Why are “Stand Up” Tanning Businesses Becoming So Popular?

Here’s why!

  • Requires less retail space
    Typically, an all stand up salons require 50% less space to tan the same number of people as an all lay down salon does. This savings in retail space can save you as much as $20,000 - $30,000 per yea or more.
  • Requires less staffing
    An all stand up store operates with a third less employee than a comparable all lay down store. Because the amount of time required turning over your equipment is far less. There is no room or lay down bed to clean after each customer. 30% less payroll means much higher profits in your pocket.
  • Costs less to build and maintain
    Each of our tanning systems are 100% self contained and come complete with an attached dressing room as well as audio and a built in cooling system. Costly walls and doors and trim and paint are simply not necessary. These benefits save our customers thousands of dollars in start up costs.
  • More profitable to operate
    A typical six-unit 220-watt VHR/HP store is capable of tanning as many as 300 customers in a day. Sun Capsule takes a lot less time to tan the same number of people per day than a lay down system (average tanning time is 6-7 minutes). At an average of only $7 - $10 per tan, your store can generate over $2,000 per day. This level of sales is normally only enjoyed by much larger stores that typically cost in excess of $250,000 to open. With an all stand up store from Sun Capsule, you can easily attain operating profits of 50% or higher (before debt service and equipment lease payments). That translates into as much as 20 – 30% more profit than a comparable store using all lay down units.
  • Ultra High Performance Tanning
    A Sun Capsule stand up salon is not just another tanning salon. By investing in premium equipment and pricing each session less than customers pay at a typical lay down tanning salon for high end equipment customers simply get better results without paying a premium price.

    At 8 minutes maximum tanning session, our 220 Watt VHR/HP system delivers the highest amount of UVA ever derived from a low-pressure lamp. That translates into a deeper, darker longer lasting tan that satisfies your most discriminating tanner. Better results; faster and less expensively offered keep tanners coming back time and time again.