3 salons in 1 mile????

TotalEclipse · 04-24-2005, 12:32 AM

I was just in Denison, TX last night on my way to visit some family, and we were driving down the road (a quiet side road mind you...not a main strip) and I noticed a tanning salon on the right side of the street. Not more than a mile down I noticed another one on the right side, and then ANOTHER one right across the street. How do these 3 salons stay in business?? I mean, I don't know if any you are familiar with this area, but it's on the border of Texas and Oklahoma, and it's not exactly a booming metropolis out there. I can understand one salon up there, and I can see it doing rather well since it's only about an hour north of Dallas and I know a lot of people commute, but 3 so close baffles me.
Just a random post....lol...thanks to any that read it!!

DWhite6872 · 04-24-2005, 12:57 AM

I think your salon has amazing numbers...(okay not yours but..)you are part of the amazing team that posts such huge numbers!
I always like your posts and you post like a true salon owner..

TotalEclipse · 04-24-2005, 04:51 PM

LoL DW....totally off the topic of the post, but thanks...I'll take the compliment!!!

MATT A · 04-24-2005, 05:09 PM

You wonder if their enough tanners to go around or they just making it? I have seen this a couple times. The best one I saw was Major intersection one salon across from each other than kiddy coroner another. Go down about 3-4 miles major intersection again one across from each other. However that city's poplulation was close to 200,000 so maybe they can handle that much saturation. I know the town is saturated with salons just did not think that close.

JohnnyComeLately · 04-24-2005, 05:10 PM

Dana must have had several windows open I've posted to the wrong thread on a couple occasions too.

That's our situation. Two right across the street. Another two about 3 miles north and south. And two more about 5 miles north. The newest one (5 miles north), Executive Tans, looks like he has only 6 beds and no room to expand, with a large competitor directly across from him. I'm not sure if there's something they know that I don't.

TotalEclipse · 04-24-2005, 09:21 PM

They just opened an Executive Tans in McKinney, TX (about 25min north of Dallas), and it's the same scenario....right on the end of a shopping strip, very small store so there's no room to expand....I wonder why they would do something like that in an industry where each new salon seems to be getting bigger.....

House of Tan · 04-25-2005, 09:28 AM

How about 5 in a .25 mile radius. I am one of them.

It will happen to you soon, make your money now.

HOT STUFF · 04-25-2005, 10:30 AM

We have 5 within 2 miles and one within 2 blocks and three of them have opened
in the last 4 years.

TotalEclipse · 04-26-2005, 09:26 AM

Tanning is starting to have the Starbucks mentality...although I get the feeling that there's not quite as many people that tan as there are that drink Starbucks!!!

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04-24-2005, 12:32 AM	#1 (permalink)
TotalEclipse Join Date: Dec 24 2004 Location: Dallas Age: 31 Posts: 621 Rep Power: 4	I was just in Denison, TX last night on my way to visit some family, and we were driving down the road (a quiet side road mind you...not a main strip) and I noticed a tanning salon on the right side of the street. Not more than a mile down I noticed another one on the right side, and then ANOTHER one right across the street. How do these 3 salons stay in business?? I mean, I don't know if any you are familiar with this area, but it's on the border of Texas and Oklahoma, and it's not exactly a booming metropolis out there. I can understand one salon up there, and I can see it doing rather well since it's only about an hour north of Dallas and I know a lot of people commute, but 3 so close baffles me. Just a random post....lol...thanks to any that read it!!

04-24-2005, 12:57 AM	#2 (permalink)
DWhite6872 Waiting Confirmation Join Date: Apr 22 2004 Posts: 5,189 Rep Power: 0	I think your salon has amazing numbers...(okay not yours but..)you are part of the amazing team that posts such huge numbers! I always like your posts and you post like a true salon owner..

04-24-2005, 04:51 PM	#3 (permalink)
TotalEclipse Join Date: Dec 24 2004 Location: Dallas Age: 31 Posts: 621 Rep Power: 4	LoL DW....totally off the topic of the post, but thanks...I'll take the compliment!!!

04-24-2005, 05:09 PM	#4 (permalink)
MATT A Police Department Join Date: Sep 6 2004 Location: Awaiting Posts: 15,532 Rep Power: 31	You wonder if their enough tanners to go around or they just making it? I have seen this a couple times. The best one I saw was Major intersection one salon across from each other than kiddy coroner another. Go down about 3-4 miles major intersection again one across from each other. However that city's poplulation was close to 200,000 so maybe they can handle that much saturation. I know the town is saturated with salons just did not think that close.

04-24-2005, 05:10 PM	#5 (permalink)
JohnnyComeLately Join Date: Oct 2 2004 Location: San Diego Age: 38 Posts: 905 Rep Power: 5	Dana must have had several windows open I've posted to the wrong thread on a couple occasions too. That's our situation. Two right across the street. Another two about 3 miles north and south. And two more about 5 miles north. The newest one (5 miles north), Executive Tans, looks like he has only 6 beds and no room to expand, with a large competitor directly across from him. I'm not sure if there's something they know that I don't.

04-24-2005, 09:21 PM	#6 (permalink)
TotalEclipse Join Date: Dec 24 2004 Location: Dallas Age: 31 Posts: 621 Rep Power: 4	They just opened an Executive Tans in McKinney, TX (about 25min north of Dallas), and it's the same scenario....right on the end of a shopping strip, very small store so there's no room to expand....I wonder why they would do something like that in an industry where each new salon seems to be getting bigger.....

04-25-2005, 09:28 AM	#7 (permalink)
House of Tan I love Derf!! Join Date: Oct 21 2003 Location: The Fort Posts: 265 Rep Power: 5	How about 5 in a .25 mile radius. I am one of them. It will happen to you soon, make your money now.

04-25-2005, 10:30 AM	#8 (permalink)
HOT STUFF Join Date: Jan 5 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 754 Rep Power: 5	We have 5 within 2 miles and one within 2 blocks and three of them have opened in the last 4 years.

04-26-2005, 09:26 AM	#9 (permalink)
TotalEclipse Join Date: Dec 24 2004 Location: Dallas Age: 31 Posts: 621 Rep Power: 4	Tanning is starting to have the Starbucks mentality...although I get the feeling that there's not quite as many people that tan as there are that drink Starbucks!!!

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