Bower & Branch Adds to Its Grower Network
Bower & Branch has added Rusty Oak Nursery, Ltd., Valley City, Ohio, as a grower member of its grower network.
Sid Raisch, president and CEO of Bower & Branch, said, “We are proud to add Rusty Oak Nursery, Ltd., owned by the Cekada family, to our network of family growers.”
“This is a strategic opportunity to enhance our supply chain with even larger and more mature landscape-sized plant material,” Raisch said. “Aligning with Rusty Oak Nursery, Ltd. provides the addition of large specimen-type plants to the Bower & Branch online product assortment.”
“Mario Cekada made an immediate and lasting impression on me many years ago when I met him at an industry trade show,” said Raisch. “The Cekada family and their seasoned team are the driving force in bringing this relationship together to achieve an ecommerce go-to-market position that will their move company into the future.”
“We believe the wave of the future requires a significant e-presence and we are pleased to have aligned Rusty Oak with Bower & Branch for a comprehensive, quality, e-commerce strategy that expands our market area and provides direct access to consumers who want trees of a ‘grander’ size,” said the Cekada family.
Raisch added, “In addition to running a first class operation, Rusty Oak uses growing and harvesting methods that will allow these grander-sized trees to be delivered and installed with confidence year-round.” He continued, “Bower & Branch provides added consumer confidence for making these types of online purchases with our Bower & Branch 3-Year Guarantee.”
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