nail art, beauty retailing
Franchising Meets Vending: It’s a Whole New World

McDonald’s. Auntie Annie’s. 7-Eleven. What do they have in common with Glamour Nail, the world’s first nail-art vending machine? They’re all franchises. You...

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2nd Annual HBA Global Digital Event is Sept. 27
Free HBA Global Virtual Event Set

If you’re a beauty-product manufacturer, you should mark Sept. 27 on your calendar and register for the 2nd Annual HBA Global Digital Event.

Others—including...

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Online consumer privacy survey
Sharing, With a Twist

It might be a difficult idea to comprehend, but believe it or not, consumers are more trusting of sharing their information with retailers instead of social-media networks—especially if it enhances the shopping experience.

That's according...

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Sport Clips Haircuts Opens 900th Store
100 More Stores to Go …

Sport Clips Haircuts just keeps on growing. Its goal is to have 1,000 Sport Clips stores open across the country by the end of 2012, and let me share an industry insider tip: Don’t bet anything...

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Courtesy of Cosmoprof North America
What I Learned in Las Vegas at Cosmoprof North America 2012

I’m back from the 10th Cosmoprof North America July 22-24 in Las Vegas, and here are 20 things I now know.

1. Officially, the trade show featured...

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Cosmoprof North America 10th Anniversary
Happy 10th Anniversary, CPNA!

Cosmoprof North America 2012 starts Sunday at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Convention Center in Las Vegas. When the clock strikes 10 that morning opening up the show floor for business, it will...

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