Type: Public
On the web: http://www.sallybeautyholdings.com
Employees: 24,615
Employee growth: 7.5%

Sally Beauty Holdings (SBH) has untangled itself from former parent Alberto-Culver. Formerly Sally Beauty Co., the firm is one of the US's largest retailers and distributors of professional beauty supplies. While the US accounts for more than 80% of sales, the company also has stores in Canada, Europe, and South America. More than 3,100 Sally Beauty Supply stores sell more than 6,000 hair, skin, and nail products. Sally Beauty also sells its products online. SBH's Beauty Systems Group (BSG) employs more than 1,100 sales consultants and operates about 995 CosmoProf and Armstrong McCall stores that sell products only to salons and beauty professionals. Sally Beauty Supply was founded in New Orleans in 1964.

Key numbers for fiscal year ending September, 2011:
Sales: $3,269.1M
One year growth: 12.1%
Net income: $213.7M
Income growth: 48.6%

Officers:
Chairman: James G. Berges
President, CEO, and Director: Gary G. Winterhalter
SVP and CFO: Mark J. Flaherty

Competitors:
CVS Caremark
Walgreen
Wal-Mart

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