Why Do Women Pay More?
Karen Waldron was featured in an interesting article on the BBC website asking why women pay more for shorter haircuts...
The Modern Barber
Karen Waldron was featured in a double page spread in the April-June 2017 edition of Modern Barber magazine...
Business Leader of the Year 2016
Karen Waldron, founder of The Barber Shop Group, was presented with the “Barbershop Business Leader of the Year” at the Barber Awards 2016...
Barbers make high street comeback
Barbers make a high street comeback as men go retro and abandon salons. Neat hair is back – one reason why 150 men's...
30 Years in business
But 30 years ago Karen Waldron stepped into the male dominated world, having learned the skill of barbering and traditional face shaving in...
Who’s a pretty boy then?
A salon chain that boasts a parrot in every branch is helping to raise the image of barbering. Karen Waldron, proprietor of The...
Barber shops set for the big time
An upmarket chain of barbers is gearing up for a stock market flotation in three years. The 14-strong chain, called The Barbershops, had...
25 Year Barber Shop Reign
Karen Waldron-Smith begun her journey into men's hairdressing when, as a wide eyed 17-year-old, she walked into a gents' barbers in Oxford telling...
Cutting Edge
A Bucks based hairdressing chain that has just celebrated its silver anniversary is now gearing up for the next quarter century of cuts....
Growing in parrot-fashion
High-flying hairdresser Karen Waldron has opened another barber-shop with an extra feathery feature – a parrot. Customers at The Barber's Shop, Station Approach,...
Cutting edge scots girls
Don't be surprised if you suddenly find yourself transported into the Scottish Highlands when you walk into one of Karen Waldron's barber shops....
Million Dollar Smile
At the age of 30, Karen Waldron owns three barbershops. She has her sights set on a chain of at least 10 shops...