Retail
Contactless Sales Webinar Set for April 13
As the industry continues to deal with the challenges it is currently facing, garden center retailers are turning to online sales and curbside pickup now more than ever to help keep retail businesses safely open. ... more »
Proven Winners Debuts Facebook Group to Aid IGCs
A new Facebook group to help independent garden centers meet some of the challenges they are facing during the COVID-19 pandemic recently debuted from the team at Proven Winners. The Facebook group, Proven Winners IGC Connect, is... more »
MSU’s Behe Provides Marketing and Retail Strategies to Help Sell During the Coronavirus Pandemic
On April 2, Michigan State University professor Bridget Behe shared marketing and retailing strategies for garden center retailers in a recent webinar. Click here to access a recording of the... more »
MSU’s Behe to Address Retail Strategies in Today’s Environment
Michigan State University' professor Bridget Behe will share marketing and retailing strategies for garden center retailers in a webinar later this week. This webinar emphasizes how retailers need to adapt their sales processes during the pandemic... more »
AmericanHort Schedules Dates for Fall Events
AmericanHort has announced the dates for four industry events that will be taking place later this fall. The events will address the plant health, retail, nursery and landscape sectors. All four events are still in... more »
Holiday Bus Tour Announced
On Monday, Dec. 9, Lawn & Garden Retailer (GPN's sister publication) has scheduled a holiday garden center bus tour that will explore the greater Grand Rapids, Michigan, area. The first-annual tour will have stops at... more »
Salwitz to Address the Role Color Plays at Retail During Farwest Session
At Farwest later this month, Christina Salwitz will present a seminar on the role colors can play in the buying decisions of retail garden center customers. Her talk is scheduled for 8:30-9:30 a.m. on Aug. 21.... more »
New Blooms Event Takes Place in Canada
New Blooms for Canadian Nurseries and Retailers hosted their second annual event on July 18, at Deb’s Greenhouse in Morinville, Alberta, Canada. More than 75 independent growers, retailers and Canadian broker representatives from Alberta, British... more »