The Valedictorian, Most Likely to Succeed, All-Star Athlete, Most Popular—every graduation class has their list of those who led the group in areas of excellence.

For the first time, we’re doing the same with the SALON TODAY 200. As in years past, our list continues to honor the fastest-growing salons in North America—which, let’s face it, was no easy task over the past few years. But for this 13th anniversary issue, we decided to take the ST200 in a new direction by designating the salons that have led our industry in certain best business practices.

Our ST200 Class of 2010 has Tech Titans, Marketing Gurus and Retail Wonders. We’ve identified the Earthly Preservers, the Eager to Pleasers, and the industry’s top Talent Scouts. We’ve recognized the HR Wizards, the Rewarders and Retainers, the Education Champions and the Inventory Controllers.

Earning one of these Best Practice designations wasn’t easy. After requiring applicants to provide all kinds of illuminating details about their businesses, we asked multiple questions requiring detailed essay responses. And, we made them back up those compositions with additional data and statistics. 

As a result, the ST200 continues its overall mission of establishing and providing important benchmarks that all salon and spa owners can measure their businesses against.

 

LEGEND
C&B: Compensation & Benefits R&R: Retention and Reward Programs CS: Customer Service R&T: Recruitment and Training ED: Advanced Education MKT: Marketing	TECH: Technology ENV: Environmental Sustainability RET: Retail INV: Inventory Control GRO: Growth
*Although many salons captured multiple honors, they each are profiled once in the ST200 issue. Scroll down to get links to download the profiles.

 

THE 2010 SALON TODAY 200 HONOREES

Acapello Salon GRO Accolades Salon Spa GRO Adevia SpaSalon TECH Alluring Designs A Salon GRO Ambience Salon Spa CS Americana GRO, R&T, ENV Anaala Salon and Spa GRO, ED Appearances Hair Color and Design Studio INV, R&R, CS Arrojo Studio GRO, R&T Art + Science Salon Spa GRO, ED, TECH, ENV Artbeat Salon and Gallery GRO Artistic Trends Salon CS Asonipse Spa and Salon GRO Atelier Rouge Hair and Body Retreat Aura Salon and Day Spa R&T Avalon Salon and Day Spa CS, R&R, ENV, INV Avant Salon Spa TECH Avantgarde Salon Spa GRO, MKT Aveda Academy Denver, Pure Talent Salons ENV, C&B Beau Monde Spalon MKT, CS, ENV, RET, INV  The Beauty Lounge GRO Bei Capelli R&T Bell Tower Salon, MediSpa and Store R&R, CS, ED, MKT, RET, INV Bella Capelli Sanctuario GRO, C&B Bella Luci Salon GRO Bella Salon and Day Spa GRO Bella Vita Salon and Day Spa GRO Belle Epoque an Atelier Salon GRO, MKT, INV Bernards Salon and Spa R&T Bien Soigne R&R Bijin Salon and Spa CS, C&B Birds Barbershop GRO Blo GRO, C&B, R&T, MKT, INV Breeze Salon and Day Spa GRO Caruh Salon and Spa ED, ENV Centre Salon and Spa GRO Challise and Company MKT Changes Hair Studio and Spa GRO, ENV, RET Charisma Inner Beauty - Outward The Charles Penzone Family of Salons ED, CS, R&T, MKT, TECH Chrome: A Salon Experience GRO, MKT Coiffeteria Salon INV Craig Berns Salon Spa ED Dante Lucci Salon R&T The Day Spa @ Folawn’s R&T Daybreak Salon and Spa GRO Design 1 Salon Spa TECH Dionysus Salon Spa GRO DK hair GRO Dolce Lusso Salon and Day Spa Dolce Salon and Spa GRO Domani Salon and Spa GRO Elayne James Salon Companies Elle Marie Hair Studio GRO, MKT Eminently Hair Salon and Pure Artist Studio GRO Entourage Salon and Spa ENV Eric Fisher Salons CS Estilo Salon and Day Spa GRO Finesse Spa Salon INV Fix GRO For Men Only, Ltd. GRO Francisco’s Salon GRO Fresh Hair Studio TECH Fringe Hair Co. GRO Fusion 3 Salon GRO, C&B, TECH Geno Levi Spirit and Style Salon Gentleman’s Quarters TECH Ginger Bay Salon and Spa RET, C&B, R&R, CS, ED, MKT, TECH, ENV, INV Girl from Ipanema Spa GRO Gordon Salons and Spas R&T Green Peridot GRO, ED, INV Greener Grass Hair Color and Designs GRO Habitude Salons and Spa C&B, R&T, ED, MKT Hair Benders Salon GRO, TECH The Hair Company RET, R&R, R&T, MKT, INV Hair on the Avenue R&R, MKT, RET, INV  Hair Technology and Body Salon Haircolorxperts - Carmel Commons Haircolorxperts - Parktowne GRO, RET Halo Salon and Color Lab GRO Harmony Salon Spa GRO HQ Salon and Spa GRO, CS HQ Salons Spas ED Hue, an Aveda Lifestyle Salon and Spa CS Indigo Home for Hair and Body GRO Indigo Salon and Day Spa GRO Indra Salon and City Spa CS Interlocks Salon and Day Spa ED Jade Aveda Salon RET, C&B Jenni’s Salon and Spa ED Jerry Heston Hairdressing ENV, MKT Jolie Salon and Day Spa C&B, CS Jón Alan Salon GRO, CS Jordan Thomas Salon and Spa MKT Josephine’s Day Spa and Salon Jungle Red Salon INV Karen Allen Salon and Spa GRO, RET La Jolie Salon TECH, R&T Ladies and Gentlemen Salon Spa Landis Lifestyle Salon ENV, R&T, RET Lasting Impression Hair Design C&B CS C&B GRO GRO GRO, INV INV R&R INV

Lemon Lime GRO, R&R Life SalonSpa Halifax INV Light Salon and Spa TECH Liquid Hair Salon GRO, ENV The Loft Hair Design INV, ED, ENV The Loft Salon and Day Spa GRO Luxe Salon GRO, R&T, ED, INV Mane Attraction Salon CS, RET, INV Mango Salon GRO, C&B, R&R, R&T, ED, MKT, ENV, INV Marshall and Company Hair Design Studio GRO Matt Wayne Salon GRO Matthew Michaels Salon & Spa Experience GRO Maude R&T, TECH Mauricio Fregoso Salon GRO, C&B, CS, MKT Maximum FX Salons Spas MKT, R&R, CS, RET, INV, Metro for Men MKT Misbehaven Spa and Salon GRO Modern Salon and Spa MKT, ENV, INV Modern Wave Salon and Spa GRO Natural Alternatives Salon and Spa GRO Natural Concepts Salon and Day Spa Navii Salon Spa CS Neroli Salon and Spa GRO, C&B New Reflections Spa Salon GRO Nurtur the Salon RET Oasis Salon and Day Spa GRO Panache Salon and Spa GRO Paris Parker ENV, C&B, R&T, ED Parlor R&T Paul Kenneth Salon and Spa GRO, ED Payton Place Salon GRO, RET Peter Thomas Hair R&T Phia Salon GRO Planet Hair R&T Planet Salon GRO Pure Aveda Salonspa ENV, RET Pure Concept Salon and Spa ENV Pure Natur Salon and Spa GRO Pyara Spa and Salon GRO Pzazz MKT Randolph’s Salon ED, MKT Red 7 Salon R&R, CS, R&T Rejuvenation Spa C&B Richard Salon of Smithtown GRO, MKT, INV Rituals Salon-Spa GRO, C&B Rumors Salon and Spa MKT Ryan Thomas Hair Studio GRO Sagittarius Salon and Spa TECH, ED Salon 01 ED Salon Art-Tiff RET, MKT Salon Laurie and Company RET Salon Orange Moon GRO Salon Soca ENV Salon Truth GRO Salon Visio RET Salon Vox MKT Salon West of Largo GRO Salon Ya Ya GRO Salonamour C&B Samuel Cole Salon GRO, C&B, ED, RET Satori: A Salon/Spa/Shopping Experience Savvy Salon and Day Spa INV, RET Schardein and Co. GRO, R&T, ED Shibui GRO Signatures Salon ED Silhouette Hair Design R&R Simplicity Salon and Spa GRO Solaris R&R Spa Ni’Joli and Salon GRO Spa-dee-dah, too! GRO Splash Hair Studio C&B Square One Salon and Spa GRO, CS The Studio for Hair RET, MKT Studio Gaven MKT Sun Day’s Salon and Spa R&R Tangerine Salons GRO, TECH Total Look Salons and Academy R&R Totally Chic Salon and Spa GRO Travis Parker Salon ED Tribeca ColorSalon GRO Tru Salon ENV Twin Image Salon Spa C&B Tyler Mason Salon Spa C&B Urban Trends SalonSpa GRO Valentino’s Grande Salon INV, R&R, R&T, ED, MKT, TECH, ENV, RET Vanity Salon GRO Varuna Aveda Salon Spa ENV Vero Salon and Spa GRO Veronica Stone Salon GRO Vito Mazza Salon and Spa C&B Wax Poetic TECH, ED, MKT, INV Westend Hair Co. and Day Spa R&R Wildflowers Salon GRO William Edge Hair.Skin.Body GRO The Wingate Salon and Spa TECH Wisteria Salon Spa RET, ED, INV, TECH You Salon GRO, INV Zanya Spa Salon RET Zender’s Salon and Spa GRO GRO, MKT GRO, R&R, R&T, MKT, TECH, INV

 

Salon Today 200 Profiles

*Although many salons captured multiple honors, they each are profiled once in the ST200 issue. The following are PDF files. If you are unable to open PDF files, first download Adobe Acrobat Reader for free by clicking here.

ST200 Criteria

To be eligible for consideration in ST200 for 2010, salons had to meet the following criteria:

Establishment: The salon or spa opened on or before January 1, 2007.

Professionalism: The salon is primarily a provider of professional salon or spa services including, but not limited to, one or more of the following: hair care, skin care, body care and spa treatments.

Volume: The salon/spa generated annual service and product sales revenues of at least $250,000 per year since 2007.

Willingness to share: The owner completed the applicant information portion of the form, providing statistical information about the business, and completed at least one of the Best Practice sections.

Verification: If the applicant competed in the growth category, the owner submitted documentation to verify financials for 2007 and 2008.