As technology evolves at an accelerated rate, you want to make sure you have the best in your business toolkit to help you grow sales, motivate your team, communicate with your current and future clientele, and streamline your managerial tasks. The 2026 SALON TODAY Technology Solutions Guide is designed to help you navigate today's growing landscape of salon and spa technology. In this guide, you'll find a curated look at more than 50 of the latest software platforms, digital solutions, and innovative features to help you compare options and identify the best fit for your business.
At 80, global feminist, former marriage and family therapist, executive coach, and powerlifter Barrie Zucal shows women how to stop letting “debilitating goodness” derail their dreams. Her empowering new book, BOLD: How Women Play BIG by Leading Instead of Pleasing, calls out the quiet conditioning that holds women back from achieving their ambitions — and shows them how to free themselves.
From a Santa Monica apartment startup to the nation's largest sugaring and sunless tanning brand, SUGARED + BRONZED reaches a major milestone with 50 locations across 10 markets.
The Davines Edit reflects the brand’s passion for people and planet.
What actually counts as 'source capture' under nail salon ventilation code, and what doesn't (even if it feels like it should).
Accomplished business leaders will bring complementary perspectives on leadership, transformation, and the future of service-driven industries.
You spend your days taking care of others. With Wellness Month upon us, it's time to give yourself some love and we've got a roundup of gadgets and products to do just that.
At Janet St. Paul Studio for Hair and Beauty, Director of Operations Natasha McMillen helps bring her wife Janet St. Paul's vision to life, elevating every system from education to operations.
Expand your color service menu with the Pinstripe technique. Brooks and Brooks' Marlon Hawkins walks you through the technique.
It's that time of year again: SALON TODAY 200 Application Season! To celebrate our 30th anniversary we have a new best practice category--Talent Recruitment and Retention. Applications due October 31st!
While the public's interest in peptides shows today's consumers want to be proactive about aging, the professional's role is to help them understand new developments in aesthetics and make smart choices that support their long-term goals.
The lastest KIM Report shows service tickets are up by 3%, but there's been a frustrating 1% drop in clients walking through salon doors. The KIM Report's Alain Audet shows you how to market your way through the slump.
by Alain Audet, VP of Sales and Marketing for SalonInteractive and the KIM Report
In an effort to help owners turn in their best interior design submissions for the 2026 SALONS OF THE YEAR competition, we're extending the deadline to August 31st, 2026, and offering some photography tips.
At Bella Style Salon in Slidell, Louisiana, Director of Operations Angela Meyer tackles inventory, team management, and guest relations. Read all about her in our latest Meet the Manager.
This shared recognition celebrates the strength of industry collaboration in advancing professional mobility.
In Dubai, a salon visit isn’t an appointment. It’s a weekly routine, and clients can spend $800 to $1,400 a month on it, according to Gaurav Tripathi of MADI International.
On October 6-8, 2026, the market behind those numbers opens its doors as Beautyworld Dubai marks its 30th edition at the Dubai World Trade Centre, bringing together distributors, brands, stylists and salon owners from all over the world.
Starting at Impressions front desk in 2006 when he was 19 years old, General Manager Paul Petrowsky is a seasoned professional who owner Sarah Taylor says is responsible for much of her own success.
