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Explaining Chlorine Demand To Customers Requires Simple Approach

John Puetz, director of technology for Advantis Technologies, understands how difficult it is for dealers to convey complex information about pool chemical maintenance to ...

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One System, No Sprawl: Why Growing Pool & Spa Businesses Are Moving to the Cloud

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Growing pool and spa businesses are trading disconnected software and manual processes for one cloud-based system that keeps teams, data and operations connected.

One System, No Sprawl: Why Growing Pool & Spa Businesses Are Moving to the Cloud

How To Green Up Your Retail Store

The term "greentailing" may conjure up images of solar-powered stores selling hempen handbags or composting bins, but according to industry experts, any retailer can ...

2011 Green Product Roundup

Companies all over the nation have found that, contrary to what Kermit the frog might tell you, it's actually fairly easy being green — just provide sustainable products that ...

Power Panels For Retail, Service And Building Pros To Kick Off IPSPE

A series of one-hour Power Panels will be held at the 2011 Int’l Pool | Spa | Patio Expo, each targeting a segment of the spa and pool industry. The sessions are designed to offer strategies and solutions for builders, service professionals and retailers to improve their businesses.

Cultivate Replacement Spa Cover Sales With Superior Service

Most people shopping for a hot tub, pool table or pool prefer to see and sometimes try out these high-ticket items before investing. This is not always the case when it comes to ...

Product Focus On Winterizing Products For Pools And Spas

We call it "winterizing" — blowing out the lines, covering the skimmer, anchoring a cover and adding certain chemicals, etc. — as if we're preparing for winter, but in the North the ...

Leslie's To Acquire Pool Supply Company

Leslie's Poolmart has announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire certain business assets of Jasper's Clear Pool Wholesale Co., an Arizona corporation. The acquisition is expected to significantly expand Jasper's and Leslie's commercial business segments in Arizona. Closing of the transaction, anticipated in August 2011, is subject to certain conditions.

Spotlight: Rebekah Decker, marketing manager for Spring Dance Hot Tubs, Delaware Valley

Yes, Evosus business management software has completely revolutionized and streamlined our business practices. Prior to Evosus we had multiple databases that ...

New Pool And Spa Products For July 2011

From hot tubs and chemicals to drain covers and safety covers, AQUA's Splash section features the latest products for spa and pool retailers, builders and service pros.

Website Critique: Family Pools and Spas

This Ohio retailer with two locations wanted a website that better represented how the company sells family fun, and so in July of 2010, Family Pools & Spas ...

Sell Them the Right Filter

The pros and cons of the main types of pool filters — sand, diatomaceous earth (D.E.), and cartridge.

Sand filters, while often preferred for pools with high dirt loads, take up more space on a typical equipment pad and are less hydraulically efficient than other types of filters. This job uses both a sand filter (for the pool) and a cartridge filter (for laminar-style water features). (photos courtesy Rick Chafey | Red Rock Pools)

Website Critique: Sonoma Valley Pool and Spa

When Sonoma Valley Pool & Spa re-vamped its website, which went live in early 2010, Jolie Rozema, who co-owns the business with her husband, Saul Rozema, says, ...

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