In The Know
Spa Industry Proves Buying Local is Still Trendy
Buying local remains popular among communities, and spas showed just how popular it is by using local ingredients with the spa industry. At the recent International SPA Association (ISPA) Media Event, nearly 150 journalists visited Gotham Hall ...
by Stacey Soble
New Study Indicates Professional Appliances and Shears Sales Up 5.2% in 2014
Manufacturer sales for the professional salon industry’s appliances category grew 5.2 percent in 2014, according to the new 2014 Professional Salon & Pro Beauty Industry Appliances & Shears Study from Professional Consultants & ...
by Stacey Soble
Pravana Teams Up With Guy Tang to Create the Pure Enlightenment Balayage Kit
Pravana introduces the new Pure Light Balayage Lightener, a specially formulated lightener designed for the artistic, free-hand form of highlighting known as balayage. Pravana partnered with hair guru and Balayage expert Guy Tang to develop the ...
Team Behind Sport Clips Opens New Blowout and Style Salon, Vent Blotique
Created by the founders of Sport Clips, one of the most successful national salon franchises with a 20-year track record of growth and career opportunities, Vent Blotique blowout and style salon recently celebrated the grand opening of its 1,400 ...
by Anne Moratto
Save the Date: PBA Executive Summit in Scottsdale, Dec. 3-4, 2015
The Professional Beauty Association (PBA) will be hosting the PBA Executive Summit taking place on Thursday, December 3 - Friday, December 4, 2015 in Scottsdale, Ariz. This two-day event is designed exclusively for upper-level management and ...
by Anne Moratto
Three Benefits of Modular Tradeshow Displays
?If you’re exhibiting at a trade show with a 10x10 space today and a 20x20 next month, you don't need a whole new booth...you just a need a little modularity. By using the same graphics and exhibit components in multiple ...
by Anne Moratto
Soothe Massage On-Demand Service and App Now Available in Chicago
Chicago residents can finally relax knowing that Soothe massage-on-demand service is now available to deliver welcome relief to sore, aching muscles and joints. Soothe is a new mobile service and app that allows clients to book a same-day ...
by Anne Moratto
Paul Mitchell Business Revolution: Advice from John Paul and Michaeline DeJoria
The first Paul Mitchell Business rEvolution conference is underway, focusing on developing salon owners, independent stylists and sales professionals to become successful entrepreneurs and business people. Taking place in Las Vegas, NV at ...
by Anne Moratto
Beautiful Persuasion: Oliver's Hair Salon Hosts Women in Government
Wendy and Oliver Steinnagel welcome state legislators to Oliver's Hair Salon in Overland Park, Kansas. (Image by: Kati Porter.)On a Friday evening on June 26th, things were still hopping at Oliver’s Hair Salon in Overland Park, ...
by Stacey Soble
Progressions Salon Launches Back-to-School Backpack Drive to Benefit the National Center for Children and Families
Progressions salon spa store in Rockville, Maryland, is sponsoring a Back-to-School Backpack Drive to benefit The National Center for Children and Families in Bethesda, Maryland. Progressions will be collecting age appropriate school supplies ...
P&G Signs Merger Deal with Coty Inc.
Earlier today, the Procter & Gamble Company announced the signing of a definitive agreement to merge 43 of its beauty brands with Coty Inc. in a Reverse Morris Trust Transaction. Among others, the transaction includes P&G’s Salon ...
by Anne Moratto
Rental Realities: A First Look
As publisher of the Modern Salon, SALON TODAY and First Chair magazines and online platforms, MODERN SALON Media is unique in covering and working with all segments of the professional salon industry—from cosmetology students to stylists ...
by Stacey Soble
Genuine Mr. Nice Guy
Look up “busy” in the dictionary, and you just may see Eric Fisher’s picture. Between managing his three eponymous salons and a cosmetology school in Wichita, Kansas, traveling the country as a platform artist with Aquage, and ...
by Stacey Soble
Path to Abundance
Ulta Beauty’s level system encourages personal and professional success.
Hotel Guests Become Nail Salon Clients at 70 Park Avenue Hotel’s Manicure Concierge
Guests in a hotel are almost always there for an event that they want to look great for, whether it’s a vacation, a wedding or a business meeting. However, after the hassle of packing and travelling, there’s always something that ...
New York Lawmakers Aim to Tighten Regulations on Nail Salons
After the appalling New York Times exposé on the state of nail salons in the U.S. (but especially in New York, which has the most nail salons per capita in metropolitan areas in the U.S., according to the Times), New York ...
by Lauren Quick
New Salon Today 200 Application Simplifies Entry Process
If you have a bright business idea that’s fueling your salon’s growth, it’s time to check out the new Salon Today 200 application on salontoday.com. The 19-year-old competition that puts the spotlight on salon owners and best ...
by Stacey Soble