Awhile back I was honored to join the judging teams of three of the most prestigious retail store competitions in the United States: NICHE Magazine Top Retailer Awards from the Philadelphia Buyers Market of American Craft, Instore Magazine which judges …

Interlectric’s Super Sun 5.5 tanning lamps have a proven track record of quality, value and performance through years of manufacturing and years of customer satisfaction. This hardworking, 100-watt lamp is available in 59, 71, 72 and 73-inch lengths with a …

To help salons diversify their offerings and preempt the traditional slow season slump, Four Seasons has established an exclusive distributorship with the industry leader in skin rejuvenation treatments, Lumière Excel Light Thèrapie.  Using a combination of red and infrared light, …

The Joint Canadian Tanning Association (JCTA) for the second year in a row promoted Tan Awareness Week June 1-8 just before the Canadian Cancer Society (CCS) and Canadian Dermatology Association (CDA) promoted Sun Awareness Week (or Sun Scare Week as …

Tanning salon managers, owners and everyone else in the business hire our employees based on issues such as customer service skills, teamwork and sales ability but mainly we want our salon’s representatives to exhibit sunny personalities. We want the face …

Nearly 10 years ago, Christy Whitlow was planting a seed with her parents, Chris and Trina Smith. That seed was to open a tanning salon. The family had been discussing different business ventures for awhile; a café or bakery, car …

Smart Tan Downtown Keynote Speaker Garrison Wynn speaks out on changing markets and changing times.

“Boom” isn’t a word you’re hearing in most industries today. But it is a word Smart Tan is using to describe what stands to be …

JUNE 26, 2009 — A libelous billboard on a Peoria, Illinois freeway slams indoor tanning and has drawn the ire of tanning businesses in the area, who have already responded to the advertising firm that owns the billboard.…