61 – QR’s, Crypto and digital salons
The pair share some ideas about the future of Salon 2.0 Aaron stumps Joe by calling him Ed Balls. Can you believe Joe didn’t have a story about him. We ask the question how many QR’s in the salon would be overkill? Joe says everything in the salon should be For Sale. What do you think? Does Point of Sale work in the salon.
Applying for Dragons Den
We did some research and found that 8 out of 10 customers would purchase a product from their stylist, but only if the price was closer to the internet. (Salon products typically have a 40% mark up when you purchase from a salon compared to some online retailers).The problem wasn’t that clients had not stopped buying retail products, just stopped buying them from salons. There are many reasons for this which I could go into but I’ll spare you the details.Hair & Beauty industry in the UK is worth £28bn pounds and it’s not under threat from automation or robots anytime soon which means the salon will still demand space on the high street.
Salonomics 17 – Rishi’s Budget Special
In todays episode We look at the Rishi Budget and ask whether it is net positive for salon owners and freelancers, Joe has had a vaccine and feels fine. And Joe is fighting on Linkedin again. sign up for GoSalon.uk and future proof your salon retail business.find us on socials @salonomicstelegram t.me/salonomics Look at my blog here where i […]
MP’s ignore VAT crisis in Hair and Beauty
Why VAT cripples your hair & beauty business Using the template from the “Save our Salons campaign” I thought I would freestyle a little to really outline the issue with government overreach in our profession. VAT on timed services are unjust and limit growth. My sector believe that hair & beauty should not be in […]
Salonomics 10 – Save Our Salons
Aaron Dorn and Joe Mehmet discuss and explain British hairdressing and culture for a diverse audience. In todays episode we try and find positives in the underwhelming great reopening campaign, the lack of support for the Temporary Chop the VAT campaign, the reason why it fails every time. And Joe elevates the TV guy over […]
Salonomics 9 – Charity
Aaron Dorn and Joe Mehmet discuss and explain British hairdressing and culture for a diverse audience. In todays episode we riff on Censorship, decentralisation of the internet, the great reopening and Joe gives his controversial thoughts on Charity. sign up for GoSalon.uk and make retail easy for you and your customers.on the great reopening. find us on […]
The power of a deal
This article is about why the idea of doing a deal is so profitable over time. How those small margins compound and become significant over time.
FRUGALITY IS KEY TO SURVIVAL
This is an article about frugality in the salon. Although not a sexy word, it’s bloody effective during a crisis.
Next Stop, Government* Run Salons.
Power to the Experts. *In order to read this piece effectively feel free to swap out the term GOVERNMENT for any MONOPOLISTIC COMPANY. The result is still the same. “Their way of doing things or else.” It’s no longer Power to the People. The experts in science are today’s influencers. Whether it’s climate change or […]
Reject the ‘New Normal’
this article is about young people and will they choose hairdressing?