State Of The Industry '08

[jbizz]

Every September LOOKING FIT releases its annual State Of The Industry Report that takes stock of the current indoor tanning industry and the factors that affected its growth or decline.

Some financial analysts are referring to the current U.S. economic picture as a “peanut butter and pasta economy”, meaning consumers are shopping for less expensive staples that will stretch the dollar longer. Many factors contributed to a decline in consumer confidence, including the high price of crude oil and gas, conflict in Iraq and Afghanistan, record unemployment rates, banking fiascos, the real-estate slump, high foreclosure rates and a rollercoaster stock market.

Take a moment to read the '08 State Of The Industry Report and give us your feedback.

[Chris]

How can we still be a 5B industry ? Where and when did this number appear?

[Drew]

census numbers are always a bit late.

How bout this? The State of the Industry would be "Paranormal State"

If our industry had a state, it would be Rhode Island.