Lawn and Garden Supplies Stores

• Market size, product segments, and major markets
• Key industry trends, statistics, and financial ratios
• Operating conditions and current performance
• Competitive landscape and environment
• Major company profiles and market shares
• Five-year outlook and growth forecasts

Monthly trade publication provides news and information for garden center professionals, with topics covered in various issues of this publication including business management, garden trends, exterior design, garden center supplies and technology, product reviews, merchandising strategies, business insights, marketing successes, and staff hiring and training. Digital edition can be viewed free online.

Garden Center Magazine
https://www.gardencentermag.com/
Monthly trade magazine provides news and information for independent garden centers, with special features including the annual "State of the Industry Report" published in the November issue and the "Top 100 Independent Garden Centers" report published in the September issue. Digital editions can be viewed free online, with a free one-year subscription available for qualifying parties upon request.

State of the Industry Report
https://www.gardencentermag.com/
Annual report is based on a survey of almost 300 garden center owners, operators, and managers in the U.S. and Canada, with information provided in the report including annual sales volume, years in operation, geographic location, store size, sales volume trends, projected net profit, increase in plant prices, average ticket/sale, impact of weather on sales, and net change in sales by product category.

The Top 100 Independent Garden Centers
https://www.gardencentermag.com/
Annual report ranks the top 100 independent garden centers in North America by retail sales volume and also includes information on primary states served, number of retail locations, and year founded for each of these retailers. Digital edition of the magazine containing the report also includes profiles of selected centers and their retail operations and identifies new stores added to the report this year.

Annual survey provides in-depth information on industry trends, household participation, and product purchases by product (e.g., nursery plants, seeds and bulbs, fertilizers, soil amendments, chemicals, power equipment, hand tools) and retailer (e.g., home centers, mass merchandisers/discount stores, lawn and garden centers and nurseries, hardware stores, general online retailers, feed/seed stores).

Comprehensive market research study provides an in-depth analysis of U.S. market demand for this product sector, with data provided including historical and forecast demand by product (e.g., growing media, seeds, fertilizers, pesticides, others), application (e.g., lawn/turf, garden/border), market (e.g., residential, golf course, commercial, government/institutional), and end user (e.g., DIY, professional).

Market analysis report provides industry statistics for a user-defined area on a national, state, county, metro area, or zip code level, with data provided including number of companies, market volume and sales trends, average company sales, sales per employee, staffing and employment trends, average employee wage, and business start up activity and failure rates. Sample report can be viewed online.

• Income and expenses in dollars and percentages
• Balance sheets in dollars and percentages
• Profitability and return on investment ratios
• Liquidity and working capital ratios
• Asset turnover and efficiency ratios
• Capital structure and debt service ratios

Financial benchmarking section of this report provides an analysis of industry income and expenses as a percentage of revenue for firms that sell nursery stock (e.g., trees, shrubs, plants, seeds, bulbs), soil treatments (e.g., fertilizers, lime), chemicals (e.g., herbicides, pesticides), landscaping materials (e.g., mulch, rock), power equipment (e.g., lawn mowers, leaf blowers), and other tools and supplies.

Annual wage survey provides hourly and annual wage data on a national, state, and local area basis for personnel employed by retailers that sell nursery stock (e.g., trees, shrubs, plants, seeds, bulbs), soil treatments (e.g., fertilizers, lime), chemicals (e.g., herbicides, pesticides), landscaping materials (e.g., mulch, rock), power equipment (e.g., lawn mowers, leaf blowers), and other tools and supplies.

Free online service provides salary, bonus, and hourly wage data for job positions in this sector such as general manager, buyer, retail store manager, retail store assistant manager, landscape designer, nursery manager, sales associate, and cashier, with employers for which salary or wage rate data is provided including Tractor Supply Co., Armstrong Garden Centers, Inc., and Calloway's Nursery, Inc.