SIC 5261 | NAICS 444220
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Comprehensive market research reports provide in-depth industry analysis and five-year forecasts, with special focus on the underlying structure and external forces and relationships that affect industries and their performance. Report contents include:
Monthly trade publication features news and information for independent retail centers, with special features including the "State of the Industry" reader survey (November) which provides information on annual sales volume, type of stores operated, years in business, in-house grown plants, top five product categories, other products and services offered, and expected profit margin for year ahead.
First Research profiles cover key aspects of an industry's size, scope, and operations and include a five-year growth forecast. Profile contents include:
Bimonthly trade journal features news and information for independent garden centers, with special features including the annual "IGC 100 Report" published in the March/April issue of this publication which ranks the top 100 centers by retail sales and also includes information on prior year rank, net change in sales from prior year, total number of stores, and headquarters office and store locations.
Annual gardening survey provides detailed information on industry trends, consumer demographics, and retail sales by product (e.g., nursery products, seeds and bulbs, insect controls and chemicals, fertilizer, soil amendments, power equipment, and garden tools) and retail outlet (e.g., home center, warehouse/superstore, garden center/retail nursery, supermarket/drug store, and hardware store).
Comprehensive market research study provides in-depth analysis of the U.S. market for this product sector, with information provided including historical demand and forecasts by product (e.g., growing media, seeds, mulch, fertilizer, and pesticides), application (e.g., lawn/turf, gardens/borders), market (e.g., residential, commercial, and golf course), end user (consumer, professional), and U.S. region.
Catalina First Look research report analyzes U.S. retail sales for this sector, with information provided including sales by product type (e.g., power equipment, hand tools, cut flowers, potted plants, outdoor nursery stock, sod, seed, chemicals, fertilizers, and other equipment and supplies) and retail channel (e.g., lawn and garden stores, home centers, warehouse clubs and superstores, and grocery stores).
Five-year financial statement analysis includes income statements, balance sheets, and key financial ratios, with data available by sales size range on a national, state, and metro area level.
Financial information section of this profile provides income statements, balance sheets, and financial ratios by company size for companies that sell garden products such as trees, shrubs, plants, seeds, bulbs, and sod and farm supplies such as grain and animal feed, with retailers in this sector including Armstrong Garden Centers, Calloway's Nursery, Inc., Meadows Farms, Inc., and Tractor Supply Co.
Annual wage survey provides hourly and annual wage data for personnel employed by companies that sell a wide range of products including outdoor nursery stock (e.g., trees, shrubs, bedding plants, sod, seeds, and bulbs), landscaping materials (e.g., mulch, stone), chemicals (e.g., herbicides, pesticides), soil treatments (e.g., fertilizers, lime), power equipment (e.g., mowers, tillers), and tools and supplies.
Free online service provides salary, bonus, and hourly wage rate data for selected job positions in this retail sector such as retail store manager, nursery manager, assistant manager, landscape designer, sales associate, and cashier, with "What Should I Pay" reports allowing users the option to customize data for specific job positions using additional criteria such as company size and geographic location.
