Cover Valet

  • Cover Valet’s New SHaDE Line

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    For the consumer, shopping for outdoor shade options has often meant choosing among inexpensive outdoor products that fail to perform or ultra-expensive, budget-busting pieces. There is no middle ground and customers have been left hanging as they search in vain for outdoor accessories that are built well but don’t require a meeting with their financial…

  • Umbrellas 101: How And Why To Sell Umbrellas

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    By Seraine Page Hot tub accessories offer opportunities to upsell while further improving a customer’s overall spa experience. Spa umbrellas are a perfect example. Showcasing umbrellas is a relatively hassle-free investment that requires little to no additional training. Umbrellas also take up very little space in a showroom. Any umbrella a retailer picks has to…

  • Lift Assist

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    Consumers buy a swim spa to get the benefits of low-impact exercise and relaxation all in one package. They don’t, however, anticipate a full workout before even entering the spa. “The biggest hassle in swim spa ownership is removing the cover,” says Jeff Bailey, general manager for Spring Dance Hot Tubs in the Philadelphia area….

  • Tamping Down the Tech

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    Not long ago, it seemed every company had a hot, new, high-tech gadget they were rolling onto the spa market. The hot tub had been transformed into a computer with a hot water app attached via the Internet of Things. Your smartphone could operate waterfalls! Light shows! And, oh yeah, operate your spa. But these…