Hair & Nail Salons in Canada - Market Research Report (2014-2029)
New York, United States
Last Updated: July 2024
NAICS 81211CARevenue
$5.9bn
Past 5-Year Growth
Profit
$XXX.Xm
Employees
70,025
Businesses
44,388
Wages
$X.Xbn
Hair & Nail Salons in Canada industry analysis
The Hair and Nail Salons industry in Canada has exhibited slowly rising revenue in the current period, specifically in the years since 2020. The industry – which relies on the discretionary purchases of services like haircuts, hair tinting, hairstyling, manicures and pedicures – has benefitted from rising consumer spending. Premium services, including keratin treatments and gel manicures, have grown more popular in recent years. As a result, industry revenue is expected to rise at a CAGR of 0.5% to an estimated $5.9 billion through the end of 2024. This slow rise can be attributed to the pandemic and the forced closure of all nonessential businesses in 2020, and the industry’s subsequent recovery. In 2024, industry revenue is anticipated to increase 0.7%, largely due to boosts in consumer confidence and per capita disposable income.
Trends and Insights
- Hair and nail salons are offering more services to cater to consumers with varying budgets. Heightened consumer spending will continue shifting more consumers toward more premium personal care services.
- Demand for haircuts isn't contingent on economic conditions. Surging disposable income leads consumers to seek more professional services, like hair colouring.
- Highly populated urban areas are ideal locations for hair and nail salons. Busy consumers are attracted to salons that offer a one-stop shop for multiple services.
- Sole proprietors and booth rentals compose most of the industry. This has pushed market share concentration down due to minimal upfront costs.
Industry Overview
Market size and recent performance (2014-2029)
Industry revenue has grown at a CAGR of 0.5 % over the past five years, to reach an estimated $5.9bn in 2024.
Trends and Insights
COVID-19 has been a primary driver for slow revenue growth
- During lockdowns, hair and nail salons had to close their doors. Outside of that, during periods with recommended social distancing measures, many salons operated at reduced capacity. This led to fewer appointments and less foot traffic, fuelling a revenue decrease of 25.7% in 2020.
- Additional trends and insights available with purchase
Source: IBISWorld
Industry outlook (2024-2029)
Market size is projected to grow over the next five years.
Trends and Insights
Environmental and safety preferences are driving change
- As consumers have become more and more environmentally conscious, industry operators have followed suit. Hair and nail salons are carrying more eco-friendly and nontoxic products, and cosmetic companies are continuing to remove harmful chemicals from many hair and nail salon products.
Biggest companies in the Hair & Nail Salons in Canada
| Company | Market Share (%)
2024 | Revenue ($m)
2024 | Profit ($m)
2024 | Profit Margin (%)
2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Great Clips Inc. | 61.5 | N/A | N/A | |
Blo Blow Dry Bar | 23.7 | N/A | N/A | |
Beaners Fun Cuts for Kids | 4.7 | N/A | N/A |
To view the market share and analysis for all 3 top companies in this industry, view purchase options.
Products & Services Segmentation
Source: IBISWorld
Industry revenue is measured across several distinct product and services lines, including Haircutting services, Hair colouring and tinting services and Other hair care services. Haircutting services is the largest segment of the Hair & Nail Salons in Canada.
Trends and Insights
Consumers prioritize haircutting services, but other services are growing
- This segment includes cutting, trimming, shaping, layering and otherwise reducing hair length for all genders and age groups. It also includes the shampooing, blow-drying and styling that is associated with the haircut.
- More insights available in the full report
Widen you competitive advantage with related industries
Competitors
- Hotels & Motels in Canada
Complementors
- Weight Loss Services in Canada
International industries
- Hair & Nail Salons in the US
- Hair Salons in the US
- Personal Waxing & Nail Salons in the US
- Hairdressing and Beauty Services in Australia
- Hairdressing and Beauty Services in New Zealand
Table of Contents
About this industry
Industry definition
Operators in the Hair and Nail Salons industry in Canada mainly offer hair and nail care services. These companies may also provide facials and makeup applications. This industry does not include operators that primarily offer training in barbering or hairstyling, nor does it include electrolysis, permanent makeup or tanning services.
What's included in this industry?
Providing haircutting servicesProviding hair colouring or tinting servicesProviding nail care servicesProviding skin care servicesProviding other beauty care servicesProviding other hair care servicesSelling merchandiseCompanies
Great Clips Inc.Blo Blow Dry BarBeaners Fun Cuts for KidsPurchase this report to view all 3 major companies in this industry.
Related Terms
COLORED GELSKERATIN TREATMENTPERMANENT HAIR TEXTURE MODIFICATIONIndustry Code
NAICS 81211 - Hair & Nail Salons in Canada
Performance
Get an indication of the industry's health through historical, current and forward-looking trends in the performance indicators that make or break businesses.
Analyst insights
Hair and nail salons are offering more services to cater to consumers with varying budgets. Heightened consumer spending will continue shifting more consumers toward more pre...
In this chapter (4)
- Current Performance
- Outlook
- Volatility
- Life Cycle
Key metrics
- Annual Revenue, Recent Growth, Forecast, Revenue Volatility
- Number of Employees, Recent Growth, Forecast, Employees per Business, Revenue per Employee
- Number of Businesses, Recent Growth, Forecast, Employees per Business, Revenue per Business
- Total Profit, Profit Margin, Profit per Business
Charts
- Revenue, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
- Employees, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
- Businesses, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
- Profit, including historical (2014-2024)
- Industry Volatility vs. Revenue Growth
- Industry Life Cycle
Detailed analysis
- Trends in supply, demand and current events that are driving current industry performance
- Expected trends, economic factors and ongoing events that drive the industry's outlook
- Key success factors for businesses to overcome volatility
- How contribution to GDP, industry saturation, innovation, consolidation, and technology and systems influence the industry's life cycle phase.
Products and Markets
Learn about an industry's products and services, markets and trends in international trade.
Analyst insight
Demand for haircuts isn't contingent on economic conditions. Surging disposable income leads consumers to seek more professional services, like hair colouring.
In this chapter
- Products & Services
- Major Markets
Key metrics
- Largest market segment and value in 2024
- Product innovation level
Charts
- Products & services segmentation in 2024
- Major market segmentation in 2024
Detailed analysis
- Trends impacting the recent performance of the industry's various segments
- Innovations in the industry's product or service offering, specialization or delivery method
- Key factors that successful businesses consider in their offerings
- Buying segments and key trends influencing demand for industry products and services
Geographic Breakdown
Discover where business activity is most concentrated in an industry and the factors driving these trends to find opportunities and conduct regional benchmarking.
Analyst insights
Highly populated urban areas are ideal locations for hair and nail salons. Busy consumers are attracted to salons that offer a one-stop shop for multiple services.
In this chapter (1)
- Business Locations
Charts
- Share of revenue, establishment, wages and employment in each province
- Share of population compared to establishments in each region in 2024
Tables
- Number and share of establishments in each province in 2024
- Number and share of revenue each province accounts for in 2024
- Number and share of wages each province accounts for in 2024
- Number and share of employees in each province in 2024
Detailed analysis
- Geographic spread of the industry across North America, and trends associated with changes in the business landscape
- Key success factors for businesses to use location to their advantage
Competitive Forces
Get data and insights on what's driving competition in an industry and the challenges industry operators and new entrants may face, with analysis built around Porter's Five Forces framework.
Analyst insights
Sole proprietors and booth rentals compose most of the industry. This has pushed market share concentration down due to minimal upfront costs.
In this chapter (4)
- Concentration
- Barriers to Entry
- Substitutes
- Buyer & Supplier Analysis
Key metrics
- Industry concentration level
- Industry competition level and trend
- Barriers to entry level and trend
- Substitutes level and trend
- Buyer power level and trend
- Supplier power level and trend
Charts
- Market share concentration among the top 4 suppliers from 2019-2024
- Supply chain including upstream supplying industries and downstream buying industries, flow chart
Detailed analysis
- Factors impacting the industry’s level of concentration, such as business distribution, new entrants, or merger and acquisition activity.
- Key success factors for businesses to manage the competitive environment of the industry.
- Challenges that potential industry entrants face such as legal, start-up costs, differentiation, labor/capital intensity and capital expenses.
- Key success factors for potential entrants to overcome barriers to entry.
- Competitive threats from potential substitutes for the industry’s own products and services.
- Key success factors for how successful businesses can compete with substitutes.
- Advantages that buyers have to keep favorable purchasing conditions.
- Advantages that suppliers have to maintain favorable selling conditions.
- Key success factors for how businesses can navigate buyer and supplier power.
Companies
Learn about the performance of the top companies in the industry.
Analyst insights
The salon industry has no leading company due to a lack of consolidation and a high degree of market fragmentation. The industry is composed of many small, independent compan...
In this chapter
- Market Share Concentration
- Companies
- Company Spotlights
Charts
- Industry market share by company in 2020 through 2024
- Major companies in the industry, including market share, revenue, profit and profit margin in 2024
- Overview of Great Clips Inc.'s performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2018 through 2024
- Overview of Blo Blow Dry Bar's performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2018 through 2024
- Overview of Beaners Fun Cuts for Kids's performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2018 through 2024
Detailed analysis
- Description and key data for Great Clips Inc., and factors influencing its performance in the industry
- Description and key data for Blo Blow Dry Bar, and factors influencing its performance in the industry
- Description and key data for Beaners Fun Cuts for Kids, and factors influencing its performance in the industry
External Environment
Understand the demographic, economic and regulatory factors that shape how businesses in an industry perform.
Analyst insights
Each province sets its own guidelines when it comes to personal service establishments. While the salon industry in Canada is subject to minimal provincial and federal regula...
In this chapter
- External Drivers
- Regulation & Policy
- Assistance
Key metrics
- Regulation & policy level and trend
- Assistance level and trend
Charts
- Regulation & Policy historical data and forecast (2014-2029)
- Assistance historical data and forecast (2014-2029)
Detailed analysis
- Demographic and macroeconomic factors influencing the industry, including Regulation & Policy and Assistance
- Major types of regulations, regulatory bodies, industry standards or specific regulations impacting requirements for industry operators
- Key governmental and non-governmental groups or policies that may provide some relief for industry operators.
Financial Benchmarks
View average costs for industry operators and compare financial data against an industry's financial benchmarks over time.
Analyst insights
Hair and nail salons in Canada encounter varying costs depending on their scale, location, use of technology and other factors. To offset costs, salons offer specialty servic...
In this chapter
- Cost Structure
- Financial Ratios
- Key Ratios
Key metrics
- Profit margin, and how it compares to the sector-wide margin
- Average wages, and how it compares to the sector-wide average wage
- Largest cost component as a percentage of revenue
- Industry average ratios for days' receivables, industry coverage and debt-to-net-worth ratio
Charts
- Average industry operating costs as a share of revenue, including purchases, wages, depreciation, utilities, rent, other costs and profit in 2024
- Average sector operating costs as a share of revenue, including purchases, wages, depreciation, utilities, rent, other costs and profit in 2024
- Investment vs. share of economy
Data tables
- Liquidity Ratios (2017-2022)
- Coverage Ratios (2017-2022)
- Leverage Ratios (2017-2022)
- Operating Ratios (2017-2022)
- Assets (2017-2022)
- Liabilities (2017-2022)
- Cash Flow & Debt Service Ratios (2014-2029)
- Revenue per Employee (2014-2029)
- Revenue per Enterprise (2014-2029)
- Employees per Establishment (2014-2029)
- Employees per Enterprise (2014-2029)
- Average Wage (2014-2029)
- Wages/Revenue (2014-2029)
- Establishments per Enterprise (2014-2029)
- IVA/Revenue (2014-2029)
- Imports/Demand (2014-2029)
- Exports/Revenue (2014-2029)
Detailed analysis
- Trends in the cost component for industry operators and their impact on industry costs and profitability
Key Statistics
Industry Data
Data Tables
Including values and annual change:
- Revenue (2014-2029)
- IVA (2014-2029)
- Establishments (2014-2029)
- Enterprises (2014-2029)
- Employment (2014-2029)
- Exports (2014-2029)
- Imports (2014-2029)
- Wages (2014-2029)
Methodology
How are IBISWorld reports created?
IBISWorld has been a leading provider of trusted industry research for over 50 years to the most successful companies worldwide. With offices in Australia, the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany and China, we are proud to have local teams of analysts that conduct research, data analysis and forecasting to produce data-driven industry reports.
Our analysts start with official, verified and publicly available sources of data to build the most accurate picture of each industry. Analysts then leverage their expertise and knowledge of the local markets to synthesize trends into digestible content for IBISWorld readers. Finally, each report is reviewed by one of IBISWorld’s editors, who provide quality assurance to ensure accuracy and readability.
IBISWorld relies on human-verified data and human-written analysis to compile each standard industry report. We do not use generative AI tools to write insights, although members can choose to leverage AI-based tools within the platform to generate additional analysis formats.
What data sources do IBISWorld analysts use?
Each industry report incorporates data and research from government databases, industry-specific sources, industry contacts, and our own proprietary database of statistics and analysis to provide balanced, independent and accurate insights.
Key data sources in Canada include:
- Statistics Canada
- Industry Canada
- Canadian Business Patterns
Analysts also use industry specific sources to complement catch-all sources, although their perspective may focus on a particular organization or representative body, rather than a clear overview of all industry operations. However, when balanced against other perspectives, industry-specific sources provide insights into industry trends.
These sources include:
- Industry and trade associations
- Industry federations or regulators
- Major industry players annual or quarterly filings
Finally, IBISWorld’s global data scientists maintain a proprietary database of macroeconomic and demand drivers, which our analysts use to help inform industry data and trends. They also maintain a database of statistics and analysis on thousands of industries, which has been built over our more than 50-year history and offers comprehensive insights into long-term trends.
How does IBISWorld forecast its data?
IBISWorld’s analysts and data scientists use the sources above to create forecasts for our proprietary datasets and industry statistics. Depending on the dataset, they may use regression analysis, multivariate analysis, time-series analysis or exponential smoothing techniques to project future data for the industry or driver. Additionally, analysts will leverage their local knowledge of industry operating and regulatory conditions to impart their best judgment on the forecast model.
IBISWorld prides itself on being a trusted, independent source of data, with over 50 years of experience building and maintaining rich datasets and forecasting tools. We are proud to be the keystone source of industry information for thousands of companies across the world.
Learn more about our methodology and data sourcing on the Help Center.
Frequently Asked Questions
Unlock comprehensive answers and precise data upon purchase. View purchase options.
What is the market size of the Hair & Nail Salons industry in Canada in 2024?
The market size of the Hair & Nail Salons industry in Canada is $5.9bn in 2024.
How many businesses are there in the Hair & Nail Salons in Canada industry in 2024?
There are 44,388 businesses in the Hair & Nail Salons industry in Canada, which has grown at a CAGR of 3.1 % between 2019 and 2024.
Has the Hair & Nail Salons industry in Canada grown or declined over the past 5 years?
The market size of the Hair & Nail Salons industry in Canada has been growing at a CAGR of 0.5 % between 2019 and 2024.
What is the forecast growth of the Hair & Nail Salons industry in Canada over the next 5 years?
Over the next five years, the Hair & Nail Salons industry in Canada is expected to grow.
What are the biggest companies in the Hair & Nail Salons market in Canada?
The biggest companies operating in the Hair & Nail Salons market in Canada are Great Clips Inc., Blo Blow Dry Bar and Beaners Fun Cuts for Kids
What does the Hair & Nail Salons in Canada include?
Providing haircutting services and Providing hair colouring or tinting services are part of the Hair & Nail Salons industry.
Which companies have the highest market share in the Hair & Nail Salons in Canada?
The company holding the most market share in Canada is Great Clips Inc..
How competitive is the Hair & Nail Salons industry in Canada?
The level of competition is low and increasing in the Hair & Nail Salons industry in Canada.
