Great Clips Celebrates Recent Opening Of Fourth Salon In Mobile Bay By Hosting Area-Wide Cut-A-Thons

MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 11, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Great Clips, the world's largest hair salon brand, announced today it opened its forth location in the Mobile Bay this month at 3980C Airport Road in Mobile, in the Pinebrook Shopping Center. To celebrate, all four recently opened Great Clips locations in Foley, Daphne and Mobile will host a Cut-A-Thon on Saturday, Aug. 20 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. to benefit the University of South Alabama Children's & Women's Hospital, a local Children's Miracle Network Hospital.

During the Cut-A-Thon, customers will receive specially priced haircuts for $2.99 and 100 percent of the day's sales will benefit the local hospital. In addition, guests who purchase a Children's Miracle Network balloon for a $1 donation will receive a coupon for $2 off a future haircut. Participating salons are:

• Great Clips at 3980C Airport Road in Mobile (Pinebrook Shopping Center)
• Great Clips at 2438 S. McKenzie Street in Foley (Foley Square Shopping Center)
• Great Clips at 27955 Hwy 98 in Daphne (Magnolia Place Shopping Center)
• Great Clips at 3075 Government Boulevard in Mobile (McGowin Park Shopping Center)

Two of the Great Clips salons in Mobile are owned and operated by franchisee Gentry Allen. The Great Clips salons in Foley and Daphne are owned and operated by husband and wife duo Hunter and Mary Hughes. The Hughes also own a salon in the Westgate Pavillion located at 7450 Airport Blvd. in Mobile that is expected to open later this month. Both franchise groups join a network of more than 3,900 Great Clips salons throughout the United States and Canada. By the end of the year, Great Clips aims to have eight locations open in the Mobile area.

"I'm excited to open my next salon in Mobile just in time for back-to-school haircuts and invite the community to join us on Aug. 20 at all four Mobile Bay Great Clips as we give back to the University of South Alabama Children's & Women's Hospital," said Gentry Allen. "I look forward to greeting our newest customers and introducing them to our great team of stylists who will keep them looking their best everyday."

Gentry Allen is one of Great Clips' newest franchisees and opened up his first salon in Mobile this past April. The young entrepreneur and recent graduate of Harvard University has been a long-time customer of Great Clips and was excited to join a concept that would allow him to continue to his passion to serve the local community.

Great Clips offers affordable, quality haircuts. Although prices vary from salon to salon, the average adult haircut is only $13 and children's haircuts are $10. Not only can you save money by visiting Great Clips, but you can save time with its online check-in option. Download the free Great Clips app or go to GreatClips.com to check wait times and add your name to the wait list before heading to the salon. Visit your nearest Great Clips to see what this new salon has to offer.

To find a Great Clips salon, visit GreatClips.com. To learn more about Children's Miracle Network Hospitals, visit CMNHospitals.org.

About Great Clips
Great Clips, Inc. was established in 1982 in Minneapolis. Today, Great Clips has more than 3,900 salons throughout the United States and Canada, making it the world's largest salon brand. Great Clips is 100 percent franchised, and salons are owned locally by more than 1,200 franchisees across North America. Great Clips franchisees employ nearly 35,000 stylists who receive ongoing training to learn the Great Clips customer care system and advanced technical skills. As a walk-in salon, Great Clips provides value-priced, high-quality haircare for men, women and children. No appointments are needed, and salons are open nights and weekends. Getting a great haircut is more convenient than ever with Great Clips' Online Check-In and Clip Notes®. To check-in online, visit www.greatclips.com or download the app for Android and iPhone. For more information about Great Clips, Inc. or to find a location near you, visit www.greatclips.com.

About Great Clips' Online Check-In
Great Clips' Online Check-In feature is powered by ICS Net Check In™, a patent-pending, internet-based technology platform developed by Innovative Computer Software. Online Check-In allows customers to remotely log in from a computer or smart phone and view the estimated wait time at surrounding salons. Consumers can click the "check-in" icon to add their name to the list at the Great Clips salon of their choice, and by the time they arrive they are likely next or almost next in line – saving precious time they might have spent waiting in the lobby for their haircut. Online Check-In saves time, every time.

About Children's Miracle Network Hospitals
Children's Miracle Network Hospitals® raises funds and awareness for 170 member hospitals that provide 32 million treatments each year to kids across the U.S. and Canada. Donations stay local to fund critical treatments and healthcare services, pediatric medical equipment and charitable care. Since 1983, Children's Miracle Network Hospitals has raised more than $5 billion, most of it $1 at a time through the charity's Miracle Balloon icon. Its various fundraising partners and programs support the nonprofit's mission to save and improve the lives of as many children as possible. Find out why children's hospitals need community support, and learn about your member hospital, at CMNHospitals.org and facebook.com/CMNHospitals.

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