vcotan

I have purchased an existing, profiting tanning salon and will take it over next week. There is a large space that is used as a waiting area, but would be much better suited for retail sales or maybe a nail tech or two. There is already plenty of waiting area and seating at the front of the salon. The current owners sell bathing suits, sunglasses and beach bags and none of these sell well. I'm looking for some suggestions as to what to do with this space. Should I rent it to a nail tech? Do more retail? Makeup? Skincare? Vitamins? Supplements? I could put another bed in there but I want to spend more time at the salon and decide if there even is demand for another bed. My demographic is college students in AZ. My salon is a half mile from the largest student body on a single campus in the country. We have 53,000 students and most of them live in town year round. I'm thinking FitFlops and a hip inexpensive makeup or skincare line. Any suggestions or experiences will help greatly!
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Tullio

i rented out some lobby space to a Jewelry chick, and she is banking.

she has about 15' of wall and she is pulling in on average $150 a day. If i was smart i would have done the sales on my own but i didn't want to be bothered with it, no i regret it.

UltimateTanSJ

College Students : Cheap Crap.

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Joseph

~I am the NFC~

Woodlands

I just got my order from Bagsrep.com and I think they're going to sell like hotcakes. Excellent quality and "designer inspired" so you avoid the legal hassles :)

Silver jewelry has been selling like crazy and I'm thinking of bringing in some candles.

jr0300

I sell BeanPod Candles (Made by Soy Beads) really populare since they are natural. I also sell Arbonne Skin Care. They both do really good.

dr mist

any one ever heard of silpada jewlery? i would love to carry that stuff. think being independent contracting sales i could though?

vcotan

Thanks for all your retail suggestions everyone! Keep them coming! I'd also like to know if anyone has a good silver wholesaler (either in AZ or online) and if anyone has had any good or bad experiences with adding nail techs. I think to start up, this will be the least expensive option for my unused space since I can just charge the nails tech rent for the space and (hopefully) she will bring traffic to my salon.
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TanningQueenNC

Two words...Rainbow Sandals.