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Brands Influencing The Green Industry By Jerry Montgomery|September 11, 2013 Any skepticism of branding plants should be gone by now, with all of the new and existing brands on the market, consultant Jerry Montgomery says.
State Of The Supply Chain By Jerry Montgomery|August 13, 2013 The greenhouse supply chain has evolved since 2000 like no other time in industry history. These dramatic changes […]
Box Stores And Facebook: How Social Media Has Changed Sales Posted by Sara Tambascio|July 30, 2013 How many box stores are seeing direct sales in plants from social media? That was a question on […]
Garden Retail 2013: Chicago By Jerry Montgomery|July 16, 2013 The weather in Chicago was perfect and the shoppers were out in huge numbers filling almost every garden […]
Garden Retail 2013 Report: Hartford, Conn. By Jerry Montgomery|July 9, 2013 The Hartford area is a mixture of some outstanding IGCs and the usual spread of national retailers based […]
Big Box Pricing Report: Mother’s Day Hanging Baskets And Annuals By Sara Tambascio|May 28, 2013 Online store circulars offer a glimpse into the hot deals mass merchandisers are promoting to their customers. This […]
Big Box Competition Report: The Full Data By Sara Tambascio|May 28, 2013 Here’s the full data from Home Depot, Lowe’s and Walmart online store circulars for the weekends of May […]
Spring 2013 Garden Commercials From National Brands: New Gardener Success Is The Message By Sara Tambascio|May 7, 2013 The new crop of spring gardening and home renovation commercials is out. What messages are national brands like […]
2012 Poinsettia Sales At Big Box Stores By Jerry Montgomery|February 11, 2013 After visiting 64 big box stores in Florida and Michigan, I observed little change from last season in […]
Hostages, Store Lock-Ins Ensue As Home Depot Exits China Posted by Sara Tambascio|October 29, 2012 When Home Depot announced it would close the rest of its stores in Tianjin, China on Sept. 14, […]
Garden Retail 2012: Observations In Baltimore By Jerry Montgomery|October 24, 2012 The weather was perfect for shopping and gardening in Baltimore on May 12 and 13, 2012, with temperatures […]
Garden Retail 2012: Observations in Philadelphia By Jerry Montgomery|October 24, 2012 The weather was cool and overcast in Philadephia on May 5 and 6, 2012, with temperatures ranging from […]
Garden Retail 2012: Observations From Columbus, Ohio Posted by Sara Tambascio|October 20, 2012 The weather was ideal May 25-26, 2012, with temperatures in the 80s, moderate humidity and sunshine – perfect […]
