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Great hair is our business

Great Clips is a 100% franchised company with more than 4,400 hair salons across the U.S. and Canada.

We pride ourselves on making it easy for customers to get a great haircut at a great price at a time and place that’s convenient for them. That’s why we’re open evenings and weekends. And we’ve made it easy for customers to make Great Clips their hair salon of choice with our Online Check-In and Clip Notes®.

A better way to get your hair cut

From day one—and throughout the decades we’ve been in business—Great Clips has created a host of innovations to make it faster, easier, and more convenient for you to get your hair cut.

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Fast, convenient, walk-in haircare services for everyone in the family

Fast, convenient, walk-in haircare services for everyone in the family

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Extended evening and weekend hours to accommodate today’s busy schedules

Extended evening and weekend hours to accommodate today’s busy schedules

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Online Check-In to reserve a spot in line so you can spend less time in the waiting room

Online Check-In to reserve a spot in line so you can spend less time in the waiting room

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ReadyNext texts to give you a heads up when your wait time is about 15 minutes, so you can wait where you want

ReadyNext texts to give you a heads up when your wait time is about 15 minutes, so you can wait where you want

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Clip Notes to track your haircut preferences so you get your preferred haircut, every time, at any salon

Clip Notes to track your haircut preferences so you get your preferred haircut, every time, at any salon

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The Great Clips app, which allows you to check in when you’re on the go.

The Great Clips app, which allows you to check in when you’re on the go

The 10 members of the Great Clips leadership team

Leadership team

From the founders who built us to the dedicated employees who’ve advanced from entry-level roles, Great Clips, Inc. is led by those who lead by example.

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Great Deeds® program

Our corporate staff, salon owners and their team members support our local communities through our philanthropic programs, volunteer opportunities and more.

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100% franchised

Over 700 Great Clips franchisees employ nearly 30,000 stylists at more than 190 markets throughout the U.S. and Canada.

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World's largest hair salon

With over 4,400 hair salons serving 1.7 million customers weekly across the U.S. and Canada, Great Clips is the world’s largest hair salon brand.

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Building greatness from day one

1980s

1982

David Rubenzer and Steve Lemmon establish Great Clips, Inc. and open the first Great Clips salon near the University of Minnesota.

Spring 1983

Ray Barton joins as an owner. Using his expertise in franchising, he helps grow the Great Clips hair salon brand with the goal of connecting customers with convenient, great haircuts near them.

Summer 1983

The first franchised Great Clips location opens.

1984

Rhoda Olsen joins Great Clips, Inc. part-time as a training consultant.

1987

Rhoda joins the company full-time as the vice president of human resources. Steve, David and Ray are named company presidents.

1990-2010

1993

The first Great Clips hair salon in Canada opens.

1997

Ray buys out his partners to become the majority shareholder. Great Clips reaches 1,000 hair salons.

1998

Rhoda is promoted to president.

2006

Great Clips marks 2,500 salon locations.

2010 to present

2011

Ray becomes chairman of the board and Rhoda is promoted to CEO. Charlie Simpson, formerly an executive vice president and the chief operations officer, becomes president.

2011

Great Clips marks 3,000 salon locations.

2011

Great Clips, Inc. launches the Great Clips app and Online Check-In.

2014

Charlie Simpson retires and Steve Hockett becomes president. Great Clips, Inc. launches Clip Notes.

2016

Great Clips marks 4,000 salon locations.

2017

Great Clips reaches 150 salons in Canada.

2018

Rhoda Olsen moves to vice chair of the board. Steve Hockett becomes CEO. Rob Goggins, the current COO, becomes president. Great Clips, Inc. launches haircut reminders via the Great Clips app.

2020

Great Clips, Inc. introduces ReadyNext texts as part of Online Check-In. Great Clips salons are now open in all 50 U.S. states.

2022

Yvonne Mercer becomes COO. The Great Clips app surpasses 20 million total downloads.

Press releases

March 2023
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

Great Clips, the Official Hair Salon of March Madness, today launched the Hats Off Sweepstakes that gives college basketball fans the chance to win a trip and tickets to the NCAA Men’s or Women’s Final Four®, which includes the semifinal and national championship games.

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January 2023
Great Clips® ranked #1 in category for 6th year in a row in Entrepreneur’s 2023 Franchise 500® list

Great Clips®, the world’s largest salon brand, has been ranked #24 overall and #1 in the Hair Care category in Entrepreneur magazine’s Franchise 500®, the world’s most comprehensive franchise ranking.

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December 2022
Great Clips® wins Digiday Technology Award for Best Social Marketing Platform

Great Clips®, the world’s largest salon brand, won a 2022 Digiday Technology Award in the category of Best Social Marketing Platform for its Salon Social Ad Platform (SSAP). The 2022 Digiday Technology Awards recognize companies that are exploring new technologies and adapting to meet the needs of the digital media industry.

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