Topic : discount salons

Just My Opinion Let’s Focus on the Issue-Not the Words

November 1, 2000  | Article

Tech Takes Action on MMA

May 1, 1999  | Article

Lessons From the Discount Salon Front

January 1, 1999  | Article

There are a couple of practices found in most discount salons that I think all nail salons could learn from.

Just My Opinion: Discount Is Not a Dirty Word

July 1, 1998  | Article

Choosing Our Words Carefully

July 1, 1998  | Article

The term “discount salon” used to mean a salon whose service prices were less than 50% of the national average, but the term no longer has the same meaning.

The Nail Express - Profiling a Successful Florida Salon

March 1, 1998  | Article

When Kim and John Grandinetti hear salon owners complain that “discount salons” are the scourge of the industry, guilty of everything from driving down prices to ruining clients’ nails to giving the industry a bad rap, they laugh. They know the “enemy” because they are it – at least as far as prices are concerned.

As I See It: The More Things Change …

March 1, 1998  | Article

What's Happening to Mom and Pop?

April 1, 1997  | Article

Manufacturers are fond of saying that the mom-and-pop salon is becoming extinct; that there will no longer be mid-range salons, only luxury day spas and bargain salons.

Asian Influence: Building A Bridge

April 1, 1997  | Article

As competition increases, the gap between Asian salons and the rest of the industry is actually getting smaller. To keep their English-speaking clientele, Asian nail technicians are making efforts to learn the language and expand their salon services, while non-Asian salons are discovering the value of quick service and client convenience.

Adapt Or Perish; It's The Way Of Business

July 1, 1996  | Article

Day Spa Or Discount Salon? There's Lots Of Room In Between

May 1, 1996  | Article

As I See It: Choose Our Words More Carefully

January 1, 1995  | Article

Are Discount Salons Threatening Our Industry?

February 1, 1994  | Article

Nail technicians may lament the proliferation of discount salons, but low-cost nail services have broadened the nail care market and forced the industry to improve its image and raise its standards.

Editor's note: Ignore Discount Salons and Do What You Do Best

December 1, 1993  | Article

What’s the Difference Between a $12 Salon and a $100 Salon?

April 1, 1991  | Article

Can there really be an $82 difference in basic salon services?