Fireside Hearth and Home has found that hot tubs help keep their door open, their employees busy, and their bottom line green. Attendees, exhibitors and organizers of trade shows weigh in on how profitable they really are. Make your service department the shining light of your business and grow its opportunity.
Although no retailers experience all of the same struggles and successes, these retailers share their stories hoping to provide industry-wide wisdom. Two retailers found that hot tubs are the things that get them through rough times. Doing nothing during a recession certainly won’t help your situation. See what you can do to stay afloat.
Staying loyal to a hot tub manufacturer
More than 30 industry executives weigh in on the state of the hot tub world.
Celebrate the new year by joining the industry in New Jersey. Enjoy seminars and exhibits as we wait for the new season to kick off. As we leave behind 2009, retailers discuss what is on the horizon for the next year. Don’t let your job be something you dread. Avoid burnout with some of these tips. Hear the story of Sunbelt Spas and the struggles they have faced.
Do you know how the spa customer is changing?
Our first edition of Retail Stars. We look at how these retailers were surviving the recession.
We take on hot tub warranties and share strategies for differentiating your business from a pool store.
The secrets of running a successful home show.
The hot tub industry tries to get a marketing initiative off the ground, tips to selling swim spas and a direct-mail thank-you card campaign.
The inaugural issue of SpaRetailer.