Columns

Face Paint and Fresh Greens

Jennifer Polanz

Today, so many kids are removed from rural living.

Columns

Online or Off?

Bill McCurry

Storing customer data attracts hackers.

Columns

The Double-Edged Sword of the NextDoor App

Amanda Thomsen

Just like any neighborhood, there’s good and bad.

Columns

The Extras

Ellen C. Wells

“Your personality has to be as beautiful as your garden center.”

Consumer Buzz

Amazonian Millennials

Ann-Marie Vazzano

Nearly 80% of Millennials have bought something from Amazon in the last month.

Consumer Buzz

BTS Predictions

Ann-Marie Vazzano

Total back-to-school spending is expected to reach $83.6 billion this year.

Consumer Buzz

BTS—In May?

Ann-Marie Vazzano

Four in 10 retailers began running back-to-school (BTS) promotions in May.

Consumer Buzz

Creepy or Cool?

Ann-Marie Vazzano

When it comes to the cool factor, 46% of U.S. respondents said using voice recognition technology to search for and order products is cool, while just 22% find it creepy.

Consumer Buzz

Department Stores’ Downward Spiral

Ann-Marie Vazzano

In just one year, the number of back-to-school shoppers who said they planned to shop at department stores dropped 26%.

Consumer Buzz

Loyalty Membership Grows

Ann-Marie Vazzano

American consumers are members of 3.8 billion loyalty programs.

Consumer Buzz

Making Millennials Happy

Ann-Marie Vazzano

What’s the secret to attracting Millennial shoppers?

Consumer Buzz

Millennials Movin’ On Up … Sort Of

Ann-Marie Vazzano

As they approach their late 20s and 30s, more Millennials are forming households.

Consumer Buzz

Prime Day Breaks Records

Ann-Marie Vazzano

Surpassing both Black Friday and Cyber Monday, July 11 (Amazon Prime Day) was Amazon’s biggest sales day ever.

Consumer Buzz

Spending Motivators

Ann-Marie Vazzano

According to a survey from payment service provider Acapture, 40% of consumers will buy additional items.

Consumer Buzz

What We’ll Pay for Made-In-the-USA

Ann-Marie Vazzano

Seven in 10 consumers think buying Made in America products is important.

Consumer Buzz

Where Millennials’ Money Goes

Ann-Marie Vazzano

Millennials spend $2,300 more per year on groceries, restaurant dining, gas and cell phone bills than any other age group.

Consumer Buzz

You Say It, You Buy It

Ann-Marie Vazzano

A third of consumers expect to buy something using a voice-controlled device, such as Amazon Echo, within the next year.

Cover Story

A Keen Sense for Sales

Ellen C. Wells

Meet this year’s Green Profit/Dümmen Orange Young Retailer Award winner, Andrea Snelgrove.

Features

Building On Experience

Ellen C. Wells

In Part II of our “what’s involved in building” series, we talk to a pro of renovations and new construction for a multi-location garden center.

Features

Event Central

Jennifer Polanz

From hayrides to Halloween and beyond into the winter holidays, here are a couple of case studies in how to make the most of September through December.

Features

Socializing Gardening

Heidi Lindberg & Dr. Bridget Behe

This is the first in a four-part series on garden center marketing. Here, our researchers take a look at the payoff from events.

Features

Special Tweet: Dinner is Served

John Johnston

Providing customers high-quality birding options keeps them (and the birds) coming back for more.

Front Lines

All-America Selections

Ellen C. Wells

Last month, we told you about AAS’s first three AAS Winners for 2018, but the organization has a whole lot of new things going on.

Front Lines

Green Roof Installs on the Rise

Jennifer Polanz

The green roof industry grew an estimated 10.3% last year over 2015, according to annual survey results from Green Roofs for Healthy Cities.

Front Lines

Master Nursery Adds Griffin

Jennifer Polanz

Master Nursery Garden Centers announced in August it added Griffin Greenhouse Supplies to its vendor roster.

Front Lines

Post Office Putting Its Stamp on Pollinators

Jennifer Polanz

The U.S. Postal Service is helping to raise awareness about the importance of pollinators.

Front Lines

Retail Tech Trends

Jennifer Polanz

Q&A with Sam Kirkland, strategic relationship manager at Epicor Software.

Front Lines

Shipping Foliage

Ellen C. Wells

There are commonly known issues within horticulture that we trade editor types don’t really know about, but the ones elbow-deep in the biz know about all too well.

Front Lines

SUPERthrive Acquired

Ellen C. Wells

The nearly 80-year-old company has been acquired by Plantation Products of Norton, Massachusetts.

Front Lines

WNLA Webinars

Jennifer Polanz

The Western Nursery & Landscape Association (WNLA) is offering a series of webinars for members and non-members.

The Friel World

PPA: Notes, Quotes and Anecdotes

John Friel

In a gracious acceptance speech, Dan Heims said, “PPA isn’t about plants. It’s about people.”

The Goods

Adriana Heikkila

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