Beauty salon chain undergoes striking rebrand
Lashious Beauty, a chain of 17 salons across the UK, has rebranded to Rawr. Established in 2009, the salon chain offers brow, lash and nail services in locations including Primark stores across the country. It underwent a striking rebrand late last year, with the new name ‘Rawr’ complemented with tagline…
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Salon retail sales soar throughout December
Retail sales are the main driver of December’s revenue for beauty salons, according to research conducted by Phorest Salon Software. Analysing over 6,000 salons in the US, UK, Ireland, Australia, Finland and Germany, Phorest has found that retail sales have brought 107% more revenue to salons compared to the rest…
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NHBF explores what the Queen’s Speech means for salons
The Queen has outlined the government’s plans for future legislation with over 30 Bills to be introduced by this Parliament. Topics include Brexit, immigration, the environment, infrastructure, tips, education and training; as well as the government’s plans to increase the National Living Wage (NLW) and reform business rates. Here, the…
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Beauty entrepreneur wins Scottish Business Woman of the Year
Beauty entrepreneur, Kate Scott, has been awarded Scottish Business Woman of the Year at the National Business Women Awards. Kate was recognised for her business acumen in launching the BeautyBooker app, which allows customers to book appointments in hair, beauty and nail salon and spas within the North East area of Scotland via…
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Furious Filer scoops top spot in OPI nail art competition
Marta Nagorska of Furious Filer has been awarded the top spot in an OPI nail art competition. The competition, which was run in conjunction with the Wella Trend Vision Awards, invited nail artists to create a design that represented OPI’s 2019 colour palette and current trends. Designs were to be…
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UK distributor announced for Astonishing Nails
Staffordshire Nail Academy Ltd has been unveiled as distributor of the Astonishing Nails brand in the UK. Run by husband and wife team, Andrew and Hannah Garbett, the duo shares the goal of providing exceptional training opportunities and professional products in their local area. Hannah has been working in the…
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VTCT launches Grants & Bursaries Programme
The Vocational Training Charitable Trust (VTCT) has launched the Grants and Bursaries Programme to support disadvantaged learners through their studies. The focus is to assist and support learners aged 16-25 years taking an iTEC or VTCT qualification, with particular emphasis given to help those that may be disadvantaged and would not otherwise…
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What does a Conservative election win mean for salons?
The NHBF analyses the conservative election win and what it will mean for salons… Boris Johnson’s government has been re-elected with a strong majority, making it very likely that the government will continue with their previous policies, including Brexit. The Prime Minister is expected to bring the Withdrawal Agreement Bill…
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Retail sales drive December boost for salons
New stats from Phorest Salon Software have revealed that retail sales are the the main driver of December success for salons. Phorest looked at over 6,000 salons in the US, UK, Ireland, Australia, Finland and Germany to find key pointers. According to averages from the data, salons make over 10%…
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CIDESCO launches sustainability initiative
CIDESCO, the world standard for beauty and spa therapy, is encouraging its members, students and schools to become more aware and supportive of environmental issues by issuing them with guidelines to becoming a more sustainable operator. With its guidance, CIDESCO is emphasising that eco-efforts are not about sacrifice, but about…
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Pantone reveals Colour of the Year 2020
Pantone, the leading global authority for colour, has revealed 19-4052 Classic Blue as its Colour of the Year 2020. Honouring it as ‘a timeless and enduring hue’, the shade is the first multi-sensory Colour of the Year in the company’s history. A press release from the company reads: “Suggestive of…
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Almost half of salon owners have considered closing their business
Almost half of salon owners have considered closing their salon, as revealed in a survey conducted by Phorest Salon Software. After surveying 1,000 salon owners around the world, Phorest has found that 45% have seriously considered giving up at some stage throughout the process of setting up, running and growing…
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Educators celebrate growth of beauty academy to a college in the north west
A duo with 44-years combined experience in the beauty sector are celebrating the expansion of their training academy into a college. Diane Senogles (Mason) and Danielle Wilcock have both owned salons and a training centre/academy, and celebrated the launch of North West Training College on 1 December with a party…
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Selfridges bans single-use wipes in beauty halls
Selfridges has announced it is removing all single-use, plastic-based beauty wipes from sale and use in its beauty halls. Instead, the store will provide recyclable or re-usable alternatives in a bid to encourage its customers to consume more sustainably. Less than a fifth of Selfridges customers knew that it can…
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Thank you: Research shows ‘thanking’ customer is key to retention
New research has revealed that businesses who do not offer rewards and incentives to employees and customers could potentially losing out as they are failing to keep up with people’s expectations. A study of 1,253 UK consumers, carried out by workplace and incentives provider, One4all Rewards, and published in The Magic Word…
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