>> Relative to your first point, two shops with two chairs each have much more overhead than one shop with four chairs. I don't think that follows - the busine

>> Relative to your first point, two shops with two chairs each have much more overhead than one shop with four chairs. I don't think that follows - the business rates, heating costs, energy usage, insurance, etc. will all be cheaper in the 2-chair shops than the 4-chair shop. The 4-chair shop just has extra chairs (but they remain unused since there aren't staff available to fill them) . At the same price point for customers, it's less viable.