News Archive for September, 2008

Ask a common consumer on the street what tanning salons do to help people and they will mostly say “nothing.” In fact, a lot of consumers still believe the tanning industry is out to give everyone skin cancer and make …

Editor’s Note: Smart Tan business consultants Rich Kizer and Georganne Bender have spoken at Smart Tan’s Annual Educational Conference the past two years – offering Smart Tan members management and merchandising assistance. Because so many of you enjoyed their programs …

In June, fortune focused its tractor beam on Tony Hartl and landed him – and by association, the indoor tanning industry – on the cover of Fortune Small Business (FSB) magazine (monthly circulation: 1 million)…..READ MORE…

A study claiming that higher vitamin D levels — discredited last year as a flawed model to address the subject — has resurfaced in news reports this week, some of which are not including the evidence that discredits the study.…

It’s virtually unanimous: More men over the age of 50 are tanning in salons today than ever before, according to the results of a recent SmartTan.com survey.

According to the survey, 97 percent of tanning salon owners report having more …

It’s virtually unanimous: More men over the age of 50 are tanning in salons today than ever before, according to the results of a recent SmartTan.com survey.

According to the survey, 97 percent of tanning salon owners report having more …

Human attraction to sunlight and the suntans that result from being in the sun goes back to ancient civilizations — with irrational anti-sun behavior being a relatively new phenomena.

“Tanning has a long and documented history, dating back as far …

Human attraction to sunlight and the suntans that result from being in the sun goes back to ancient civilizations — with irrational anti-sun behavior being a relatively new phenomena.

“Tanning has a long and documented history, dating back as far …