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Who We Are...
is North America’s resource for solutions for garden retailing –
benchmarking, budgeting, inventory and margins, marketing, merchandising, brand building, property
and site design, human resources, team building, succession, and more. We offer direction, support, and
step-by-step guidance in some of the most important aspects of operating a successful garden center today
to reduce the time and trials of doing it alone.
When you join The Group you will have access to the industry’s leading experts and more than 120 garden
center owners from across North America – centers facing the same business concerns as you. Although
we’re innovative and don’t like limitations, we actually like to ‘think in the box’, because our box is full of a
culmination of hundreds of years of experience, boundless energy, brilliant ideas, and an openness to share.
By building a community of garden centers and working together toward a common goal, The Group is able
to provide a network of professionals and business services most centers would not be able to afford on their
own. And, unlike a buying group that boosts your purchasing power on products that you sell, we focus on
business solutions designed to help you increase sales, improve operations and retain more profit. Our
Exclusive Annual Profit and Loss Study, now in its 16th year of extensive financial benchmarking, is
unmatched in helping garden centers make solid financial decisions.
The Garden Center Group’s Team of Service Providers
Danny Summers, Managing Director
Karen Summers, Client Services
Sid Raisch, Horticultural Advantage (Business Strategies)
Steve Bailey, RetailKPI Consulting (Financial Management and Analysis)
Tim Quebedeaux, RetailKPI Consulting (Financial Management and Analysis)
Robert Hendrickson, Group Founder, Next New Planet (Marketing Matters)
Tom Kegley, Tom Kegley Communications (Branding and Marketing)
Steve Kendall, The Design Works (Marketing - Integrated Digital)
Christina Salwitz, THE Personal Garden Coach™ (Visual Merchandising)
John Kennedy, John Kennedy Consulting (Team Building & Succession)
Jean Seawright, Seawright & Associates (Human Resources)
Robert Hayter, LKC Engineering (Property Development and Site Design)
Carl Phillips, Customer 1st (Mystery Shop Program)
Mary Gaskell, Gaskell Media (Media Placement)
Arlene Tannis, Arlene Tannis Voice & Production Services (Voice & Production Services)
So why go it alone? Get involved in our community today!
Learn more about The Garden Center Group at www.thegardencentergroup.com.
to Register
You can register for The Fall Event online at www.thegardencentergroup.com, or complete the registration
form enclosed in your invitation pac, and fax it to 678.909.7771. Registration is $549 per person for Group
Clients; $799 for Guest Retailers. Register by August 30. Full refund if canceled by August 30. No refunds
after August 30. Cancellations must be in writing and directed to:
[e-mail] or fax to 678.909.7771.
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