Rudy's Barbershop is a chain of barbershops founded in

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, Washington by Alex Calderwood, David Petersen and Wade Weigel in 1993, with locations primarily on the United States West Coast. Calderwood and Weigel would later go on to also co-found the Ace Hotel group in 1999. Rudy's Barbershops are known for their casual, retro-hip aesthetic and can be found at Ace Hotel locations in Seattle and

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History

Alex Calderwood, was inspired by his occasional visits to Sig's, a neighborhood barbershop. He was seeking to combine the traditional neighborhood barbershop experience with trendier hairstyles that would appeal to a younger clientele. Calderwood, along with partners Weigel and Petersen, opened the first Rudy's location in Seattle's

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neighborhood in 1993.Custom Cu

''Metropolis'', November 2007, Accessed March 8, 2009. The name Rudy's was inspired by the character of the same name from the television program Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids.Cutting Edge, ''New York Times Magazine'', March 2001 By 2003, the Rudy's Barbershop chain had expanded to eight properties - four additional Seattle locations, plus two shops in

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and two in

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.Hip barbershop chain opens first Portland sto

''Portland Business Journal'', April 22, 2003, Accessed March 6, 2009. By 2018, there were twenty-seven Rudy's Barbershop locations throughout the United States.Rudy's Barbershop Locations
by Staff, Company Website, 2018.

References

{{reflist Hairdressing salon chains American companies established in 1993 Retail companies established in 1993 Companies based in Seattle