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Change of Leadership at Coast

Posted on April 1, 2019 by Editorial Staff

Patricia Diamente takes the reigns from founder By Megan Kendrick It took 15 months for Coast Spas to find Patricia Diamente, the woman who will replace outgoing CEO Don Elkington, who helmed the company for 22 years. Diamente worked 15 years in consumer bath products and has largely spent her

Posted in Current Issue, Departments, Insiders, Profile Coast Spas, Don Elkington, Patricia Diamente

SR Panel: Our Best Marketing Bet

Posted on April 1, 2019 by Editorial Staff

A trade lunch and TV make the cut for these panelists Austin LampkinGeneral Manager, Family Leisure – San AntonioSan Antonio, Texas For Family Leisure of San Antonio, we focus heavily on TV commercials as our main form or advertising. We run 10 to 12 special promotions a year with thousands

Posted in Departments, Insiders Austin Lampkin, Jennifer Gannon, marketing

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 Departments, Insiders, Profile APSP, Caldera Spas, Chris Robinson, IHTA, Lucite, Sundance Spas

SR Panel: Freight

Posted on February 6, 2019 by SR Editorial

How our panelists see rising freight costs Doug RobinsonOwner, Virginia LeisureChesapeake, Virginia Prices are going up quickly. I sell four manufacturers’ hot tubs, and two of the four have had significant [freight] price increases. That makes it even more imperative that when we buy spas, we buy them by

Posted in Departments, Insiders Doug Robinson, Rita Rowlen, truck driver shortage, Ultra Modern Pool & Patio, virginia leisure

Meet the 2019 SR Panel

Posted on October 29, 2018 by Editorial Staff

Doug Robinson Owner, Virginia Leisure Chesapeake, Virginia Doug Robinson began his industry career in sales at Orlando’s Rec Warehouse in 1992, eventually becoming a regional manager and moving to Virginia Beach. As Rec Warehouse met financial difficulty, Robinson began to dream of being his own boss. He opened Virginia

Posted in Departments, Insiders BonaVista Leisurescapes, Brian Wasik, Doug Robinson, insider information, Jennifer Gannon, Rita Rowlen, SpaRetailer, sparetailer panelists, Spas of Montana, Ultra Modern Pool & Patio, virginia leisure