Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Hand & Stone featured in Philadelphia Business Journal

Hand & Stone was recently featured in the Philadelphia Business Journal in an article titled, "Hand & Stone on a mission, opening more Phila.-area stores."  The brief focuses the spa opening in Langhorne, PA, and how Hand & Stone is further developing in the Philadelphia market. The brief also highlights current locations in the market as well.  Click here for the entire article or begin below.

Hand & Stone on a mission, opening more Phila.-area stores
By: Peter Van Allen

A new Hand & Stone spa will open this week in Langhorne, Pa. — one of five area locations planned.

A June 15 opening is planned at 512 Oxford Valley Road.

Others locations are planned for 2000 Hamilton St. in the Fairmount neighborhood of Philadelphia (in September), as well as South Jersey locations in Turnersville (by mid-July), Mullica Hill (September) and Glassboro (October).

Hand & Stone, which was founded in 2005 and is based in Hamilton, N.J., is growing rapidly. In 2010, it had 28 locations. It now has more than 70 and plans to open 40 this year.

It has a “mission to bring massage and facial services to the masses,” the company says. 

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Thursday, June 21, 2012

Hand & Stone featured in Houston Business Journal

Hand & Stone was recently featured in the Houston Business Journal in an article entitled, "Hand & Stone Massage and Facial Spa opens first Texas location in The Woodlands." The article focuses on Hand & Stone Massage and Facial Spa opening its first location in Texas in The Woodlands by Tony and Brittany Rodgers at 4526 Research Forest Drive. Highlighted in the article is background information on Tony and Brittany as well as information about Hand & Stone and the massage industry. Information is also given about the offerings of Hand & Stone.  Click here for the entire article or begin below.

By: Allison Wollam

Hand & Stone Massage and Facial Spa has opened its first location in Texas in The Woodlands.

The spa recently opened at 4526 Research Forest Drive, and franchisees Tony and Brittany Rodgers are planning to open four additional spas in the local market over the next several years.

“We were attracted to the franchise because of its strong business model,” Brittany Rodgers said.

The franchise has more than 80 years of franchising experience at the corporate level, and that appealed to the young couple, said Rodgers, who is 28 years old.

The couple is already scouting sites for their next location, and they plan to open it by April, she said. The couple will focus on areas north and northwest of Houston for most of its locations.

Thursday, June 7, 2012

Hand & Stone's Father's Day Trivia Contest

June 17th is Father's Day and Hand & Stone is ensuring your dad is treated right!  Every day beginning June 11, Hand & Stone will be asking our Facebook fans 3 trivia questions.  One lucky fan with the correct three answers will receive a massage or facial spa gift card!  Visit our national Facebook page to enter.


Monday, June 4, 2012

Hand & Stone featured in The Lehigh Valley Business Journal

Hand & Stone was recently featured in the Lehigh Valley Business Journal in an article entitled, "The Business of Beauty."  Clayton Cox, Hand & Stone franchisee in Easton, was interviewed on the success that Hand & Stone has experienced since opening at the beginning of 2012. Clayton discussed how the company has seen an increase in business because Hand & Stone offers luxury services at an affordable price for all consumers. By offering these services at an affordable price point, Hand & Stone has seen tremendous success when many high end spas have failed.  For the entire article click here or begin below.

The Business of Beauty
By: Katherine Schneider

Hair salons and plastic surgery clinics annually rake in a whopping $70 
billion nationwide. The local landscape is littered with companies looking to cash in on this booming business of beauty. Several new spas have opened in recent weeks and one salon chain expects to place five new franchises in the near future.

As the economy improves – and as Baby Boomers struggle to stay young and competitive in the work force – profits will continue to rise, industry experts say.

On a national level, there were 13.8 million cosmetic plastic surgery procedures performed in 2011; that number is up 5 percent from 2010. In addition, 5.5 million reconstructive plastic surgery procedures were performed last year – a number that has also grown by 5 percent.

While national numbers for expensive plastic surgery procedures such as breast augmentation and facelifts are rising, Lehigh Valley residents don't seem to be following that trend.

"In the industry as a whole there's a mild downturn especially in big cities, large cities for expensive procedures. People are getting less expensive procedures such as Botox and fillers, and laser skin resurfacing. We continue to grow in low-ticket items. People aren't getting facelifts; instead they're getting Botox," said Dr. Thomas Young, proprietor of Young's Medical Spa in Center Valley.

 
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