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The ‘Other’ Season

Posted on October 1, 2017 by SR Editorial

Aqua Quip adds products/services to help in downturn/offseason Photography by James Kullmann When we featured Seattle-based Aqua Quip as a Retail Star in 2009, the company had just opened two new locations. The timing was tenuous, to say the least. To keep its nine locations and 65 employees working, the

Posted in Departments, Stores Aqua-Quip, backyard products, Brian Quint, expansion, John Antilla, new categories, Seattle

Episode #5, BONUS episode — SR Behind the Scenes

Posted on June 20, 2017 by SR Editorial

Peek behind the editorial curtain with Megan and Dave to learn how our Expansion Issue came to be. https://media.blubrry.com/thesparetailerpodcast/p/sparetailer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Episode-5-BONUS-expansionissue.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | Google Podcasts | RSS

Posted in Departments, Podcasts behind the scenes, DAVID WOOD, expansion, growth, Megan Kendrick

You’re ready to grow, but are you ready to own?

Posted on June 5, 2017 by SR Editorial

Hot tub dealers look at buying versus renting for expansion By Megan Kendrick Whether you need to add space to an existing store, move a store to a better location or add a store to a new market, one of the toughest decisions is if you’re going to lease

Posted in Features Bullfrog Spas of Northern Utah, Capital Hot Tubs, expansion, growth, leasing, owning, Pool World, property, rent

Swim Spas Around the Continent

Posted on June 5, 2017 by SR Editorial

Dealers and reps report growing number of swim spa sales by Andrew Lisa Expanding into swim spas pits hot-tub dealers against reduced product familiarity, higher price tags, longer sales cycles and more demanding clientele. Swimming against the current, in fact, is a fitting metaphor. Many of those who take on

Posted in Features Arctic Hot Tubs, Black Pine Spas, Coastal Spas, expansion, growth, Master Spas, swim spas

We’ve Expanded. Have You?

Posted on June 5, 2017 by SR Editorial

Hot tub retailers, and our magazine, are growing Talking to Joe Mahoney from Capital Hot Tubs about why he and his wife Patty decided to open a third location, he kept coming back to the same reason: If you aren’t growing, you’re dying. For Joe, it wasn’t about outgrowing his

Posted in Departments, Welcome expansion, Megan Kendrick