Billion dollar business groomed in Georgetown
Sport Clips CEO Gordon Logan wanted to fill a gap in the salon industry when he opened the first Sport Clips location in 1993.
I noticed a decline in barbershops. Men were being forced to go to salons. But it wasnt an environment they felt welcome in, he said. I felt there was a real opportunity, so we created a concept just for men and boys, tailored to their needs.
Logan, a Georgetown resident since 1985, opened the prototype store in Austin offering a place to make haircuts less of a chore for men. The location featured amenities such as height-adjustable shampoo chairs and stylists trained to address problems men typically have with their hair.
We operated there for two years, making sure policies and procedures were in place before we decided to roll out as a franchise, he said. We did a lot of market research, held focus groups with men and incorporated a lot of that [input].
