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Martino Cartier's Unique Sampling Idea
At the Millennium Experience in Scottsdale, Arizona, Martino Cartier shares an easy sampling idea that may translate into future retail sales.
Be Where Your Retail Is
Shortcuts' Paul Tate shows you how to incorporate tablets in your salon to bridge the mental gap between the service and the retail opportunity, resulting in higher retail sales.
by Paul Tate
Free Shipping Broke the Bank
In this week's blog, Akari's Allan Llabos rallies fellow salon owners to use their leverage to create change with manufacturers.
by Allan Labos
8 Strategies for Boosting Retail Sales
Allan Labos, retail guru and owner of Akari in Portland, Maine, is back with his second blog on retailing, which details 8 strategies for boosting a salon's sales.
by Allan Labos
Build Your Own Thriving Retail Program
Our newest blogger, Allan Labos, owner of Akari Salon in Portland, Maine, details how he overhauled his retail program, making it so profitable he was able to purchase his 20,000-square-foot building.
by Allan Labos
McClive Learning Group's Innovative, Online Retail Course
With its new online retail education course, McClive Learning Group promises salons, spas and their staff that retail sales can climb 25 percent in a matter of weeks.
by Stacey Soble
12 Days of ST200: Announcing Retail and Merchandising
In Day 9 of the 12 Days of SALON TODAY 200, we introduce you to the 2013 honorees in the category of Retail and Merchandising.
by Stacey Soble
Holiday Musts
Do you hear jingle bells yet? Most major retailers start debuting their holiday merchandise in October, and it’s the perfect time for you to solidify your special service and retail plans.
Thinking to a Higher Order
In order for salons to compete with serious retailers, blogger Dr. Leon Alexander challenges salon owners to think creatively when it comes to education and to offer business education to service providers, or what he calls thinking to a higher order.
In-Salon Marketing
In-salon promotion, Merchandising display and event.
Accounting Tool for Small Business Salon Stylists
SALON TODAY talked to David Manske, Midwest Software Engineer for Salon Suite Accounting. Recently Manske, build a straight-forward accounting tool for small business salon stylists. With the help from his mother, a salon stylist, the initial product started as a simple excel spreadsheet and evolved to what it is today.
Enlightened Experience: An Owner’s Take on Retail
As the owner of Head Games salon in Portland, Maine, Alanna York always believed salons and stylists deserved more from the brands they’ve represented.
by Stacey Soble
PBA Salon/Spa Performance Index Results
Driven by stronger retail sales, customer traffic, labor and capital spending, the Professional Beauty Association’s (PBA) Salon & Spa Performance Index (SSPI) rose to 104 in the first quarter—up 0.4 percent from the fourth quarter 2010 and up 0.8 percent year over year. Read the entire report now.
Crystal Focus Salon Coaching
Crystal Focus specializes in helping salon owners discover their true profit potential by introducing goals and rewards for the front desk team. Areas of focus are pre-booking, retail, additional services, gift cards and referrals.
A Blogger's Take on September's Issue
The September issue of SALON TODAY focused on the new beauty shopper. Two articles stood out – A Window into the Consumer Mind, by Rosanne Ullman, and 1:1 The New Beauty Shopper, a special advertising section sponsored by P&G Professional. Window is a fabulous article about designing retail environments to influence buying behavior. Both articles have nuggets of information for salon owners to carefully consider. Both also missed the mark.
by Bart Foreman
Skincare Retail Sales
Skincare retail sales can really boost your bottom line, but it’s area where many salons struggle—even those who excel at retail on the salon side. For this Owner’s Forum, I was prompted by a question I received by Don Weisse, who works in national salon development for Aveda. I decided to dig a little deeper into how consumers buy skincare products and exactly what can trigger a purchase. --Karie
Cultivating Team Synergy
This past weekend in Raleigh, North Carolina, I had the opportunity to talk to more than 100 salon owners and distributor sales consultants about common challenges that salons face concerning the front desk. After the presentation, I was approached by a salon owner with this question: "Why won't my front desk staff sell retail?" I thought about it a minute and replied, "Do the service providers tell the front desk which products were recommended during the service?" It was like a lightbulb went off in her head. "Well, not that I know of..."