On the Road with Proven Winners

Next month, a team of Proven Winners horticulturalists and retail experts will take to the road to help growers and retailers learn winning strategies that can help them bounce back from a difficult 2011 while getting ready for next spring.

This is Proven Winners’ 9th year of Roadshows, and nearly 7,000 growers and retailers have benefited to-date. Here’s where the Proven Winners Roadshow team is headed next month:

• Seattle (Tacoma), Wash., on Tuesday, Oct. 4
• Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada, on Thursday, Oct. 6
• Newark (Secaucus), N.J., on Tuesday, Oct. 11
• Nashville (Franklin), Tenn., on Wednesday, Oct. 19
• Chicago (Downers Grove), Ill., on Friday, Oct. 21
• Charlotte (Concord), N.C., on Tuesday, Oct. 25
• Richmond, Va., on Thursday, Oct. 27

Sessions will run from 8:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. each day, and will include a complimentary breakfast and lunch. Growers and retailers will learn about new varieties and get one-on-one answers to complex growing questions. In the afternoon Judy Sharpton's strategic suggestions will guide retailers who want to improve their store layout, create garden center destinations and merchandise their newest retail items.

“After hosting the Proven Winners Roadshows for so many years, it is obvious to me that attendees always enjoy the day, are extremely glad they came, and walk away with easily implementable ideas to improve their business," said Dave Konsoer, director of sales with Proven Winners.
 
Proven Winners officials are encouraging early registration, as some locations were in sold-out situations last year. For more information, go to the Garden Center Professionals page at provenwinners.com.