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More competition for your retail sales...

April 9, 2010
Lisa Starr Lisa Starr, Wynne Business
Today's Women's Wear Daily reports that Zappos.com is looking to ramp up their beauty business from the current level of less than $1 million to $75 million a year within the next five years.
Today's Women's Wear Daily reports that Zappos.com is looking to ramp up their beauty business from the current level of less than $1 million annually (a drop in the bucket for a business that grosses over $1 B illion) to $75 million a year within the next five years. It makes perfect sense, really. I mean, we've all bought shoes...
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The Best Spas are Social Hubs

April 4, 2010
Nancy Griffin Nancy Griffin, Contento Marketing
Creating a nurturing community environment in your spa has direct and indirect benefits. The longer your clients remain in your spa, the more likely they are to buy additional products, try new services, and make the spa experience part of their everyday
Creating a nurturing community environment in your spa has direct and indirect benefits. The longer your clients remain in your spa, the more likely they are to buy additional products, try new services, and make the spa experience part of their everyday life. Experts predict that day spas will become social centers, much like the traditional health spas of Europe...
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Wellness Tourism Trend to Grow in Strength According to Experts

April 2, 2010
Nancy Griffin Nancy Griffin, Contento Marketing
Wellness Tourism is receiving more recognition as a growing trend across the globe. The Global Spa Summit and SRI International are currently conducting a survey on wellness trends throughout the spa industry.
Wellness Tourism is receiving more recognition as a growing trend across the globe. The Global Spa Summit and SRI International are currently conducting a survey on wellness trends throughout the spa industry. Professors at The Research Institute for Leisure and Tourism in Bern Switzerland identified Wellness Tourism as an emerging trend in a 2001 White Paper, Wellness Tourism: A market...
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What's up for this year? - synopsis of Spa Exec NY

March 17, 2010
Lisa Starr Lisa Starr, Wynne Business
The SpaExec event in New York presented both a fact-filled report from a research organization, and the a great panel discussion with a lot of contribution from the audience. The main themes were:
The SpaExec event in New York presented both a fact-filled report from a research organization, and the a great panel discussion with a lot of contribution from the audience. The main themes were: 1) The recession isn’t over yet; not a surprise to most of us. Conditions are better, but not great. The road to recovery looks different depending on...
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