Knowing What's Possible

by Danny Summers

For Garden Center Owners, it is understandable to wonder and have these thoughts...

• "How are we doing compared to others?"
• "If sales are up (or down), is everyone else similar?"
• "How is our profit compared to others?"
• "Are we as efficient as we can be?"

All of these concerns are typical, but one of the most important questions is...

Greengoods Gains

by Danny Summers

Last week Tim Quebedeaux, The Group's Financial Management & Analysis Guru, released our Mid-Year Weekly Department Review Report.

As I dug into the numbers, I found some interesting stats on how our categories stack up against each other. If you are reporting in the WDR, you may have already done some of this yourself. If not, I hope this is of interest to you.

The Art of Refining Numbers

by Danny Summers

As of last week, "the number" is 864,936.

At this point, I hope I have your attention, and your curiosity is fully engaged.