Current Issue – SpaRetailer.com

Fresh and New

Posted on February 6, 2019 by Editorial Staff

Caldera introduces Freshwater Salt SystemBy Michelle L. Cramer Watkins Wellness learned a lot from the launch of the Ace Saltwater Sanitizing System in 2010 and customer feedback since then, says Melinda Scheble, assistant manager of product management for Watkins. Among those changes: Customers were looking for something easier to maintain

Posted in Current Issue, Departments, Hot Tubs ACE system, Caldera Spas, freshwater salt system, hotspring spas, Spring Dance Hot Tubs, Watkins Wellness

Frightening Freight

Posted on February 6, 2019 by Editorial Staff

Industry pinched by truck driver shortageBy Andrew Lisa America’s 3.5 million truck drivers move 10.5 billion tons of freight every year, a full 71 percent of everything shipped from one place to another within the United States. Even still, America’s businesses are reeling from a massive trucker shortage. According to

Posted in Current Issue, Features Mainely Tubs, nordic hot tubs, spa warehouse, truck driver shortage, trucker shortae, trucking industry

Create Smooth Operations for Your Spa Business

Posted on February 6, 2019 by Editorial Staff

Invest in employees with proper tools, training and techniques By Seraine Page In the spa industry, ongoing sales training is a must for your business to keep turning a profit. Steve Sharp, sales manager of six-year-old South East Spas in Fort Myers, Florida, says everything in his business comes down

Posted in Current Issue, Features friedman group, grant cardone, litehouse pools and spas, South East Spas, the pool and spa show, workology

Chris Robinson Retires

Posted on February 6, 2019 by Editorial Staff

Longtime Lucite employee looking forward to more travel/family time In 2007, Chris Robinson was profiled in the first issue of SpaRetailer. At that time, he had already worked 20 years at Lucite. Now Robinson is retiring after 39 years with the company. He began his career working at the Remington

Posted in Current Issue, Departments, Opinions APSP, Caldera Spas, Chris Robinson, IHTA, Lucite, Sundance Spas

Water-Care Innovation

Posted on February 6, 2019 by Editorial Staff

Manufacturers focus on making water care easier for dealers and consumersBy Keith Loria David Wood says chemical sales for water care is a huge problem in the hot tub industry — one that many retailers, dealers and manufacturers are trying to solve. “We’ve interviewed tons of homeowners and maintenance is

Posted in Current Issue, Features Alternative Water Care Solutions, Aquafinesse, bio ouster, Caldera, freshwater salt system, hot tub serum, hotspring, New England Spas, O-Care, ouster water solutions, serum watercare, silkbalance, spaclean