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Another 19 percent felt the market would be about the same next year as this year. \u201cOptimism still prevails in the tanning market if you look at all the polls we\u2019ve taken this year,\u201d Smart Tan Vice President Joseph Levy said. \u201cThe discussions we\u2019ve had with members back that up as well \u2013 the fourth generation of ownership in the tanning market is better positioned for the next boom in tanning.\u201d\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/news.smarttan.com\/index.php\/headline-story-optimism-still-prevails-as-the-tanning-market-looks-to-2010\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"HEADLINE STORY: Optimism still prevails as the tanning market looks to 2010 - Smart Tan News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"NOV. 9, 2009 \u2014 A majority of tanning facility owners believe that 2010 will be better for the tanning business than 2009, according to a SmartTan.com poll conducted in November. 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