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Waxing the City franchise — is it worth it?
Risk level — in the report
WAXING THE CITY is a beauty and personal care franchise with an investment range of $325,393 to $603,879.
Unlock what the free page above only hints at:
- The actual Item 19 earnings — reported average unit revenue, not just “disclosed.”
- How it compares — every number ranked against beauty & personal care peers (median & quartile).
- Litigation detail — beyond the case count above: each case, franchisee vs. corporate, with summaries.
- Outlet churn & the questions to ask — behind the net change above: closures, terminations, transfers, and what to put to the franchisor.
Figures above are as disclosed in Waxing the City's most recent FDD (registered 2025). Source: California Dept. of Financial Protection and Innovation — Franchise Registration · filing app-33425. The risk level, the Item 19 figures, how it compares to peers, and the litigation & churn detail are in the full report.
How much does a Waxing the City franchise make?
Waxing the City is one of the franchisors that answers this on the record: its most recent FDD makes an Item 19 financial performance representation — actual unit earnings figures, disclosed by the franchisor itself. The average revenue Waxing the City reports, what that figure does and doesn't include, and where it ranks against beauty & personal care peers are in the full report. See every beauty & personal care brand that discloses earnings in the Salon, beauty & personal care franchises with disclosed Item 19 earnings ranking.
Waxing the City franchise profit vs. revenue
Revenue is not profit. An Item 19 almost always reports sales — what a location takes in — not what an owner keeps. Out of that number come the royalty, the ad fund, rent, payroll, supplies and debt service. No FDD tells you a Waxing the City franchise's profit, because profit depends on your site, your rent and how you run it — so treat any "Waxing the City franchise profit" figure quoted elsewhere as someone's estimate, not a disclosure. The full report sets Waxing the City's disclosed revenue against its total ongoing fee load, so you can see what that revenue has to cover before anything reaches you.
Waxing the City lawsuits & legal history (FDD Item 3)
Waxing the City's most recently filed Franchise Disclosure Document (2025) does disclose 2 legal proceedings in Item 3 . Item 3 is the item where a franchisor must put its material legal history on the record. Two things it is not: it covers the franchisor and its predecessors, parents and affiliates, so a disclosed case is not necessarily a suit against Waxing the City itself; and a disclosure is a fact, not a finding of wrongdoing — most entries are contract disputes with former franchisees, which every large system accumulates. The full Waxing the City report lists each case with what it was about and how it ended, separates franchisee disputes from corporate and securities matters, and flags the ones a franchisee started — the split that actually matters, because franchisees suing their franchisor is the signal a buyer is looking for.
Waxing the City closures & failure rate
Before you sign, Waxing the City will hand you a list of current owners to call as references — and they choose who's on that list. It won't include the owners who quit, got bought out, or were forced out last year. The FDD does report that number, even though the reference list leaves those people off. Below is what Waxing the City's most recent filing shows, and whether it's normal for a beauty & personal care of this kind.
The closest thing an FDD has to a failure rate is Item 20 — outlet openings, closures, terminations and non-renewals, reported by the franchisor. Waxing the City's latest tables show a stable franchised network. The actual closure and termination counts, and how Waxing the City's churn ranks against beauty & personal care peers, are in the full report.
The actual Item 19 earnings, every figure ranked against beauty & personal care peers, litigation and churn detail — emailed as a PDF.
Who owns Waxing the City?
Waxing the City's franchise is offered by Waxing the City Franchisor LLC — the franchisor named on the cover of its most recently filed Franchise Disclosure Document (2025), and the entity a franchisee actually signs with. That name comes straight off the filing at CA DFPI; it identifies the franchisor, not necessarily the ultimate parent company behind it.
Beauty & personal care franchises at a similar investment level
Anyone weighing Waxing the City is really weighing it against the other brands their money could go into. These are the closest by total initial investment (FDD Item 7), each with its own FDD-based page.
Waxing the City franchise — frequently asked
Who owns Waxing the City — who is the franchisor?
Waxing the City's most recently filed FDD (2025) names Waxing the City Franchisor LLC as the franchisor — the entity you would actually sign the franchise agreement with, as stated on the disclosure document itself. A registry filing names the franchisor, not necessarily its ultimate parent company.
How much does a Waxing the City franchise cost?
Waxing the City's most recently filed FDD (Item 7) puts the total estimated initial investment at $325,393 – $603,879. That price is the franchisor's own estimate of what it takes to open, not a quote. The full report breaks down every fee line and benchmarks it against beauty & personal care peers.
How much profit does a Waxing the City franchise make?
Waxing the City discloses unit earnings in Item 19, but that figure is revenue — sales — not profit. Royalties, the ad fund, rent, payroll and supplies all come out of it, and no FDD discloses what an owner nets. Any Waxing the City franchise profit number quoted elsewhere is an estimate. The full report shows the disclosed revenue against the full ongoing fee load it has to cover.
Does Waxing the City disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
Yes — Waxing the City reports unit-level earnings in Item 19. The full report shows the actual revenue figures and how they rank against beauty & personal care peers.
Are there lawsuits against Waxing the City?
Waxing the City's most recently filed FDD (2025) discloses 2 legal proceedings in Item 3. Item 3 covers the franchisor, its predecessors, parents and affiliates — so a disclosed case is not necessarily a suit against Waxing the City itself, and a disclosure is not a finding of wrongdoing. The full report lists each case, separates franchisee disputes from corporate and securities matters, and flags the franchisee-initiated ones.
Is Waxing the City a good franchise to buy?
That comes down to how Waxing the City's investment, earnings, litigation and franchisee churn stack up against beauty & personal care peers — which is exactly what the full report answers. For $99 you get the risk level and what's driving it, the actual Item 19 earnings (disclosed in this FDD), where every figure ranks against peers, and the specific questions to ask the franchisor before you sign.
Everything the sections above point to, in one place: Waxing the City's risk level and what's driving it, the actual Item 19 earnings, every figure ranked against beauty & personal care peers, and the litigation & churn detail — with the questions to put to the franchisor before you sign.
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