Sport Clips Haircuts, the nation's leading men's and boys' hair care provider, continues its fast-paced growth with the openings of its 1,300th locations--creating a three-way tie, as stores opened simultaneously in North Charleston, S.C.; Woodstock, Ga.; and New Providence, N.J. With locations in 49 U.S. states, this marks 152 store openings for the franchise in the 2014 calendar year, to date.

"Every store opening is significant because it means a growth in locally-owned businesses, adding to the retail and employment landscape of a community," says Sport Clips CEO Gordon Logan, who founded the company in 1993. "We…