Hand & Stone featured in St. Petersburg Times

Hand & Stone was featured in a well read retail column in the St. Petersburg Times discussing the brand’s new growth plans in the St. Petersburg and Tampa market. Hand & Stone’s Regional Developer, Rob Beers, discussed some of these distinguishing factors that make Hand & Stone unique in the market such as offering facials, waxing and month-to-month membership. The column discusses the fact that Massage Envy now has some new competition and that Hand & Stone is just starting to speed up its development. A portion of the column is included below and it can be read in its entirety by clicking here.

Missing cows, cheap Rays gear, new massage competition and other happenings from the retail world
By Mark Albright

Massage Envy, a national chain that brought consistent service, facilities and lower prices to massage therapy, has new local competition.'

Hand & Stone, a startup chain from Toms River, N.J., recently opened locations in St. Petersburg and Palm Harbor and plans two more in Tampa.

In addition to $49-an-hour massages, Hand & Stone sets itself apart from Massage Envy, which has 10 local shops, by offering facials, waxing and month-to-month membership.

"Fitness centers don't sell yearlong contracts anymore, and we intend to spread that to our industry," said Rob Beers, Florida developer for Hand & Stone.

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