New Neighbor: QB House Tokyo

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In Manhattan, anyone who buys a property worth $950,000 would only be able to afford 589 square feet of space — or an eye-popping $1,612 per square foot. Your partner’s parents are out-of-towners and you decide to meet them for an early dinner at The Grand Central Oyster Bar before they head to a Broadway show. You need to look neat and impressive, but are probably rushing straight from work, looking a bit stressed and messy. In just 10 minutes, you can get a haircut at QB House, and walk in the restaurant looking smart and stylish, and still be on time.

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This includes getting our haircut, but luckily there is a new place in town that will give you one in 10 minutes or less that will leave you looking sophisticated, stylish and more. This all happens at QB House, which just opened in Midtown less than a month ago. Doors will soon be open to the 49th edition of the Kips Bay Decorator Show House New York, where the work of 24 top designers and architects is on marvelous display tomorrow through May 28. This year, the show house inhabits a 12,000-square-foot, 1904 neo-Georgian town house located at 125 East 65th Street.

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Since the median asking price for a home in New York City was $950,000, the average homebuyer in Queens would be able to snag a property that would span a median of 1,759 square feet, or $540 per square foot, according to StreetEasy. You may want to refresh yourself before you leave the city, but don’t have a lot of time. At the façade of QB House, there are “traffic signals” with green, yellow and red lights indicating how busy the salon is. Green means you can walk right in, yellow a bit of a wait, and red, a longer wait. You can tell how busy the salon is even before walking into the shop, so you won’t have to worry about missing your train or bus. Major Japanese barber shop chain QB House launched its first outlet in central New York on Thursday to offer its signature no-frills quick haircuts at affordable prices.

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For participating designers of the Kips Bay Decorator Show House New York, the carte blanche assignment is a chance to express their current musings. “Show house interiors are meant to be liveable and a reflection of your work, but they’re also meant to have a bit of fantasy,” says Karen Williams of St. Charles New York, who designed the home’s copper-infused kitchen. I really enjoy getting my haircuts at QB House and this last visit was no different, except for one to be covered aspect. Let’s take a deeper look into the four aspects of the QB House value proposition. Manhattan is one of the busiest cities in the world, and with that business comes the ever so present fact that taking time to do our errands can be nearly impossible.

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Famous for its express service, clients can get their hair barbered and styled in less than 20 minutes. In a fast-paced environment like New York City, QB House values the time and busy schedules of New Yorkers. At the front of the shop, you’ll find “traffic signals” with green, yellow, and red lights that indicate how busy the store is without needing to step inside. Green suggests a client can walk right in, yellow indicates a slight wait of 10 minutes or so, and red signals longer wait times. Last year, homebuyers in Brooklyn paid a median asking price of $899,900 — which was about the same compared to 2020.

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QB House offers the authentic Japanese experience, transporting you back to Japan. To start, I used the published operating hours and segmented each day by peak and non-peak hours. I assumed that weekend days were all peak and then from 3PM-8PM would be the peak hours for weekdays.

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The particularly lovely—and unusually wide—building was designed by architect Charles A. Platt, whose clients included Astors and Roosevelts. Manhattan real estate has become exorbitantly expensive as the luxury market has pulled averages upward. To understand the business model of QB House, I created a Pro-forma financial model for one hypothetical location in NYC. Note that there are quite a few assumptions in the model and I focused on speed as opposed to accuracy in creating some of these assumptions. Think back-of-the-envelope calculation to get an idea of how the business works as opposed to precise estimates. The heat in New York can be very unpleasant, and you may decide at that moment you need a haircut to feel cooler.

New Neighbor: QB House Tokyo

We extend a warm welcome (back) to QB House Tokyo and are excited to have the shop join our neighborhood. When you’re ready to tame out-of-control quarantine hair, treat yourself to a fresh cut at QB House. The ticketed event is among the premier design events of the year and a fundraiser for the Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club, whose mission is to provide educational and developmental programs to more than 10,000 children.

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Environmentally friendly hair combs are disposed of after each use and hand sanitizer is applied liberally throughout the process. Additionally, patrons and stylists alike will be required to wear masks while in the shop. QB House released a video detailing the establishment’s safety guidelines prior to reopening their doors. Amid the Phase 2 reopening of salons and barbershops, the Partnership is delighted to welcome back QB House Tokyo, an express haircut space for men and women that opened in January shortly before the pandemic. Located across from the Flatiron Building at 942 Broadway, this is QB House’s fourth location in Manhattan, and it boasts over 704 stores globally in Japan, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Taiwan.

"New York is a busy city where people are always in a hurry. We will try to value their time here with our express cuts at reasonable prices," said Ryoji Furuya, president of QB House USA Inc. At the new shop in midtown Manhattan, QB House offers a haircut in only 10 minutes flat for $20 plus tip. The shop has three chairs and started operations with a team of four barbers. In my model, the stylists are making close to $85k per year including tips. Somehow I snuck in operating costs here too on accident, I assumed those were 5% of haircut revenue and includes things like cleaning supplies, hair gel, etc.

There’s a huge emphasis on cleanliness in both the marketing, tools used, and the experience. It’s executed very well, the shop feels sparkling clean despite that a high volume of haircuts is the perfect grounds for dirty. The moderately sized space provides clients with a warm and welcoming atmosphere, where you simply make your request on how you want your haircut done, and 10 minutes later you are out the door feeling fresh and happy. Now more than ever, sanitation is at the top of everyone’s minds. Prior to the pandemic, QB House held itself to very high sanitation standards and has amplified these efforts even more so to ensure customer safety. Before each haircut, salon spaces such as the chair, handles, and closet space are disinfected along with hair scissors and clippers.

QB House operates over 550 locations in Japan where people are very particular about looking clean. Specializing in the “LogiThCut”, which stands for Logical Thinking Cut and is QB’s unique program focusing on accuracy and quality, you can trust QB House to make you look interview ready. Along with their philosophy of quick and affordable haircuts, QB House is passionate about providing an exceptional haircut experience and maintaining high sanitation standards. QB House stylists complete rigorous training and acquire special barbering skills to offer high-quality cuts. “We chose Flatiron for this location because there are all types of people in the district. We would love to provide our quality haircuts for workers, students, residents… all types of people.

The space looks to be about 350 square feet from my naked eye and retail spaces average about $700/sqft in Manhattan. So fast is no longer a value proposition if the wait is too long. Non-verbal communication is the most powerful form of communication, especially at a job interview! No matter how impressive your resume is, you need to look fresh and professional.