International lawn and garden event spoga+gafa 2019 took place Sept. 1-3 in Cologne, Germany. The event featured more than 2,000 exhibitors in the lawn and garden, outdoor living and grilling categories. About 40,000 attendees from 124 countries came to explore …
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Play Hide-and-Seek in the Fairy Garden
If you’re looking through the plants and yard decor display at B&B Do it Center in Carmarillo, California, you might stumble across a tiny house or a miniature garden with brightly colored stepping stones. Owner Randy Collins has intermingled fairy …
Read More »spoga+gafa Showcases Outdoor Living Product Trends
When you find exciting products to enrich your inventory, you set your business on a path to higher sales and customer satisfaction. With summer heating up, many independent retailers are capitalizing on gardening and outdoor living products. Learn how spoga+gafa, …
Read More »Help Customers With These Memorial Day Projects
Memorial Day isn’t just a day of remembrance and the unofficial start of the summer. It’s a well-known weekend for outdoor events, IndyCar’s Indianapolis 500 and, most importantly to independent retailers, home projects. Whether it’s sprucing up an entertainment space …
Read More »Outdoor Living Ideas for 2019
Outdoor living trends are evolving along with consumers, and independent hardware retailers must respond with updated product selections and styles to keep pace. From new furniture options to the latest in outdoor cooking appliances, the modern outdoor space is more …
Read More »5 Ways to Network at the National Hardware Show®
The National Hardware Show® is quickly approaching and thousands of independent retailers will be flocking to Las Vegas to attend the annual event. While most attendees will be on the hunt for the latest products to add to their inventory, another …
Read More »Fishing Products and Services Can Catch the Public’s Interest
Click the picture to download a PDF of this story. By Chad Husted, chusted@nrha.org Luring Them In Fishing and outdoor enthusiasts are all about the experience. Whether it’s the first rays of sunlight hitting a stream at dawn or the tug on the …
Read More »Gardening and Outdoor Living Trends on Display at spoga+gafa 2018
For three days, visitors from around the world gathered at the Koelnmesse Exhibition Center in Cologne, Germany, for spoga+gafa, the annual international lawn and garden trade fair. The event, held Sept. 2-4, drew more than 40,000 visitors from 114 countries …
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