Looking to spruce up your independent garden center, but can’t quite pull together the cash to pay for a private retail consultant? Well, look no further than Growing Places’ Store School in Savannah, Ga.!
This two-day, hands-on intensive workshop, set to take place Sept. 25 and 26 at the Coastal Georgia Center, will focus on consumer marketing, physical layout, product selection, product placement and store branding — all concepts that have been presented with great success at industry and trade forums for the past 10 years.
Store School faculty includes Judy Sharpton, owner of Growing Places Marketing; Kip Creel, president of StandPoint marketing research; and Pamela Adams, regional development director for Constant Contact. Registration is limited to 20 stores; individual registration is $495, and store registration for up to four participants is $695. For more information or to register, visit www.gardencenterstoreschool.com.
