Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. is an international specialty retailer and distributor of professional beauty supplies with operations primarily in North America, South America and Europe. The Company operates in two units: Beauty Supply and Beauty Systems Group (BSG). As of September 30, 2013, through Sally Beauty Supply and BSG, the Company operated a multi-channel platform of 4,487 Company-operated stores and supplied 182 franchised stores. Within BSG, it has networks of professional distributor sales consultants in North America, with approximately 982 professional distributor sales consultants who sell directly to sa lons and salon professionals. Sally Beauty Supply stores target retail consumers and salon professionals, while BSG exclusively targets salons and salon professionals. It has store locations in the United States (including Puerto Rico), Canada, Mexico, Chile, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Belgium, France, Germany, the Netherlands and Spain.