After 25 years selling hot tubs and spas across Tampa Bay, the owners of Tampa Bay Spas have sold their three-store business to Watson’s, a Cincinnati-based home recreation retailer with plans to grow its national chain past 50 locations within the next 12 to 18 months.
The deal, announced Monday, October 26, gives Watson’s its first stores in the Tampa Bay market, with locations in Tampa, Brandon and Lakeland set to take on the Watson’s name over the next six months. The purchase brings the retailer to 42 corporate and franchise locations nationwide, including seven in Florida. Financial terms were not disclosed…