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Back in February, we asked our Facebook and Twitter followers for their best advice on dealing with angry customers. We had a lot of great responses that any line of business would find helpful – see them on our Facebook …

The Vitamin D Council is reporting another study underscoring the importance of the sunshine vitamin has found that low vitamin D levels in obese children could be a precursor to the development of type 2 diabetes.

“Published in the Journal …

When David R., President of X-Treme Tan, decided to break away from a chain of salons in Austin, TX, he wasn’t sure what to expect. But since the grand opening of X-Treme Tan on Jan. 1, 2011, things have been …

Retailers looking for strong signs that consumers are spending got another one this week, as the Commerce Department reported that retail sales in February increased 1.1 percent over 2011 — including strong gains in automobile purchases.

“February sales at U.S. …

“They are going to ban tanning indoors but there is no one policing beaches saying to young children that they have been outside for more than a half an hour so they should go inside. They are the ones getting …

Nearly 6 out of 10 indoor tanning businesses are reporting a stronger start to 2012 than 2011, according to the results of a SmartTan.com poll conducted in early March.

According to the poll, 58 percent of tanning businesses say their …

For all the perfectionists out there, it’ll be hard to hear that, for the most part, good actually beats perfect. Why is that? According to FalconryGroup.com, a business consultation group, focusing too much on being perfect could drain a lot …

A study led by New Zealand epidemiologists suggests that dermatology-led efforts to scare young people about skin cancer may actually be causing a decline in skin cancer awareness in older people who are most likely to get the disease.

“Anecdotally, …