A (+0.0%)	p. 12
Royalty Fee	Flat weekly fee	Flat weekly fee: $372.95	N/A	p. 13
Ad Fund Fee	$146.49 per week (National Advertising Fund)	$146.49 per week (National Advertising Fund)	N/A	p. 13
Est. Initial Investment (Low)	$265.5K	$265.5K	+N/A (+0.0%)	p. 21
Est. Initial Investment (High)	$530K	$530K	+N/A (+0.0%)	p. 21
Total Outlets	801	801	+0 (+0.0%)	p. 59
Units Opened	5	5	+0 (+0.0%)	p. 59
Units Closed	108	108	+0 (+0.0%)	p. 59

Multi-Year Trends

How each metric has shifted across 2020–2025.

Initial Franchise Fee

$40K

as of 2025

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Royalty Fee

as of 2025

20202025

Ad Fund Fee

National Advertising Currently, $146.49 Each Monday or such (Note 1, 3 and 4)%

as of 2025

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20202025

Investment (Low)

$171.5K

as of 2025

20202025

Investment (High)

$462K

as of 2025

20202025

Total Outlets

512

as of 2025

20202025

Units Opened

as of 2025

20202025

Units Closed

as of 2025

20202025

Item-by-Item FDD Changes

Text-level diffs and change summaries across all 23 FDD items.

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Initial Franchise Fee

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Other Fees

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Estimated Initial Investment

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Outlets and Franchisee Information

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