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NAHA AWARDS CEREMONY SET FOR JULY 14 UTIQUE ENTERS 10-YEAR EXCLUSIVE PARTNERSHIP WITH DEVELOPER AVT The Professional Beauty Association's 2013 NAHA Awards will take place on July 14 at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. The awards ceremony is open to all. NAHAs are given in 14 categories, including Avant Garde, Contemporary Classic, Editorial Stylist of the Year, Haircolor, Make-Up Artist of the Year, Master Hairstylist of the Year, Newcomer Stylist of the Year, Salon Design, Salon MBA, Salon Team, Student Hairstylist of the Year, Texture—and new for 2013, Men's Hairstylist of the Year. The highest honor is Hairstylist of the Year. To see the work of all the NAHA finalists and buy tickets to the ceremony, visit pro beauty.org/naha. BEAUTY BRANDS APPOINTS GREEN AS SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF MERCHANDISE Beauty Brands—which has 54 salons/spas/stores in 11 states, including "the studio" featuring prestige makeup and skincare brands now at all sites, as well as a website it sells off of—recently named Lisa Green as its senior vice president of merchandise. A seasoned veteran with more than 20 years of experience, Green has an extensive background in merchandising and comes to Beauty Brands from philosophy, where she led a successful team and chaired numerous accounts—including Beauty Brands. Previously, Green served two years as regional sales director for Fresh, a division of LVMH, after six years with Estée Lauder—where she rose to the position of marketing sales director for the company's Clinique division. Green's extensive brand and retail experience also includes Elizabeth Arden, Nordstrom, Unilever, Neiman Marcus and Macy's. Beauty Brands president David Bernstein says, "Lisa fulfills an extremely important role during this exciting time of growth for our company. She joins us with a unique combination of skills that includes both a fresh perspective and a keen understanding of our Beauty Brands culture." Green will be responsible for the merchandising strategy and overseeing all vendor relations. She will lead the business-analytics team in developing forecasts and analyzing performance to maximize results. In addition, she will be instrumental in identifying and acquiring new brands to continue to evolve Beauty Brands' product mix to meet clients' needs. Green states, "I am so excited to join this dynamic company and to have the opportunity to work closely with all the wonderful brands represented in Beauty Brands locations across the country." Utique—which operates U*tique Shop automated stores and is an innovator in retail automation technologies—is now in a 10-year exclusive licensing agreement with AVT, developer of automated retailing systems, customized kiosks and micro-stores. AVT will operate existing U*tique Shops and continue to expand the brand nationwide. Utique spent more than five years developing its retail concept along with patented retail automation hardware and software. The U*tique Shop, which has been deployed in major international airports, five-star resorts, entertainment destinations and top malls nationwide, has been awarded for its innovative design and compelling consumer experience by numerous organizations, as well as has been recognized by widespread media. Beauty Store Business readers may remember an in-print feature on the company soon after it debuted its first automated store in Santa Monica, California, as well as an online Q&A; interview later with founder and CEO Mara Segal. It has also been featured in two Cosmoprof North America/BSB beauty retailer tours in Las Vegas. The turnkey automated retailing system has been shown to generate more than 10 times more revenue per square foot versus traditional retail—at far lower operating costs, according to Utique. Segal says, "Retailers are looking for solutions that allow them to grow efficiently and to stay connected to consumers. Consumers are seeking convenience and omni-channel shopping experiences. We needed a partner to be able to deliver on the demand that we were experiencing across our business units. Our partnership with AVT will undoubtedly accelerate growth and enable us to provide vertically-integrated solutions—a win for both companies and, most importantly, for our customers." Shannon Illingworth, founder and chairman of AVT, adds, "AVT continues to lead the industry in providing technologically advanced solutions, including systems that give retailers the ability to increase sales, enhance brand awareness and improve distribution through highly effective 'Micro-Stores.' The partnership with Utique will immediately accelerate our growth while providing a higher-end solution for imagesensitive brands, advanced technologies that we can apply across our customer base, a deep knowledge of retail and supply chain management, and immediate capability to diversify our revenue streams." beautystorebusiness.com | July 2013 91