At this season’s trade shows, I heard from a lot of salon operators that very few of their tanners were wearing eye protection, even the ones who had always worn eye protection. The reason?... Read more
You’ve waited and waited and discussed with friends, fans and employees. You cringe when you look at your website on a smartphone or tablet and cringe even worse when you think of potential... Read more
It’s May! By this time, your lobby should be full of tanners preparing for summer, working on keeping their spring break tans or just putting on shorts for the first time this year and reali... Read more
Life is about a journey of experiences, good and bad. Our memories are made from these experiences and we intuitively find ourselves drawing upon them to reflect, adjust, make decisions and... Read more
I asked two salons on opposite sides of the country about the eye protection policy in their salons. Here is our Q & A. Michelle Norvell, Owner Bare Necessities Tanning Salon Puyallup, W... Read more
How many times has a “not so sharp” job applicant slipped through your ever popular, air-tight, “I go with my gut feeling” interview process and wreaked havoc on your business, poisoned the... Read more
It was great to see some of my friends from the U.S. tanning industry over at one of our recent London trade shows. Many people I know don’t like, or should I say, would prefer not to do the... Read more
Our change from Class I to Class II medical devices has raised some questions recently. Q. I was told by a South Carolina salon inspector that in the future, I would need to replace lamps in... Read more
The time is here! It’s spring and our salons are filling up with familiar faces from last season, our usual year-round tanners, as well as some new customers who are either new to your area... Read more
At this writing in the beginning of March, the introduction of new legislation has slowed as most legislatures are well into the middle of their sessions. At press time, 23 bills had been in... Read more
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