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Chicken Salad Chick Announces Impressive Growth in the Lone Star State with 4 Multi-Unit Agreements

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Monday, January 15, 2024

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 15, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Chicken Salad Chick, the nation's only fast-casual chicken salad restaurant concept, announces the signing of four new multi-unit franchise agreements that will bring 21 new restaurants to Texas over the next five years. These new agreements represent both new and existing franchisees of the brand, proving the strength of Chicken Salad Chick's franchise model and mission to Spread Joy, Serve Others, and Enrich Lives.

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  • 2024 will prove to be an aggressive statewide expansion year as Chicken Salad Chick plans to open six new locations beginning this week.
  • They opened their first Chicken Salad Chick with a single store agreement in Tyler, Texas in 2023.
  • Texas continues to prove itself as a prime state for expansion as Chicken Salad Chick builds on the success of its existing locations.
  • According to the 2023 FDD, in addition to this impressive growth, Chicken Salad Chick reported over $306.8 million in systemwide sales, a 20% increase over 2021 and grew to record-setting AUV.

Great Clips® Rolls out New “Look Book” Feature to Enhance In-Salon Haircut Experiences

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Tuesday, January 9, 2024

One of the newest website features is called "Look Book” - a digital portfolio and reference guide that allows customers to check out popular hairstyles for the entire family before they visit their local Great Clips salon.

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  • One of the newest website features is called "Look Book” - a digital portfolio and reference guide that allows customers to check out popular hairstyles for the entire family before they visit their local Great Clips salon.
  • The ability to create an account and save their favorite local Great Clips salon for a quicker and easier check-in experience whenever they need a haircut.
  • Overall optimization for mobile devices and connectivity between the website and the Great Clips app.
  • Last year, Great Clips relaunched its app with a fresh new look that included a waitlist feature to see your place in line in real time, a faster Online Check-In experience and the continued ability to save a favorite Great Clips salon.

Disney Advertising Scores Great Clips® as Official Hair Salon Sponsor of College Football Playoff

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Thursday, December 28, 2023

Disney Advertising is proud to announce Great Clips, Inc. the world’s largest salon brand, as the new Official Hair Salon Sponsor of the College Football Playoff (CFP).

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  • Disney Advertising is proud to announce Great Clips, Inc. the world’s largest salon brand, as the new Official Hair Salon Sponsor of the College Football Playoff (CFP).
  • This collaboration will see Great Clips take center stage with unique marketing rights and on-site activations, providing fans with an unforgettable experience during CFP National Championship weekend.
  • “There’s no better way to celebrate with fans during CFP National Championship weekend than with Disney’s reach and scale,” said Theresa Palmieri, VP, Sports Brand Solutions, Disney Advertising.
  • Finally, to further support Great Clips’ college football efforts this postseason, the brand is partnering with standout college football players throughout Bowl Season and the College Football Playoff, to help them get game ready.

Great Clips® Offers Free Haircuts to Military Service Members on Veterans Day

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Wednesday, November 1, 2023

For the 11th consecutive year, Great Clips® will honor veterans and active military service members with free haircuts at all Great Clips salons in the United States as part of its annual Thank a Veteran event.

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  • For the 11th consecutive year, Great Clips® will honor veterans and active military service members with free haircuts at all Great Clips salons in the United States as part of its annual Thank a Veteran event.
  • On Saturday, November 11, veterans and active military service members can go to any U.S. Great Clips salon and get a free haircut or a card for a free haircut that can be redeemed during a future visit.
  • Non-military customers who get a haircut at a Great Clips salon on November 11 will also receive a free haircut card that can be given to a veteran or active military service member in their life to thank them for their service.
  • In addition to its annual promotion, Great Clips honors service members and veterans through its support of Operation: Healing Heroes Foundation .

Tech Repair Leader uBreakiFix Opens New Store in Missoula

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Thursday, September 7, 2023

MISSOULA, Mont., Sept. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading tech repair provider uBreakiFix® by Asurion has opened its newest franchise location in Missoula at 3275 N. Reserve St. Suite D in Grant Creek Town Center on N. Reserve between Jersey Mike's and Great Clips. The store offers professional fixes for most consumer electronics, from smartphones, tablets and computers to game consoles, smart speakers, drones and more.

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  • uBreakiFix Missoula is locally owned by Adam and Wayne Kimmet, and they own another store in Billings.
  • "As a Grizzly alumni, I'm happy to provide Missoula with the best cell phone, tablet, computer and gaming systems repair in town," Wayne Kimmet said.
  • "Adam and I see a lot of technological mishaps in our industry, and we are confident that the uBreakiFix Missoula team is ready to find solutions to even the trickiest of tech issues."
  • "We are excited to serve more people in Missoula with fast and affordable tech repair," said uBreakiFix CEO Dave Barbuto.

Smoothie King Bringing 15 Additional Units to Dallas-Fort Worth

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Monday, August 7, 2023

DALLAS, Aug. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Smoothie King, the world's largest smoothie chain and the first health and fitness QSR brand of its kind, announced the signing of a multi-unit development agreement that will bring 15 new locations to Dallas-Fort Worth. Leading the brand's expansion in its home market is seasoned multi-unit franchisee Mohammed Azaz of HIBA-SK LLC, who also acquired six existing Smoothie King locations in Fall 2022. The announcement builds on the development momentum that Smoothie King has sustained in recent months, remaining on pace to open 100 locations before the end of 2023. The brand has also added 71 stores to its pipeline since the start of the year.

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  • DALLAS, Aug. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Smoothie King , the world's largest smoothie chain and the first health and fitness QSR brand of its kind, announced the signing of a multi-unit development agreement that will bring 15 new locations to Dallas-Fort Worth.
  • "We welcomed Mohammad to the Smoothie King family last year and we're privileged that he'll be expanding his presence with our brand through multiple new store builds.
  • "Mohammed has exemplified this passion throughout his franchising career and we are proud that he will be growing his portfolio further with Smoothie King."
  • Furthermore, Smoothie King received the Top Franchises Satisfaction Award for 2022 from Franchise Business Review based on the brand's high franchisee satisfaction.

Great Clips® Launches Back-to-School Campaign Featuring Country Music Artist Walker Hayes and Unreleased Song, “Haircut”

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Tuesday, July 25, 2023

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  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230725755383/en/
    Walker Hayes and his family get fresh haircuts at their local Great Clips in Murfreesboro, TN to prepare for the new school year.
  • The video also features a chorus from Hayes’ song called “Haircut” that reinforces the feeling that someone experiences after getting a great haircut.
  • The song will be featured across Great Clips’ campaign spanning online and social media channels (click here ).
  • For more tips, insights into trendy haircuts for back-to-school and content featuring Walker Hayes, visit www.GreatClips.com/BacktoSchool .

Great Clips® Unveils Inaugural Class of the First-Ever, Hockey Hair Hall of Fame

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Monday, June 26, 2023

Great Clips, the Official Hair Salon of the NHL and the NHLPA, today announced the inaugural six member class of the first-ever, virtual Hockey Hair Hall of Fame as part of the #ShowYourFlow campaign .

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  • Great Clips, the Official Hair Salon of the NHL and the NHLPA, today announced the inaugural six member class of the first-ever, virtual Hockey Hair Hall of Fame as part of the #ShowYourFlow campaign .
  • From April 17 through May 7, Great Clips received nearly 4,000 photo and video submissions from hockey fans throughout U.S. and Canada on social media and through www.GreatClips.com/HockeyHair .
  • To view the first-ever class of the Hockey Hair Hall of Fame, visit www.GreatClips.com/HockeyHair .
  • We’re excited to memorialize and reward these six fans for their hockey hair passion and hockey fandom.”
    Submissions were scored by a judging panel based on their creativity and originality, their passion for hockey and hockey hair, and the overall quality and appeal of their content.

Great Clips ® Launches Show Your Flow Campaign, Asking NHL® Fans to Share Their Unique Hockey Hair Flows

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Monday, April 17, 2023

Great Clips, the Official Hair Salon of the NHL, today launched the Show Your Flow campaign, which encourages fans to share photos and videos that put a spotlight on their unique and individual Hockey Hair styles.

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  • Great Clips, the Official Hair Salon of the NHL, today launched the Show Your Flow campaign, which encourages fans to share photos and videos that put a spotlight on their unique and individual Hockey Hair styles.
  • (Photo: Business Wire)
    From April 17 to May 7, fans can share a photo or video of their Hockey Hair on social media or through www.GreatClips.com/HockeyHair .
  • All influencers received haircuts from Great Clips stylists to get their Hockey Hair flows looking great for the 2023 Stanley Cup® Playoffs.
  • “Since 2019, Great Clips has celebrated the best Hockey Hair flows of NHL players past and present, but we know that great Hockey Hair goes beyond the pros,” said Lisa Hake, vice president of marketing and communications at Great Clips, Inc. “For the first time, Great Clips wanted to spotlight, memorialize, and reward fans for their unique and individual Hockey Hair flows through the Hockey Hair Hall of Fame.

Great Clips ® Asks Fans to Go “Hats Off” This March Madness® for Chance to Win Trip & Tickets to NCAA® Men’s or Women’s Final Four® Games

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Tuesday, March 7, 2023

From March 7 through March 19, fans can share a photo or video of their hat flip on social media using #HatsOffSweepstakes or on www.GreatClips.com/MarchMadness .

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  • From March 7 through March 19, fans can share a photo or video of their hat flip on social media using #HatsOffSweepstakes or on www.GreatClips.com/MarchMadness .
  • All eligible entries will be entered to win a trip and tickets to see the Men’s or Women’s Final Four games.
  • To enter on Facebook , fans must comment on the Great Clips sweepstakes entry post with a video or photo showing their Hats Off flip and include #HatsOffSweepstakes.
  • Great Clips’ partnership with the NCAA is through a joint agreement with Turner Sports and CBS Sports.