February 20, 2009 - Rob Goggins, vice president of franchise development for Great Clips, Inc., announced the Grand Opening of the company’s newest franchised salon in the Turner Place Shopping Center in Anderson County, Tennessee, northwest of Knoxville.

“This manager-run salon sits in an L-shaped 24,600 square-foot retail complex, across from a high-trafficked Wal-Mart SuperCenter near the I-75 and Highway 61 interchange,” said Goggins. “The center is anchored by the popular Gondolier Restaurant, and the demographics of the area are well-suited for our value-priced, no appointment necessary service.”

For a complete list of salon locations, go to http://www.greatclipsfranchise.com.

“Our franchise owners open to a $55-billion hair-care industry. With more than $700 million in total system-wide sales, Great Clips is the industry leader,” said Goggins. “We’re in a growing market. People get their hair cut every four to five weeks, and our same-store sales have increased consistently for several years.”

About Great Clips:

Great Clips is North America’s largest hair-care brand with more than 2,700 salons conveniently located in high-visibility strip malls in nearly 140 markets. Great Clips

consistently ranks among Entrepreneur magazine’s Franchise 500Ò. Entrepreneur also ranks Great Clips as one of their Fastest Growing and one of America’s Top Global Franchises for 2009. For more information, visit http://www.greatclipsfranchise.com. 7700 France Avenue S., Suite 425, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55435. Contact Rob Goggins at (952) 746-6467.

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