Watson’s, one of the nation’s largest retailers of home recreational products and furnishings, announced the acquisition of Fort Myers.
We are only a month into 2024, and it’s already been a busy one for the hot tub industry.
The spa industry may soon face a dilemma for retailers and consumers alike: energy consumption.
As everyone in the industry is acutely aware, the demand for hot tubs is not as superheated as it was during the pandemic.
Retailers are always on the lookout for merchandise that can transform the hot tub experience without adding to energy bills.
As one retailer put it, these are “very wonky times” for the spa industry. Between mergers and acquisitions, demand decreases and economic concerns, the industry is trying to find its new normal as manufacturers and retailers prepare for the next 18 months.
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Retailers who take time to plan and communicate through every phase of the building process can open their next location with confidence.
If you’ve ever shaken your head and uttered, “That’s the hot tub industry for you,” then the headline of this message needs no explanation.
America’s attention span changed when “Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In” aired in 1968. For those of you who are old enough to remember this show, it was radical in its short bursts of visual and spoken jokes.
Today it can be hard to gauge what the correct supply is to meet the demand of tomorrow.
Ted Lawrence, the corporate category retail manager at Poolcorp, brings a global perspective to hot tub and swimming pool retail...