regis corporation (nyse:rgs), headquartered in minneapolis, minn., is a leader in beauty salons and cosmetology education. the company owns, franchises or holds ownership interests in nearly 10,000 worldwide locations. regis'​ corporate and franchise locations operate under concepts such as supercuts, smartstyle, mastercuts, regis salons, sassoon salon, cost cutters and first choice haircutters. regis maintains ownership interests in empire education group in the u.s. and the my style concepts in japan.