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SR Panel: Accessory Success — and Failure

Posted on September 30, 2018 by Editorial Staff

Retailers share the secondary items that were a hit and others that flopped Rohan Mehta Arctic Spas Durham co-owner Whitby, Ontario We sold trampolines, and they were amazing. We had enough showroom to have a couple on display; we kept an inventory in our warehouse that customers could pick

Posted in Current Issue, Departments, Insiders accessories market, artic spas durham, backyard living, best hot tubs, Bill Renter, eric casssidy, ro mehta, Valley Pools & Spas

SR Panel: Systems Roundup

Posted on August 1, 2018 by Editorial Staff

Software that helps our panelists keep everything running Rene Huston Patio Pleasures Pools & Spas Owner/Vice President of Finance, Sales and Marketing We use Evosus. Before investing in Evosus, we used a very basic POS software but we outgrew it. Evosus seems to serve us well based on our business size.

Posted in Departments, Insiders Bill Renter, Brian Quint, business software, Evosus, Google, Rene Huston

SR Panel: Bold Ideas

Posted on June 6, 2018 by SpaRetailer

A panelist shares two crazy marketing schemes from the past Brian Quint Aqua Quip president and CEO Nine in Seattle/Tacoma metro Hot Tub TV There was a time where anybody with any viable business plan could get a half-hour show on public-access television. I remember two ladies who did an

Posted in Departments, Insiders bold ideas, Brian Quint, Hot Tub TV, marketing, sports teams

SR Panel: Recession-Proof Strategies

Posted on March 30, 2018 by SR Editorial

Bill Renter Best Hot Tubs president Farmingdale, Westbury and Windham New York We have stores that are busy in spring and summer, and another location that is busy in fall and winter. This evens out seasonality to reduce stress in the offseason. Make sure your overhead is reasonable, and

Posted in Departments, Insiders Bill Renter, Brian Quint, recession, Rene Huston

SR Panel: Hire Right

Posted on February 1, 2018 by SR Editorial

Rene Huston Patio Pleasures Pools & Spas owner/vice president of finance, sales and marketing Sun Prairie and Madison, Wisconsin Finding employees keeps me up most at night. It’s also what sometimes holds me back from growth ideas: not knowing if I’ll have the staff to support the idea(s). Over the

Posted in Departments, Insiders employee issue, employees, Eric Cassidy, hiring, Rene Huston, SR Panel