Economic downturn hit spas – accustomed to years of double digit growth - hard. Spas now enter a more mature growth phase Science” and “organic” brands have displaced “beauty” brands in the spa channel and account for most sales Maintenance beauty replaces luxury treatments. Compact spa services attract the more convenience-oriented clients. Spas describe 2009 as a “disaster”. [...]

Diagonal Reports have recently released their European Spa Report 2010.  This is not cheap by any means, but should definitely be reviewed if you are thinking of entering the European Spa market. More details: http://www.diagonalreports.com/pdfs/spa10eu.html

An impassioned presentation by Stuart Scott.  His views may be an affront to many, but it is a wakeup call towards sustainability of our planet for future generations http://www.theclimatesummit.org/videos/a-few-minutes-to-save-the-world/ For more about The Climate Summit – www.theclimatesummit.org

The Climate Summit, is an online forum focusing on organizing and articulating the non-governmental side of the global effort to tackle climate change and transition to a low-carbon world. We are producing a series of carbon-light, international meetings bringing you together with thought and action leaders of our time. We are creating a Forum in [...]