The short answer
AVA Hair (에이바헤어), a Korean hair & beauty brand, grew from 218 to 320 stores in 2025 (+102, +46.8%), with 109 openings and 7 closures. Ipjimap maps 215 of the commercial streets it operates on; most are neighborhood daily streets.
Store count, 2021–2025
Fair Trade Commission franchise disclosures. 109 openings vs 7 closures in 2025.
Who it serves
Core customers: all ages & families (32%). Main visit purpose: health & care. Price position: upper-mid.
Street character where it trades: neighborhood daily (102), office lunch (40), mixed-use (39).
Where AVA Hair is strongest
Streets it already operates on, ranked by this quarter's momentum.
| Street | Stores | QoQ | Momentum | Character | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imun-ro이문로 · Dongdaemun-gu | 563 | +11.7% | 86.8 | Neighborhood daily | Early growth |
| Manan-ro만안로 · Manan-gu, Anyang-si | 774 | +7.0% | 84.5 | Mixed-use | Growing |
| Gyeongui-ro경의로 · Paju-si | 1,294 | +10.4% | 84.0 | Office lunch | Growing |
| Cheongsa-ro청사로 · Uijeongbu-si | 316 | +8.2% | 83.7 | Mixed-use | Early growth |
| Daeji-ro대지로 · Suji-gu, Yongin-si | 436 | +16.9% | 83.3 | Office lunch | Nearing oversupply |
| Jungsimsangeop 1-ro중심상업1로 · Cheongwon-gu, Cheongju-si | 213 | +7.6% | 83.1 | Dining & shopping | Nearing oversupply |
| Sinchon-ro신촌로 · Seodaemun-gu | 1,198 | +7.1% | 83.0 | Office lunch | Early growth |
| Gwangmyeong-ro광명로 · Gwangmyeong-si | 882 | +5.3% | 82.9 | Neighborhood daily | Growing |
Present in famous districts
Streets where its category is growing — and it isn't there yet
Two or more growing hair & beauty brands already trade on each of these streets and store counts rose this quarter. A data observation, not a site recommendation.
| Street | Stores | QoQ | Momentum | Character | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dapsimni-ro 1-gil답십리로1길 · Dongdaemun-gu | 31 | +34.8% | 90.3 | Dining alley | Growing |
| Raendeumakeu-ro랜드마크로 · Yeonsu-gu | 247 | +10.3% | 87.5 | Dining alley | Early growth |
| Docheong-ro 66beon-gil도청로66번길 · Yeongtong-gu, Suwon-si | 31 | +82.3% | 87.0 | Dining alley | Nearing oversupply |
| Heojun-ro허준로 · Gangseo-gu | 261 | +15.0% | 86.6 | Neighborhood daily | Nearing oversupply |
| Saemal-ro새말로 · Guro-gu | 941 | +8.3% | 86.5 | Mixed-use | Growing |
| Wongil-ro원길로 · Bupyeong-gu | 110 | +20.9% | 86.5 | Mixed-use | Nearing oversupply |
| Jichuk 1-ro지축1로 · Deogyang-gu, Goyang-si | 131 | +13.9% | 86.1 | After-work dining | Growing |
| Gimpohangang 9-ro 75beon-gil김포한강9로75번길 · Gimpo-si | 913 | +17.5% | 85.5 | Office lunch | Growing |
Cite as: “AVA Hair (에이바헤어), a Korean hair & beauty brand, grew from 218 to 320 stores in 2025 (+102, +46.8%), with 109 openings and 7 closures. Ipjimap maps 215 of the commercial streets it operates on; most are neighborhood daily streets.” — Ipjimap (ipjimap.com), 2026-06-30.