Asanda Aveda Spa Lounge Ranked #96 on INC. Magazine's List of America's Fastest Growing Companies

New York, New York, September 17, 2015 (Newswire.com) - ​​Asanda Aveda Spa Lounge, operator of salons and spas in New York City, has been listed by Inc. Magazine as one of the fastest growing companies in the U.S., ranking #96 among 5000 in this year’s list and #9 in the Consumer Products and Services category.

“We are thrilled to be listed in the Inc. 5000,” said Gene Frisco, Asanda CEO. “Our first two stores in New York City have experienced tremendous growth in a very competitive market where there are thousands of beauty and wellness offerings.”

We are thrilled to be listed in the Inc. 5000

Gene Frisco, CEO

“As a new entrant to the salon and spa services market in 2011 we were fortunate to start with Aveda in developing our brand.  By partnering with the most recognized professional beauty and wellness company in the country, we opened our doors with instant name recognition and a wealth of shared knowledge from the nationwide network of Aveda salons and spas”, Frisco stated.

Asanda’s rapid revenue growth and depth of reputation is linked to technology and innovation in an industry that is otherwise largely operating the same way it has for generations.  Frisco reports that over 40% of appointments are booked online through MINDBODY’s cloud-based business management software and the balance are primarily booked over the phone through our outsourced Magellan Solutions call center.  Guests therefore have 24/7 access to booking through their Internet enabled phones. This has created an intimate check in and check out experience and accelerated retail sales by enabling front line teams to focus on guests in our stores. 

Frisco added, “We have achieved industry leading guest engagement and satisfaction through SalonSpa Loop software with over 25% of our guests giving us feedback after each service.  We use the business intelligence we acquire from Loop to continuously improve the services that our 100 employees provide to over 6,000 guests a month.  We have followed the Uber model of high tech customer engagement to track each service and share that feedback in real time with our employees on their phones and through a web based portal.”

“Our plans for the next year include opening new salons and spas in New York City to service the exploding growth for our services among a rapidly growing and increasing affluent consumer market and in 2016 we will begin opening stores outside the New York City market.” 

About Asanda
Since opening its first 5,000 sq. ft. store in SoHo on the corner of Broadway and Houston in 2011, Asanda Aveda Spa Lounge has become one of the largest and most highly regarded salon and spa brands in the country. AsandaSpa.com is the most visited Aveda salon website in the world and in only three years Asanda is the most reviewed salon and spa in the country on Yelp.  Asanda’s second 5,000 sq. ft. store -  located just off billionaire’s row on the corner of Park Ave and 56th Street - was opened in May 2014 and has already established itself as the go to location for beauty and wellness with commercial office tenants and residential consumers in the densely populated midtown Manhattan market.  www.AsandaSpa.com

About Inc. 

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Media Contact:

Marc McClusky
(818) 216-5022
Marc@AsandaSpa.com