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Hairdressing and Beauty Services in New Zealand - Market Research Report (2014-2029)

Kathrina Gonzales Kathrina Gonzales Melbourne, Australia Last Updated: May 2024 ANZSIC S9511NZ

Revenue

$1.4bn

2024-25

$1.4bn

Past 5-Year Growth

Profit

$XXX.Xm

Employees

13,061

Businesses

5,612

Wages

$XXX.Xm

Hairdressing and Beauty Services in New Zealand industry analysis

The Hairdressing and Beauty Services industry is facing a volatile trading environment. The decrease in real household discretionary income has dampened consumer spending on non-essential beauty services, prompting salons to offer value-driven services and promotions to attract budget-conscious customers. In contrast, the growing demographic of females between 15 and 45 has bolstered demand for hair and beauty services, with salon tailoring services and marketing strategies to effectively engage this key market. Also, increasing health consciousness drives consumer preference towards beauty treatments that emphasise natural and sustainable products. Meanwhile, higher consumer confidence encourages spending on luxury and personal care services. Despite this, heavy saturation and mounting price competition, particularly from chain salons in low-cost segments, are eroding profitability for independent providers, intensifying competition. Industry revenue is expected to contract at an annualised 1.8% over the five years through 2024-25 to $1.1 billion. This trend includes a revenue drop of 4.6% in 2024-25 amid gloomy domestic and global economic outlooks as consumers cut back on their non-essential spending.

Trends and Insights

  • The industry faces reduced consumer spending because of lower household discretionary income, pushing salons to adopt more budget-friendly services. Meanwhile, the increasing demographic of females aged 15-45 is boosting demand for customised beauty services.
  • Introducing innovations in nail care, including gel nails, signature nail systems and shellac nail polish, is driving revenue growth. These advancements are enhancing the consumer experience and supporting profitability.
  • Hairdressers and beauty salons are clustered in densely populated locations. This location strategy increases foot traffic and customer visibility, enhancing business opportunities.
  • Price competition is fierce among numerous small independent salons, particularly those that provide essential services like waxing and haircuts. Meanwhile, those offering unique, high-quality services can command premium prices, supporting industry profitability.

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Industry Statistics and Trends

Market size and recent performance (2014-2029)

Industry revenue has declined at a CAGR of 1.0 % over the past five years, to reach an estimated $1.4bn in 2024.

Trends and Insights

Hairdressing and beauty services salons are facing mixed trading conditions

  • A decrease in real household discretionary income dampens consumer spending on non-essential beauty services. Salons may need to adjust by offering more value-driven services or promotions to attract budget-conscious customers.
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Hairdressing and Beauty Services in New Zealand
Revenue (2014-2029)
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Industry outlook (2024-2029)

Market size is projected to grow over the next five years.

Trends and Insights

The industry is set to capitalise on the growing population with tailored services and specialisation

  • Despite the decreasing real household discretionary income, the positive influence of a growing female population aged 15-45, increased health consciousness and consumer sentiment will collectively support revenue recovery for the industry in the next five years.

Biggest companies in the Hairdressing and Beauty Services in New Zealand

Company
Market Share (%)
2025
Revenue ($m)
2025
Vivo Salons Limited
70.5
Rodney Wayne Limited
60.8
Barber Shop Company Limited
28.2

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Products & Services Segmentation

Hairdressing and Beauty Services in New Zealand
Products & Services
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Industry revenue is measured across several distinct product and services lines, including Hairdressing services, Nail care services and Skincare services. Hairdressing services is the largest segment of the Hairdressing and Beauty Services in New Zealand.

Trends and Insights

The expansion of elaborate hairdressing services is aiding revenue

  • Hairdressing services generate the most revenue in the industry. These services include haircutting, styling and colouring.
  • More insights available in the full report

Table of Contents

About this industry

Industry definition

Industry providers mainly offer hairdressing or beauty services, like nail care, facials or make-up applications.

What's included in this industry?

Hairdressing servicesNail care servicesSkincare servicesHair removal servicesBarber shop servicesTanning servicesMake-up servicesHair restoration services (excluding hair transplant services)

Companies

Vivo Salons LimitedRodney Wayne LimitedBarber Shop Company Limited

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Related Terms

DIP POWDER MANICURELASER HAIR REMOVAL PREMIUMISATION RENT-A-CHAIR SEMI-HARD GELS

Industry Code

ANZSIC 2006

ANZSIC 9511 - Hairdressing and Beauty Services in New Zealand

Performance

Get an indication of the industry's health through historical, current and forward-looking trends in the performance indicators that make or break businesses.

Analyst insights

The industry faces reduced consumer spending because of lower household discretionary income, pushing salons to adopt more budget-friendly services. Meanwhile, the increasing...

In this chapter (4)

  • Current Performance
  • Outlook
  • Volatility
  • Life Cycle

Key metrics

  • Annual Revenue, Recent Growth, Forecast, Revenue Volatility
  • Number of Employees, Recent Growth, Forecast, Employees per Business, Revenue per Employee
  • Number of Businesses, Recent Growth, Forecast, Employees per Business, Revenue per Business
  • Total Profit, Profit Margin, Profit per Business

Charts

  • Revenue, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
  • Employees, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
  • Businesses, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
  • Profit, including historical (2014-2024)
  • Industry Volatility vs. Revenue Growth
  • Industry Life Cycle

Detailed analysis

  • Trends in supply, demand and current events that are driving current industry performance
  • Expected trends, economic factors and ongoing events that drive the industry's outlook
  • Key success factors for businesses to overcome volatility
  • How contribution to GDP, industry saturation, innovation, consolidation, and technology and systems influence the industry's life cycle phase.

Products and Markets

Learn about an industry's products and services, markets and trends in international trade.

Analyst insight

Introducing innovations in nail care, including gel nails, signature nail systems and shellac nail polish, is driving revenue growth. These advancements are enhancing the con...

In this chapter

  • Products & Services
  • Major Markets

Key metrics

  • Largest market segment and value in 2024
  • Product innovation level

Charts

  • Products & services segmentation in 2024
  • Major market segmentation in 2024

Detailed analysis

  • Trends impacting the recent performance of the industry's various segments
  • Innovations in the industry's product or service offering, specialization or delivery method
  • Key factors that successful businesses consider in their offerings
  • Buying segments and key trends influencing demand for industry products and services

Geographic Breakdown

Discover where business activity is most concentrated in an industry and the factors driving these trends to find opportunities and conduct regional benchmarking.

Analyst insights

Hairdressers and beauty salons are clustered in densely populated locations. This location strategy increases foot traffic and customer visibility, enhancing business opportu...

In this chapter (1)

  • Business Locations

Charts

  • Share of revenue, establishment, wages and employment in each region
  • Share of population compared to establishments in each region in 2024

Tables

  • Number and share of establishments in each region in 2024
  • Number and share of revenue each region accounts for in 2024
  • Number and share of wages each region accounts for in 2024
  • Number and share of employees in each region in 2024

Detailed analysis

  • Geographic spread of the industry across Asia Pacific, and trends associated with changes in the business landscape
  • Key success factors for businesses to use location to their advantage

Competitive Forces

Get data and insights on what's driving competition in an industry and the challenges industry operators and new entrants may face, with analysis built around Porter's Five Forces framework.

Analyst insights

Price competition is fierce among numerous small independent salons, particularly those that provide essential services like waxing and haircuts. Meanwhile, those offering un...

In this chapter (4)

  • Concentration
  • Barriers to Entry
  • Substitutes
  • Buyer & Supplier Analysis

Key metrics

  • Industry concentration level
  • Industry competition level and trend
  • Barriers to entry level and trend
  • Substitutes level and trend
  • Buyer power level and trend
  • Supplier power level and trend

Charts

  • Market share concentration among the top 4 suppliers from 2019-2024
  • Supply chain including upstream supplying industries and downstream buying industries, flow chart

Detailed analysis

  • Factors impacting the industry’s level of concentration, such as business distribution, new entrants, or merger and acquisition activity.
  • Key success factors for businesses to manage the competitive environment of the industry.
  • Challenges that potential industry entrants face such as legal, start-up costs, differentiation, labor/capital intensity and capital expenses.
  • Key success factors for potential entrants to overcome barriers to entry.
  • Competitive threats from potential substitutes for the industry’s own products and services.
  • Key success factors for how successful businesses can compete with substitutes.
  • Advantages that buyers have to keep favorable purchasing conditions.
  • Advantages that suppliers have to maintain favorable selling conditions.
  • Key success factors for how businesses can navigate buyer and supplier power.

Companies

Learn about the performance of the top companies in the industry.

Analyst insights

The Hairdressing and Beauty Services industry is highly fragmented and diverse. The majority of businesses within the industry are small, independent salons.

In this chapter

  • Market Share Concentration
  • Companies
  • Company Spotlights

Charts

  • Industry market share by company in 2020 through 2024
  • Major companies in the industry, including market share, revenue, profit and profit margin in 2024
  • Overview of Vivo Salons Limited's performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2018 through 2024
  • Overview of Rodney Wayne Limited's performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2018 through 2024
  • Overview of Barber Shop Company Limited's performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2018 through 2024
  • Overview of revenue, market share and profit margin trend for one additional company

Detailed analysis

  • Description and key data for Vivo Salons Limited, and factors influencing its performance in the industry
  • Description and key data for Rodney Wayne Limited, and factors influencing its performance in the industry
  • Description and key data for Barber Shop Company Limited, and factors influencing its performance in the industry
  • Description, key data and performance trends for one additional company

External Environment

Understand the demographic, economic and regulatory factors that shape how businesses in an industry perform.   

Analyst insights

Hairdressers must be registered with the appropriate local authorities. They must also adhere to minimal health requirements established in the Health (Hairdressers) Regulati...

In this chapter

  • External Drivers
  • Regulation & Policy
  • Assistance

Key metrics

  • Regulation & policy level and trend
  • Assistance level and trend

Charts

  • Regulation & Policy historical data and forecast (2014-2029) 
  • Assistance historical data and forecast (2014-2029) 

Detailed analysis

  • Demographic and macroeconomic factors influencing the industry, including Regulation & Policy and Assistance
  • Major types of regulations, regulatory bodies, industry standards or specific regulations impacting requirements for industry operators
  • Key governmental and non-governmental groups or policies that may provide some relief for industry operators.

Financial Benchmarks

View average costs for industry operators and compare financial data against an industry's financial benchmarks over time. 

Analyst insights

Intensifying price competition among salons offering low-cost services is squeezing profit margins. Despite these challenges, rising demand for premium services in mid-range ...

In this chapter

  • Cost Structure
  • Financial Ratios
  • Key Ratios

Key metrics

  • Profit margin, and how it compares to the sector-wide margin
  • Average wages, and how it compares to the sector-wide average wage
  • Largest cost component as a percentage of revenue
  • Industry average ratios for days' receivables, industry coverage and debt-to-net-worth ratio

Charts

  • Average industry operating costs as a share of revenue, including purchases, wages, depreciation, utilities, rent, other costs and profit in 2024
  • Average sector operating costs as a share of revenue, including purchases, wages, depreciation, utilities, rent, other costs and profit in 2024
  • Investment vs. share of economy

Data tables

  • Cash Flow & Debt Service Ratios (2014-2029)
  • Revenue per Employee (2014-2029)
  • Revenue per Enterprise (2014-2029)
  • Employees per Establishment (2014-2029)
  • Employees per Enterprise (2014-2029)
  • Average Wage (2014-2029)
  • Wages/Revenue (2014-2029)
  • Establishments per Enterprise (2014-2029)
  • IVA/Revenue (2014-2029)
  • Imports/Demand (2014-2029)
  • Exports/Revenue (2014-2029)

Detailed analysis

  • Trends in the cost component for industry operators and their impact on industry costs and profitability 

Key Statistics

Industry Data

Data Tables

Including values and annual change:

  • Revenue (2014-2029)
  • IVA (2014-2029)
  • Establishments (2014-2029)
  • Enterprises (2014-2029)
  • Employment (2014-2029)
  • Exports (2014-2029)
  • Imports (2014-2029)
  • Wages (2014-2029)

Top Questions Answered

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What is the market size of the Hairdressing and Beauty Services industry in New Zealand in 2024?

The market size of the Hairdressing and Beauty Services industry in New Zealand is $1.4bn in 2024.

How many businesses are there in the Hairdressing and Beauty Services in New Zealand industry in 2024?

There are 5,612 businesses in the Hairdressing and Beauty Services industry in New Zealand, which has grown at a CAGR of 2.2 % between 2019 and 2024.

Has the Hairdressing and Beauty Services industry in New Zealand grown or declined over the past 5 years?

The market size of the Hairdressing and Beauty Services industry in New Zealand has been declining at a CAGR of 1.0 % between 2019 and 2024.

What is the forecast growth of the Hairdressing and Beauty Services industry in New Zealand over the next 5 years?

Over the next five years, the Hairdressing and Beauty Services industry in New Zealand is expected to grow.

What are the biggest companies in the Hairdressing and Beauty Services market in New Zealand?

The biggest companies operating in the Hairdressing and Beauty Services market in New Zealand are Vivo Salons Limited, Rodney Wayne Limited and Barber Shop Company Limited

What does the Hairdressing and Beauty Services in New Zealand include?

Hairdressing services and Nail care services are part of the Hairdressing and Beauty Services industry.

Which companies have the highest market share in the Hairdressing and Beauty Services in New Zealand?

The company holding the most market share in New Zealand is Vivo Salons Limited.

How competitive is the Hairdressing and Beauty Services industry in New Zealand?

The level of competition is high and increasing in the Hairdressing and Beauty Services industry in New Zealand.

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Competitors

  • Pharmaceutical and Toiletry Goods Wholesaling in New Zealand
  • Hotels and Resorts in New Zealand

Complementors

  • Specialist Medical Services in New Zealand
  • Other Health Services in New Zealand

International industries

  • Hair & Nail Salons in the US
  • Hair Salons in the US
  • Personal Waxing & Nail Salons in the US
  • Hair & Nail Salons in Canada
  • Hairdressing and Beauty Services in Australia

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