{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Smart Tan News","provider_url":"https:\/\/news.smarttan.com","title":"Tanning Business Cools in 2Q 2012 - Smart Tan News","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"4bU4Jz3unX\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.smarttan.com\/index.php\/tanning-business-cools-in-2q-2012\/\">Tanning Business Cools in 2Q 2012<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/news.smarttan.com\/index.php\/tanning-business-cools-in-2q-2012\/embed\/#?secret=4bU4Jz3unX\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Tanning Business Cools in 2Q 2012&#8221; &#8212; Smart Tan News\" data-secret=\"4bU4Jz3unX\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/news.smarttan.com\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"Following a stronger-than-expected first quarter, indoor tanning business performance cooled for many salons as temperatures across North America soared in the second quarter of the year, according to a SmartTan.com poll conducted in July.  According to the poll, 36 percent of salons say business for the first half of the year is stronger compared to the first half of 2011 \u2014 down from 69 percent that reported a stronger first quarter of the year. More than twice as many stores \u2014 43 percent \u2014 reported that the first half of the year was down compared to 2011, up from just 20 percent who said the first four months of 2012 were weaker than 2011.  Record warm temperatures in the spring and summer in almost all of North America may be the biggest factor in the second-quarter shift. \u201cThe season shifted a month for many sunbed businesses,\u201d Smart Tan Executive Director Joseph Levy said. \u201cIt wasn\u2019t a normal tanning season, following a strong first quarter.\u201d","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/smarttan.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/2012-07-11-Poll.jpg"}