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Beehive Biz Pulse

May 15, 2026
Barbershop grooming products and tools
Barber retail counter, editorial illustration. · Newsroom art
Today's Pulse
Barbershop grooming products and tools
PROFILE
Love Thy Barber (SLC) featured in The Wasatch Post today — the shop that built a retail product line without leaving the chair. Full profile at thewasatchpost.com.
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WELLNESS
Alira Care: month-over-month new patient bookings up for the third consecutive month. SLC + telehealth.
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TRADES
Archer Mechanical filled two of four posted positions this week. Still hiring — LinkedIn posting active.
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F&B
Slackwater Pizzeria Herriman location reporting strongest Friday dinner numbers since opening. No promotions running.
Barbershop grooming products and tools
RETAIL
Love Thy Barber online store: average order value up 12% after spring product refresh. lovethybarber.shop.
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ECONOMY
Utah's tech sector added 1,400 jobs in Q1 2026 — GOED report. Software and semiconductor led.
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WEEKEND
That's the week. Eight pulses down. Coming Monday: the next set. Tips: desk@beehivebizpulse.com.
PULSE

Friday close. Week one done. Love Thy Barber's Wasatch Post feature today is worth your five minutes — it's a case study in how a service business builds a product arm without losing what made the service good. The Slackwater Herriman numbers are the real signal: third location, strong Friday, no promotions. That's brand pull, not marketing.

FOUNDERS

Love Thy Barber is the week's operator to track. The shop-to-product flywheel they've built — barbers recommending product, product bringing customers back to the shop — is the kind of vertical integration that works in personal care and almost nowhere else.

TRUST

Love Thy Barber verified via lovethybarber.shop and Google Business profile. GOED (Governor's Office of Economic Development) Q1 2026 tech report public. All ticker items sourced from public business profiles, LinkedIn, or state economic data.