Quick answer: On Sept 14, 2026 Vagaro partnered with bex+Co to power booking, payments, and a unified stylist directory across Shared Workspace Salon locations. Independence still needs a priced menu. Suites and shared rooms can add a custom nail-print add-on that each pro owns — software fills the calendar; print fills the ticket.
Fred Helou (Vagaro) and Bex Irvine (bex+Co) positioned the deal as autonomy with infrastructure: Marketplace discovery, scheduling, payments, and a directory clients can book from. That is the same operator pressure suite rooms feel — tools without a differentiator. Related suite angle: Sola Westcliff Fort Worth suite print add-on.
A printer is a chair-level product an independent can own without becoming a franchise. One or two nails of custom print sit next to their existing services and keep ticket average above a basic manicure. Start at NailPrinter.ca.
Takeaway: Software books the chair. A priced print add-on is what the independent can sell that retail cannot.
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Sources: Financial Content / Business Wire — Vagaro × bex+Co
