Graduation Class 2010...
Posted January 29th, 2010
Valentino's top award winner in the North American Salon Today Magazine!
These are the Award we are nominated for:
Environmental Sustainability Award
Retention and Reward Program Award
Recruitment and Training Award
Advanced Education Award
Marketing Award
Technology Award
Retail Award
Inventory Control Award
VALENTINO'S GRANDE SALON NAMED TO THE SALON TODAY 200 BY SALON TODAY MAGAZINE
LINCOLNSHIRE, IL (January 2010) - Whitby, Ontario's Valentino's Grande Salon, owned by George and Vasile Tsinokas, recently was named to the SALON TODAY 200 by SALON TODAY magazine, a top business publication for salon and spa owners.
The magazine's 13th annual SALON TODAY 200 issue profiled the selected salons in its January 2010 issue. The 200 salons were selected for their best business practices from applications submitted by SALON TODAY readers, who represent the 25,000 top-producing salons and spas in the country.
The magazine honored applicants in 11 different best practice categories, including Compensation and Benefits, Recruitment Training, Customer Service, Retention and Reward Programs, Advanced Education, Marketing, Technology, Environmental Sustainability, Retail Programs, Inventory Control and Sales Growth. Valentino's Grande Salon was honored in the following: Inventory Control, Retention & Reward, Recruitment & Training, Advanced Education, Marketing, Environmental Sustainability, Retail, Technology.
"Historically, the SALON TODAY 200 focused strictly on sales growth, but this year we recognized that strong business leadership requires the mastery of a number of different best business practices," said Stacey Soble, editor-in-chief of SALON TODAY. "The salons named to the SALON TODAY 200 for 2010 not only proved they excel in one or more of these areas, they also have created rewarding environments for their staff members and standout experiences for their clients."
Thank you so much for your support and business over the years! YOU have certainly made Valentino's a top salon and we appreciate your patronage.
Click on the picture below to check out the criteria for us to be eligible for consideration for ST200 in 2010!
