I own a hair salon. Typically, November is my busiest season. It has been SO quiet. A lot of my colleagues are also saying the same thing and have had to close up shop because of it - or get a second job.
People keep saying it will get better and the economy will bounce back but I don’t know. I am so close from just throwing in the towel, closing up shop and getting a corporate gig.
Unless they are running a Supercuts or some kind of lower-tier salon, the hard part about offering incentives is your customers get hooked on them and devalues the business when things pick back up.
I disagree. Most people just want a good haircut and a pleasant experience. If they find that through a bonus (like a free bag of samples) they will not demand the free bag of samples in the future because it’s not why they are there in the first place.