For salon owners
Sell your salon or barbershop, or step back without selling
Thinking about selling your salon or barbershop? Lore buys, partners with, and helps run independent hair salons, barbershops, lash and brow studios, and med spas. Our capital is in hand, and we buy to hold, not to flip.
We help run and grow the salon, with the goal of buying it now or sometime in the future. Selling isn’t required. We’re the operator and the buyer, and we don’t charge owners fees.
Five ways to work with us
We’ll structure it around what you want.
Outright acquisition
We buy the salon and take over operations at close.
Acquisition with owner transition
We buy the salon and you stay on for an agreed period to hand off clients, staff, and know-how. Useful when clients are used to seeing you.
Partner with your team
A senior stylist or manager who wants to own the salon buys it with us. We put up the capital and run marketing and admin. They run the salon day to day and earn more ownership over time, with an option to buy us out later. You get paid, and your team and clients keep the person they know.
Step back without selling
We take over management and growth. You keep ownership and share in the upside, with an option for us to buy later at a price agreed upfront.
Growth and sale prep
If you plan to sell in 1 to 3 years, we improve marketing, systems, and books so the salon sells for more, ideally to us.
Salons and shops we buy
Independent salons and similar shops, anywhere in the US.
Hair salons
Cut, color, and styling salons with a team of stylists.
Barbershops
Shops with regular clients and barbers who work for the shop.
Lash and brow studios
Appointment studios with clients who rebook on a schedule.
Med spas
Aesthetic practices with repeat clients and packages.
What we look for
We’re most interested when stylists or barbers work for the salon, as employees or on commission, so the name, the space, and the client relationships can transfer.
Many salons rent chairs to independent stylists, who can leave and take their clients with them. That setup can still be worth a conversation. It’s harder to buy and to hand off, and we’ll be honest about whether it’s a fit.
Thriving, steady, or struggling, we’re interested.
What we don’t do
We’re not a broker, and we don’t charge owners fees. We don’t flip salons. We intend to give the businesses we buy a permanent home. We’re operators, not passive investors.
How a first conversation works
Email Kaia at [email protected] with the salon name, the city, and a few lines about what you’re hoping for. That’s enough to start.
If we both want to continue, we sign an NDA and review financials, the lease, and how the team is set up. You deal with us from first email to close.
Questions owners ask
You built something people rely on. We want to keep it going and help it grow, on a timeline that works for you.
Do I have to sell now?
No. Selling is one option, not a requirement. You can keep ownership while we take over marketing and admin, with an option for us to buy later at a price agreed upfront.
My stylist or manager wants to buy the salon. Can you help?
Yes. We can buy it together with them. We bring the capital and the business side. They keep running the salon and earn a larger share over time.
Can I sell my salon without a broker?
Yes. You can sell directly to us. We’re the buyer, so you pay no broker commission and no fees. If you already work with a broker or advisor, we’re happy to work with them too.
How much is my salon worth?
It depends on what the salon earns for its owner, how the team is set up, the lease, and how many clients book with you personally. Send us the basics and we’ll talk it through with you.
What if I rent chairs instead of employing stylists?
Tell us how the salon is set up. We’ll be honest about whether it’s a fit.
Are you a broker?
No. We’re the operator and the buyer. We don’t charge owners fees.
What’s my role after?
Your choice. Step away fully, move to part time, or stay on full time.
Where do you buy salons?
Anywhere in the US.
Talk to the person who decides
Email Kaia directly. A name and a city are enough to start. Selling isn’t required, and there’s no pressure.