[2][3] Hair Cuttery was founded by Dennis Ratner in 1974, when the first salon was opened in West Springfield, Virginia.

[4][5] Since the 1970s, the company expanded to become the largest privately held salon chain in the United States.

[7] In April 2020, the chain was acquired by debtor in possession Hair Cuttery Salon Holdings Inc, an affiliate of Tacit Salon Holdings LLC, led by CEO Seth Gittlitz.

Hair Cuttery Salon Holdings also financed the chain's operating expenses and restored employee pay for the period preceding the acquisition, when the chain's operations were suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

[8][9][10] The Hair Cuttery Family of Brands operates Hair Cuttery and Bubbles chains of salons as well as Cibu private label haircare products.