Regis Corporation
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 Saint Louis Park, Minnesota.[1]
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Formerly | Kunin Beauty Salon |
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| Traded as | NYSE: RGS S&P 600 Component |
| Industry | Hair salon retail chain, beauty services |
| Founded | Edina, Minnesota, United States (1922) |
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| Headquarters | Edina, Minnesota, United States |
Key people | Hugh E. Sawyer (CEO) |
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Number of employees | 50,000 stylists (2014) |
| Website | www |
Regis owns the brands Supercuts (located in strip malls), SmartStyle (located in WalMart stores), MasterCuts (located in shopping malls), Regis Salons, Sassoon Salons, Cost Cutters and First Choice Haircutters, as well as several smaller or regional brand "concepts."
Origins
Regis is based in Saint Louis Park, Minnesota and was founded in 1922 by Paul and Florence Kunin as Kunin Beauty Salon, and renamed Regis in 1958 by their son Myron who acquired the chain.
Acquisitions and divestitures
In 2005 the company acquired Hair Club for Men and Women, but sold it to the Japanese wigmaker Aderans in 2012.[2] The company recently sold all of its beauty schools to Empire Beauty Schools.
On January 10, 2006, Regis Corporation announced it would acquire the Sally Beauty Company business of Alberto-Culver. Sally has 2,419 Sally Beauty Supply stores and 822 Beauty Systems Group stores. However, on April 5, 2006, Alberto-Culver terminated the merger agreement and later Sally was spun off as a separate company.
Regis acquired a major competitor The Barbers, Hairstyling for Men & Women, Inc., which had previously brought the companies: The Cost Cutters, Family Hair Care, City Looks Salons International and We Care Hair. Other major acquisitions included Sassoon and HCUK. Regis sells Designline hair care products (2004) as well.
In October of 2017 Regis Corporation sold its Regis Salons, MasterCuts, and UK Supercuts to The Beautiful Group.[3] These salons became franchises keeping the same brand names.
At the end of December 2019 Regis terminated its franchise agreements with The Beautiful Group and took back 200 salons[4] with the stated intention of finding a new buyer. The remaining salons are to be shut down.
References
- "Contact Us." Regis Corporation. Retrieved on January 26, 2011.
- "M&A: June 17, 2012".
- "Regis Announces Sale and Subsequent Franchise of Substantially All of Its Mall-Based Salons and U.K. Businesses". www.businesswire.com. October 2, 2017.
- "Regis Announces a Transaction Involving Certain Salons Operating Under the Regis® and Mastercuts® Brands". www.businesswire.com. December 31, 2019.