MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 15, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Regis Corporation (NYSE: RGS) has been awarded Walmart's annual Supplier of the Year and Partner of the Year in the Consumer Services Division. In recognition of their strong work, Walmart recently presented Regis Corporation with the awards at the Walmart Consumer Services annual Supplier Summit in Bentonville, Arkansas.

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SmartStyle is owned by Regis Corporation, the largest owner and leading operator of hair salons in the world. With more than 2,500 full-service hair salons conveniently located in Walmart stores across the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico, SmartStyle offers Walmart customers a wide array of haircare services and beauty products.

"We are extremely honored to be recognized by Walmart with these prestigious awards. The Regis team works closely with the exceptional group at Walmart," said Dan Hanrahan, president and CEO of Regis Corporation. "We truly enjoy our successful relationship with them and look forward to continuing to serve our shared guests."

SmartStyle salons provide a full range of haircare services including women's haircuts, men's haircuts, kids' haircuts, color services, perms, styling, and waxing. Their friendly, professionally trained stylists offer a welcoming and relaxing experience with every visit. For more information, please visit SmartStyle.com and follow the salon on Facebook at Facebook.com/SmartStyle.

About Regis Corporation
Regis Corporation (NYSE:RGS) is the leader in beauty salons and cosmetology education. As of June 30, 2016, the Company owned, franchised or held ownership interests in 9,483 worldwide locations. Regis' corporate and franchised 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. For additional information about the Company, including a reconciliation of certain non-GAAP financial information and certain supplemental financial information, please visit the Investor Information section of the corporate website at www.RegisCorp.com.

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