Agape Salon & Spa NAMED TO THE SALON TODAY 200 BY SALON TODAY MAGAZINE

Stacey Soble
Editor in Chief, Salon Today
805-709-1837
Stacey.soble@bobit.com

Agape Salon & Spa NAMED TO THE SALON TODAY 200 BY SALON TODAY
MAGAZINE
BUFFALO GROVE, IL (January 2019) – Agape Salon & Spa in Rancho Mirage CA owned by
Ana & Ismael Jimenez recently was named to the SALON TODAY 200 by SALON TODAY, the
leading business media for salon and spa owners.

The magazine’s 22nd annual SALON TODAY 200 issue profiled the selected salons in its
January/February 2019 edition. The 200 salons were honored for their best business practices
from applications submitted by SALON TODAY readers, who represent the 20,000 top-
producing salons and spas in the country.

The magazine honored applicants in 11 different best practice categories, including,
Compensation & Benefits, Customer Service, Employee Education, Inventory Management,
Philanthropy, Profit Center, Retail & Merchandising, Retention & Referral Programs, Salon
Culture, Technology and Growth. Agape Salon & Spa was honored in the following:
1- Growth
2- Philanthropy
3- Profit Center
4- Retail & Merchandising
5- Retention & Referral Programs
6- Salon Culture

“Our editors recognize 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 2019 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. Their willingness to share their success offers our readers important
business benchmarks and inspirational business-building ideas.”

For a salon to be named to the SALON TODAY 200, it had to meet the following criteria: 1) The
salon or spa opened on or before January 1, 2016. 2) The salon is a provider of professional salon
services including one, or more, of the following: hair care, nail care, skin care, body care or spa
treatments; 3) The salon or spa generated annual service and product sales revenues of at least
$250,000 per year since 2016; 4) The owner provided statistical information about his or her
business and completed at least one of the Best Practice category essay sections; and 5) The
applicant submitted documentation to verify financials if he or she competed in the growth
category.

In the commemorative January/February 2019 issue, SALON TODAY profiled 200 individual
salons, although these salons could be honored in more than one category. The 2019 SALON
TODAY 200 honored 100 salons in Growth; 35 salons in Compensation & Benefits; 40 salons in
Customer Service; 25 salons in Employee Education; 36 salons in Inventory Management; 35
salons in Philanthropy; 23 salons in Profit Center; 40 salons Retail & Merchandising; 37 salons
in Retention & Referral Programs; 37 salons in Salon Culture; and 35 salons in Technology.

Salon Today is a division of Modern Salon Media, which is owned by Bobit Business Media in
Torrance, California.