Sun Tan City
Wellness & Personal Care · Beauty Salons & Barber Shops
- Active units
- 156
- Royalty
- 8.0%
Franchised, year-end 2025
of weekly Net Sales
About Sun Tan City
Sun Tan City is your ultimate destination for all things tanning. Whether you're looking for a quick, natural-looking tan for a special event or want to maintain a year-round gorgeous glow, we've got you covered. Our membership options and customizable packages make it easy to plan ahead and save money on indoor tanning. But that's not all. We also offer a range of deals and promotions to help you look great while saving money. Our enthusiastic and fun team is committed to providing a positive environment where coworkers become friends. In addition to flexible hours and scheduling, we offer employee benefits such as free tanning bed and spray tanning access, product discounts, and room to grow and advance in your career. We've made managing your tan even easier with our Sun Tan City app. From checking wait times to purchasing upgrades and packages, you can do it all on the go. Subscribe to our exclusive email offers to stay in the loop. Join us at Sun Tan City and let yourself shine®.
Key terms
- Franchise fee
$30k
- Conversion salon adjustment
Franchisor may waive or reduce the initial franchise fee for existing operating tanning salons converting to SUN TAN CITY.
- Brand fund
2.0% of Net Sales
- Local advertising
1.0% of Net Sales
- Area Development Agreement - first Salon
$30k
- Area Development Agreement - each additional Salon
$10k
- Veteran discount
Not offered
Brand Percentile Rankings
Rankings compare brands in the same operating year. Fee and investment figures come from the FDD (2026 filing).
Growth
- Total locations156
Franchised units open at year-end
- New openings0
Gross new units opened during the calendar year
- 1-year unit growth rate-4.3%
Net unit growth versus prior year
- 3-year unit CAGR-3.3%
Compound annual growth rate of unit count over the trailing 3 years
- Unit growth ratio0.0×
Cumulative opens / closures through year-end
Unit economics
- Annual unit volume (Median)—
Per FDD Item 19 disclosure
- Annual unit volume (25th percentile)—
Per FDD Item 19 disclosure
- Annual unit volume (75th percentile)—
Per FDD Item 19 disclosure
- 1-year Median AUV growth rate—
Year-over-year change in median AUV
- Store-level EBITDA Margin—
Median unit-level EBITDA / AUV
Investment profile
- Estimated initial investment$1.4M
Midpoint of estimated initial investment range
↓ Lower is better - Time to open180 months
Midpoint of average time from agreement to opening
↓ Lower is better - Royalty rate8.0%
Percent of net sales paid to the franchisor
↓ Lower is better - Sales-to-investment ratio—
Median AUV / estimated initial investment midpoint
- Cash-on-cash returns—
Median unit-level EBITDA / estimated initial investment midpoint. Steady-state estimate; year 1 returns will be lower as the unit ramps to median volumes.
Franchisee healthLocked
- Unit closure ratio
- Transfer vs. closure ratio
- Percent multi-unit franchisees
- Litigation rate
- EBITDA multiple on sales & transfers
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Location footprint
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Sources
Financial and operating figures are sourced from the brand's Franchise Disclosure Documents. Brand percentile rankings are based on comparisons to other brands that include the same metrics in their Franchise Disclosure Documents.