(FranchisePick.com)  You don’t have to be a barber (or a hair stylist) to own a V’s Barbershop franchise, as is evident in this franchise sales video.
 

The V’s Barbershop franchise is all about bringing back the old-time barber shop experience.  I’m not sure where they grew up, but the barber shop experience I remember didn’t involve pool tables and flat screen TVs.  I guess a decor package consisting mostly of wobbly wooden chairs and dog-eared, year-old Sports Afield magazines wouldn’t make for good video.
What do you think of the V’s Barbershop franchise?  Would it be successful in your town?
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We had to read it a couple of times, too. A Nation’s Restaurant News story, entitled Cold Stone to franchise barbershop concept, reports that Cold Stone Creamery will begin offering V’s Barbershop franchises:
SCOTTSDALE , Ariz. (Apr. 5) Cold Stone Creamery, the fast-growing mix-in ice cream chain, said it has entered into an agreement to franchise a barbershop concept in addition to its core brand. Details were not disclosed.
The parties said they will remain separate operations, but V’s Barbershop would move into Cold Stone’s headquarters building here. John Wuycheck, formerly Cold Stone’s vice president of franchise development, has reported been …read more