Cookie Cutters Haircuts for Kids

Name

Cookie Cutters Haircuts for Kids

Legal name

Cookie Cutters Franchise

Website

https://haircutsarefun.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Children's Hair Salon Services

NAICS

Beauty Salons (812112)

akta.pro primary industry

Kids' Haircut Services (HSALAAAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Haircutting & Styling Services (HSALAAAD), Kids & Family Barber Services (HSALABAD), Baby Haircare (Shampoo, Conditioner, Detanglers) (CRABAJAD)

Keywords

• Children's haircuts
• Kids hair salon
• Hair salon franchise
• Children's grooming services
• Family salon services

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Children's Haircut Services: Core revenue from children's haircuts and styling services including kidscuts, hairstyling, kidscuts with shampoo, baby first haircut packages, teen cuts, mommy cuts, daddy cuts, bang trims, and braiding services.
2. Haircare Products: Sale of haircare products including natural, organic, and vegan haircare lines such as Fairy Tales Haircare, Original Sprout, and Johnny B. Hair Products.
3. Franchise Fees: Revenue from franchisee fees as part of their franchise business model for opening new Cookie Cutters locations.
4. Loyalty Program Membership: Points-based loyalty program generating repeat customer engagement and retention across the franchise network.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Cookie Cutters Haircuts for Kids operates a franchise system of retail salons that provide haircuts and grooming services exclusively for children, teens, and families. Core services include Kidscuts, Baby's First Haircut milestone packages, teen cuts, parent cuts, hairstyling, braiding, bang trims, and special-needs-accommodating haircuts, delivered in a child-themed store environment. Revenue is generated through per-service fees, retail product sales within salons, and franchise licensing to operators.

Product overview

Cookie Cutters Haircuts for Kids operates as a children’s hair salon franchise platform consisting of two primary brands: Cookie Cutters Haircuts for Kids (core brand with 115+ locations) and Snip-its (acquired brand with 38 additional salons). The platform offers a unified experience focused on children’s haircuts with services including Kidscut, Kidscut with Shampoo, Baby’s First Haircut Package, Teen Cut, Mommy Cut, Daddy Cut, Hairstyling, Braiding, and Bangs Trimmed. The platform is enhanced by a Mobile Application (iOS/Android) for appointment booking and loyalty management, and a StarStruck loyalty program for customer retention. The combined entity represents the largest multi-brand children’s salon platform in North America with 159 locations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Snip-its: Children's hair care salon franchise brand acquired by Cookie Cutters in October 2025, now operating under Snip-its Franchising, LLC

Products and services

• Kidscut (children's haircut) Standard in-salon haircut service for children, performed by stylists trained in child haircuts in a themed retail salon.
• Kidscut with Shampoo Children's haircut bundled with a shampoo service in the salon.
• Baby's First Haircut Package Milestone package designed for an infant's first haircut experience, including keepsake and ceremonial elements specific to a first haircut.
• Teen Cut Haircut service tailored for teenage clients in the children's salon setting.
• Mommy Cut Haircut service for mothers, typically purchased as an add-on during a child's salon visit.
• Daddy Cut Haircut service for fathers, typically purchased as an add-on during a child's salon visit.
• Hairstyling Add-on styling service performed in the salon alongside a haircut.
• Braiding Add-on braiding service for children's hair performed in the salon.
• Bangs Trimmed Quick add-on bang trim service performed in the salon.
• Special-Needs Haircut Haircut service accommodating special-needs children, performed by stylists trained in relevant techniques.
• In-Salon Hair Care Products Retail hair care products sold to customers inside Cookie Cutters salon locations.
• StarStruck Loyalty Program Cookie Cutters customer loyalty and rewards program that engages repeat-visit families with points and rewards.
• Cookie Cutters Mobile Application Mobile application providing store location lookup, service information, and loyalty program access for Cookie Cutters customers.
• Snip-its Children's Haircuts (Acquired Brand) Acquired children's haircut brand and franchise system whose salons operate alongside Cookie Cutters locations in the U.S.
• Cookie Cutters Franchise Licensing Franchise opportunity licensing the Cookie Cutters brand, operating system, and training to operators opening new salon locations.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 1 million haircuts delivered annually across franchise network
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration10 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Miraculous Corp (Mediawan and ZAG joint venture)minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 11 June 2026Cookie Cutters is one of seven partner brands participating in the Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir franchise brand collaboration targeting family-focused destinations. The partnership involves themed products, in-store materials, and sweepstakes activations across hundreds of locations, extending the franchise's message of confidence and self-expression into everyday consumer experiences.
• Snip-its Franchising Company, LLCcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCookie Cutters acquired Snip-its Franchising Company, LLC creating a new entity called Snip-its Franchising, LLC. The merger aims to leverage shared systems, vendor relationships, and technology to improve efficiency and franchisee success while maintaining the unique identities of both brands. The acquisition adds 38 salons and 15 franchisees, making it the largest multi-brand children's salon platform in North America.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Sport Clips: Large US franchise salon chain (~1,800+ units) primarily serving men and boys; overlaps on the kids segment but operates in a broader family-haircut category rather than a children-specific niche.
• Great Clips: Largest US walk-in hair salon franchise (~4,000+ units); competes for the same family-haircare wallet but without the kids-specific environment and entertainment focus.
• Supercuts: National walk-in salon franchise serving all age groups, including children; broader portfolio offering compared to Cookie Cutters' focused children's niche.
• Regis Corporation: Public parent of multiple salon brands including Supercuts and Cost Cutters; provides a comparable public-market benchmark for franchise salon economics at scale.
• Roosters Men's Grooming Center: Specialty barber franchise primarily serving men and boys with a sports-themed experience; competes for the same family-haircut dollar but with a male-skewing positioning.

Direct peers

• Hair Fairies: Specialty children's salon concept focused on the lice-removal and kids' grooming segment, serving an overlapping customer base of families and operating under a similar service-franchise model.
• Snip-its: Now a wholly-owned subsidiary after October 2025 acquisition, but historically a direct children's salon franchise competitor with shared market overlap and a similar franchise growth approach.
• Pigtails & Crewcuts: Direct children's salon franchise competitor with a comparable store experience model (themed chairs, kid-friendly environment) and franchise unit economics targeting the same families with children segment.
• Cool Cuts 4 Kids: Direct children's hair salon franchise competitor offering themed experiences and trained stylists across multiple US states, with the same product-market focus on family-friendly haircut services.
• Sharkey's Cuts for Kids: Children's hair salon franchise with themed chairs, video games, and stylists trained to work with kids — directly comparable niche and similar franchise offering.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCI2bR4LVSh1-tE0mtfB__Lg/featured?view_as=subscriber
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• Instagraminstagram.com/cookiecutters_haircutsforkids
• Pinterestpinterest.com/cookiecuttershaircutsforkids
• TikTokinstagram.com/cookiecutters_haircutsforkids
• Xx.com/CookieCuttersKW

Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A1 record

Investments

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