MARKET REVIEWS 2004 – THE LARGEST OPERATORS OF SALONS – REGIONAL SELECTED COUNTRIES IN NORTH AMERICAS (USA – CANADA), CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICAS (MEXICO – ARGENTINA – BRAZIL)

TABLE OF CONTENTS

TABLE OF CONTENTS............. 2

Date of publication.......... 3

Who’s identified?........... 3

Top ranked not exhaustive listings.. 3

Relative importance of multi-outlet salons.. 3

Organization of information and examples of company data..... 3

THE LARGEST SALONS – AMERICAS............... 4

Table 1 The largest salon operators in the Americas (18)..... 4

Domestic versus foreign companies........... 4

Expansion plans from the Americas and Europe - to the south... 4

From the Americas - south to north.... 5

From Asia to the Americas........... 5

SALONS IDENTIFIED – AMERICAS – NORTH - USA........ 6

Table 2 USA top salons –-over 20 units each– (45 names). 6

Table 2 USA top salons (continued).......... 7

USA company data (>40)... 7

Table 3 Company’s salon trademarks global 13

SALONS IDENTIFIED – AMERICAS - CANADA............. 16

Table 4 Canada top salons (9)..... 16

Canada company data (4) 16

SALONS IDENTIFIED – AMERICAS - MEXICO............. 18

Table 5 Mexico top salons - Mexico City (11)......... 18

Mexico company data (7) 18

SALONS IDENTIFIED – AMERICAS - ARGENTINA........... 20

Table 6 Argentina top salons (9)..... 20

Argentina company data (6) 20

SALONS IDENTIFIED – AMERICAS - BRAZIL 22

Table 7 Brazil Top salons (9)......... 22

Brazil company data (8) 22

INDEX OF COMPANY NAMES 24

Diagonal Reports THE GSP SERIES. 26

Short glossary of terms......... 26