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The Independent Garden Center (IGC) Show in Baltimore has been the spot this week to find new and innovative products for expanding and diversifying garden center inventories. The IGC Show also provided attendees with an outlook on incoming industry trends, and Hardware Retailing was out on the floor looking …

Consumers are moving back to large metropolitan areas, and big-box retailers are scrambling to join them. Lowe’s is next in line, with two new stores planned for New York City. In less than two weeks, Lowe’s will open a store on the corner …

Retailers in the August issue of Hardware Retailing note that an increasing number of homeowners are planting fruit and vegetable gardens. The retailers’ customers want to know where their food comes from and enjoy the satisfaction of eating the fruit …

More homeowners and apartments dwellers are using whatever space they have, be it backyards or containers, to grow fruits, vegetables and herbs for at-home cooking. This growing interest in gardening comes from consumers’ desire to know where their food comes …

We all do it. We all visit a store with a shopping list in hand and end up buying more than the items listed. This list abandonment happens for many reasons, but some of us — depending on age — …

Are you interested in discovering thousands of new products in the lawn and garden category? Would you gain important business insights from speakers including Martha Stewart, educational sessions and networking with other professionals? The Independent Garden Center Show (IGC Show) will be offering all of these things …

With July Fourth approaching, Americans are flying U.S. flags, finalizing parade and other event plans, buying fireworks and reflecting on their country’s heritage. This patriotic time is ideal for reminding your community of your identity as a local, hometown operation. …