Merchandising
Practical Organic Gardening in Retail
You are what you eat. While a little cliché, it makes a good point. What we put into our bodies is the fuel that keeps us going. Eating food is the all-inclusive unifier. Breaking bread... more »Special Download: Tips to Reinvigorate Your Garden Center
Spring is here, and so begins the busiest time of the year for garden centers. How are your first spring sales performing? Take time to analyze and restrategize with Lawn & Garden Retailer's Reinvigorating Your... more »
Divine Design Strategy: Finding the ‘Pain Points’ that Make Higher Quality Sales
When spring begins to burst in earnest and sprouts begin to shoot up, you can feel the energy in the garden center change each day that trucks start rolling in with new product. From the... more »
POP Kits Available from AAS
In an effort to provide support to independent garden center retailers, All-America Selections (AAS) is now offering a Point-of-Purchase kit available free of charge for the first 100 retailers who request them. This kit includes... more »
Art in the Garden
Driving up to Calgo Gardens, I first noticed a large painter’s palette near the road, and I immediately knew I was in for a treat. A tour of the grounds from owner Mark Estomin unearthed... more »
Leading Upward
When I was coming up in retail through high school and college, I was trained at Nordstrom (when I thought I would go into fashion) that it was important to them that I not rely... more »7 Ways to Sell the Ultimate Gift
What would you say if I told you that you already possess the one small item in your store that any employee can sell easily with zero knowledge of eco-friendly matters multiple times daily and... more »
Show & Tell Merchandising
Thinking back, all of us can probably recall grade-school "Show & Tell" assignments, which provided the opportunity to share a special item or personal experience with our classmates. Topics may have included summer vacation destinations... more »
East Coast Ideas
Barlow's Sea Girt, New Jersey 1) A large display for Barlow's Dirty Glove Club was hard to miss and allowed people to sign up right away before a $5 price increase... more »
Holidays in the Garden State
Click on the images below to expand. Atlantic Nursery & Garden Shop Freeport, New York Each scene at Atlantic Nursery & Garden Shop was unique. A tree bark shower curtain... more »
Style Awakenings in 2018
On a recent morning as I was waking up, I turned on the radio to catch the headlines, and I heard that according to the Bloomberg Market Report (November 2017), residential construction starts are up... more »
10 Ways to Create a Dynamic Customer Experience
The way you design and brand your retail space can impact your customers' perceptions and influence their behavior. Creating an engaging environment that reflects your brand, tells your story and caters to your target market... more »
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