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by Stacey Soble
Revealing the Results of Our State of the Industry Research
How is your personal beauty business recovering from the pandemic? And, what challenges are you facing? Listen in on our complimentary webinar that reveals the results of the 2021 State of the Industry Research Study and learn how to grow from here.
June 10, 2021
Clockwise from top left: Beauty Quest Group's Scott Missad, Ulta Beauty's Nick Stenson, SalonCentric's Bertrand Fontaine and Redken's Candy Gebhart.
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64% of beauty professionals report the first quarter of 2021's service and retail sales are lagging behind pre-pandemic levels
21% of beauty professionals sought out mental health support during the pandemic
65% of beauty professionals are confident the industry is on the road to recovery
MODERN SALON, SALON TODAY and NAILS recently wrapped their landmark 2021 State of the Industry Study in an attempt to assess how strongly the industry is recovering from the pandemic, the pandemic's lasting impacts to the professional beauty industry and its professionals, as well as determine the challenges and opportunities as we grow in the months ahead.
On Monday, June 21 at 12 noon EST/9 a.m. PST, we'll dive deep into the results of the study as industry visionaries Scott Missad, president and CEO of Beauty Quest Group; Bertrand Fontaine, president of SalonCentric; Candy Gebhart, general manager of Redken 5th Avenue NYC; and Nick Stenson, senior vice president of store and services operations for Ulta Beauty share their insights, wisdom and advice.
CLICK HERE to join us for this free webinar sponsored by Beauty Quest Group, SalonCentric, Redken 5th Avenue NYC and Ulta Beauty.
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