Archive for the ‘News’ Category
ITA Settles Case with FTC
The Indoor Tanning Association issued the following statement this week about its settlement agreement reached with the Federal Trade Commission regarding advertising placed in March 2008:…
Salons Split on 2010 Staffing Levels
Almost 6 in 10 indoor tanning businesses will maintain staff levels or will add new staff members in 2010, according to a SmartTan.com poll conducted in January.…
Don’t Stop Fighting The ‘Tan Tax’
The indoor tanning community — retail businesses, suppliers and the 30 million indoor tanning clients who value its service — must continue to make Congress aware that no form of a federal “Tan Tax” should be considered in or outside …
200,000 Letters Say ‘No’ To Tan Tax
Acting immediately following Tuesday’s election surprise in Massachusetts, Smart Tan issued a press release Wednesday morning to the American news media about the “Tan Tax” – pointing out that an estimated 200,000 lettters to Congress have been written by tanners …
Quote of the Week
“This new tanning tax is unquestionably short-sighted and counterproductive. Not only did dermatologists get the government not to tax Botox, they are instead going to tax HEALTHY tanning beds that are a vital source of vitamin D during the winter …
Tell Them ‘Sun Is Life’
Smart Tan’s full line of tee-shirts are a great way for you and your staff to let your clients know that sun exposure is natural and intended, and that your salon believes that sunburn prevention — not sun avoidance — …
‘D’ is the new ‘C’
Sales of vitamin D supplements have now surpassed sales of vitamin C supplements according to a Canadian vitamin D manufacturer — further evidence that the public is waking up to the fact that vitamin D has been neglected.…
Tan Tax Would Cost Jobs: Poll
About three-quarters of tanning facility owners say the U.S. Senate’s proposed 10 percent “Tan Tax” would force them to lay off employees or close locations, a SmartTan.com poll conducted in early January revealed.…
