The Salon Lofts CEO said he has signed a 20-year lease for 6,000 square feet in the Washington Park Plaza and is poised to sign a 20-year lease for 5,000 square feet in the Town & Country center. The second new Salon Lofts location in the Washington Park Plaza also is scheduled to open this fall, Sadd said. Both salons will house about 26 booths.
The Dayton region, Sadd said, “fits the demographic profile we want for our business.”
Salon Lofts will explore adding other locations in southwest Ohio, including the Beavercreek, Springfield, Middletown and Hamilton areas, Sadd said. The company operates more than 30 locations, mostly in the Columbus, Indianapolis and Cincinnati areas, including locations in Bridgewater Falls in Fairfield Twp. and on Dudley Drive in West Chester.
Unlike traditional salons in which a stylist is either employed by the shop owner or rents a booth in the shop, Salon Lofts provides loft space to stylists who run an independent business, setting their own schedules, creating product offerings and establishing their own pricing, company officials said. The stylists use software developed by Salon Lofts to schedule appointments and market to potential new customers.
Perez said she will transition from owning the company that she founded 16 years ago to renting space in its successor.
“It’s the newest wave in the industry,” Perez said. “All hairdressers want to have their own business. I think it’s time to change with the rest of them.”
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