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Outdoor Retailers Paint the Whole Picture

Posted on September 30, 2018 by Editorial Staff

Backyard product success hinges on customers seeing their own backyard as the ideal staycation, retailers say By Seraine Page Elegant Outdoor Living Website: elegantoutdoors.com Location: Florida In 2010, Elegant Outdoor Living opened its flagship store in southwest Florida. The original owners, Tom and Debbie Stegman, relocated from Ohio, where they

Posted in Current Issue, Features aftermarket sales, all seasons pools spas outdoor living, backyard living, elegant outdoor living, outdoor living, outdoor retailers, the recreational warehouse

Perfect Harmony

Posted on September 30, 2018 by Editorial Staff

Landscape designers on how spa retailers should offer design recommendations to homeowners and maintain B2B relationships by Michelle L. Cramer When Utah Landscaping in Riverton has a backyard-design client who wants a hot tub, owner Chip Galloway refers him or her to a local spa dealer. But recently, Galloway had

Posted in Current Issue, Features b2b partnership, backyard living, design partners, designer's landscape, landscape design, lorax design, utah landscaping

Tested, Tried and Successful

Posted on August 1, 2018 by Editorial Staff

Hot tub retailers on the software systems they can’t live without By Andrew Lisa More and more tech companies are developing software for the hot tub industry, which is good news for spa retailers looking for modern solutions to age-old challenges. The right software can go a long way in

Posted in Features broadly, business automation, business software, Evosus, hot tub dealers, jobber, RB pool & spa, small business, spa retailers

Business Abroad

Posted on August 1, 2018 by Editorial Staff

How dealers in the United Kingdom and Australia approach the hot tub industry By Michelle L. Cramer It never hurts to look beyond your backyard and see how the other guys are doing things. While the overseas hot tub dealer has challenges unique to their markets, caring for customers is

Posted in Features 1 stop spas ltd, APSP, association of pool and spas, australia, BISHTA, british and irish spa and hot tub association, clearwater spas, goodwins hot tubs, hot tub dealers, hot tub superstore, just spas perth, south pacific pools & spas, spa retailers, uk leisure living, united kingdom

Sunbelt Spas Evolves Again

Posted on June 6, 2018 by SpaRetailer

Under new ownership, hot tub manufacturer prepares to scale By Andrew Lisa The spa gods tried their very best to kill Sunbelt Hot Tubs. The company’s four-decade evolution from local retailer to global manufacturer was an obstacle course of natural disasters, man-made disasters and economic calamities. But each brush with

Posted in Features manufacturing, Sunbelt Hot Tubs, Sunbelt Spas