Business

Alessandro Now Available in the U.S.

If you happened to attend any of the European beauty shows for the past few years, you may have been impressed with a nail polish, hand, and foot care company by the name of Alessandro International.

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African American Manicurists Association

As a long-time member and former committee chairwoman of an ethnic-based networking group (The Network of Indian Professionals (NetIP)), I understand how valuable these groups can be. While NetIP is open to everyone regardless of ethnic

California's Welcome to Our World Congressional Educational Event Coming Up

I attended the federal-level Welcome to Our World event in 2011, and I was happy to learn that my state of California has a similar event on the state level to talk to our representatives about

Ask an Editor: Do You Have Industry Stats?

I’m putting together a business plan for a bank loan. Do you have any industry statistics?Nail salons are a $7.47 billion industry, according to NAILS most recent proprietary research. You can access our most current statistics

George Schaeffer Highlights OPI Success on Fox News

George Schaeffer, OPI Founder and CEO highlighted the success of OPI and the current state of the nail polish industry in an interview on Fox Business News .

CVS Launches New NailHQ in More than 2,000 Stores

We told you about when Walgreens upped its ante on nails, and today we found out that pharmacy chain CVS is also striving to be a nail destination.CVS/pharmacy today announced the launch of the new Nail

Equinox Spa Tones Up Its Nail Opportunities

As more and more established chains in related industries (fitness, beauty retail) want in on the growing popularity of nail care, I’m noticing a positive trend for nail techs: jobs, nay, make that career paths even,

Would You Like to Buy an Insurance Rider with that Polish?

I’ve been noticing an interesting trend in my inbox these past few weeks. It seems that the pent-up longing from our recessionista lifestyles may finally be reaching the breaking point — for fall, it is all

Nail Segment Experiences Largest Growth of Prestige Makeup Products, says The NPD Group

Prestige makeup sales within U.S. department stores grew 8% to $1.8 billion for the first half of 2012, according to The NPD Group.While nail products continue to be the smallest segment, it experienced the largest growth

Hand & Nail Harmony Is Looking for US Educators

Need a little Harmony in your life? Hand & Nail Harmony is looking for U.S.-based educators. What: Join the US Harmony family. Where: Brea, California When: Nov 2-5, 2012 Send resumes to maeling@nailharmony.com