Explore Home Décor   Lawn & Garden Retailer November 2006   By Meghan Boyer
More than one-half of an average American’s day is spent at home, so it’s no wonder consumers are interested in decorating their homes. Carrying items from indoor furniture to throw pillows can help satisfy your customer’s needs for new décor.
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It’s Buying Time Again   Lawn & Garden Retailer September 2005   Bridget White, Editorial Director
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A Gem of a Market   Lawn & Garden Retailer August 2005   By Carrie Burns
Garden centers are known for carrying out-of-the-ordinary or non-commodity-type items; the same should go for jewelry. Turquoise, shells and other fashion jewelry seem to be most popular with small specialty stores, such as garden centers.
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Animated Figures: Moving with the times   Lawn & Garden Retailer August 2005
The success of some of the best new animated figures, however, has very little to do with technology; instead, it is the result of pure artistic vision.
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Pampering Your Customers   Lawn & Garden Retailer July 2005   By Catherine Evans
You already know that any time you can bring people into your store it means more money, but have you thought about using more than plants and fertilizer as bait? Many garden centers now carry home décor and gift items as a regular part of their offering. What about other items? What about products that are not usually considered garden products…things like pet supplies and gourmet food? These kinds of ancillary categories are proving profitable for garden centers around the country.
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Adding a New Station   Lawn & Garden Retailer June 2005   By Bridget White
You already know that any time you can bring people into your store it means more money, but have you thought about using more than plants and fertilizer as bait? Many garden centers now carry home décor and gift items as a regular part of their offering. What about other items? What about products that are not usually considered garden products…things like pet supplies and gourmet food? These kinds of ancillary categories are proving profitable for garden centers around the country.
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ABC's of Sign Making… the Digital Way   Lawn & Garden Retailer June 2005   By John Peterman
There’s probably nothing worse than spending $3,000 on your new sign printer and then looking in the box for something that can magically make signs pop out of it, only to discover there’s no sign genie inside your bottle.
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Lawn & Garden Retailer Headlines   Lawn & Garden Retailer June 2005   Compiled by Catherine Evans
The latest news from inside the lawn and garden industry.
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Looking for Linens   Lawn & Garden Retailer April 2005   By Mackenzie Gaffney
You already know that any time you can bring people into your store it means more money, but have you thought about using more than plants and fertilizer as bait? Many garden centers now carry home décor and gift items as a regular part of their offering. What about other items? What about products that are not usually considered garden products…things like pet supplies and gourmet food? These kinds of ancillary categories are proving profitable for garden centers around the country.

“Developing Markets,” a monthly series that will appear in each issue of Lawn & Garden Retailer, will profile eight of these potential new markets, giving insight into the health of the market, relating how other garden centers have mastered the category and profiling some of the best new products in the category.

January: Pet Supplies
February: Gourmet Food
March: Tabletop
April: Linens
June: Stationary
July: Personal Care
August: Jewelry
November: Collectables

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