Issue date: May/June 2008        Topic: Business

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from Publisher Jeff Morey (Jeff Morey)
When I picked up the phone the other day, it was a reporter from The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, wondering if I knew what happened to Pike Family Nurseries. What caused the bankruptcy of the largest...

        Issue date: March/April 2008        Topic: Business

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from Publisher Jeff Morey (Jeff Morey)
There’s an often-told tale that I first heard as a young businessperson back in a 1970s recession. It makes a strong and valid point that is as true today as it was back then. It is the story of a co...

        Issue date: January/February 2008        Topic: Business

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from Publisher Jeff Morey (Jeff Morey)
I grew up watching The Victory Garden on PBS. During the early years - I think I started tuning in early in Bob Thomson’s era - this was “the” show, the “voice” of gardening in America in the late 197...

        Issue date: November/December 2007        Topic: Business

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from Publisher Jeff Morey (Jeff Morey)
You’ve probably seen the snazzy promotions the camping industry has pushed to the public in recent years? They’re called, “Go RVing,” and they sell the sizzle - the “promise” that its industry deliver...

        Issue date: September/October 2007        Topic: Business

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from Publisher Jeff Morey (Jeff Morey)
An opportunity is looking us straight in the eyes. Do you see it? I was at the grocery store the other night - not Whole Foods but a mainstream grocer. As I waited in line, I glanced down at my purch...

        Issue date: July/August 2007        Topic: Business

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from Publisher Jeff Morey (Jeff Morey)
When you think about it, we work and live on our individual “islands” - our own plots of land that, from a distance, comprise our industry. It’s the power of community - the friendships, the sharing o...

        Issue date: May/June 2007        Topic: Business

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from Publisher Jeff Morey (Jeff Morey)
OK, I have to admit it: We’re beaming from ear to ear as we gear up for the first annual Independent Garden Center Show we’re unveiling in Chicago this summer - August 21-23 at Navy Pier. It has been ...

        Issue date: March/April 2007        Topic: Business

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from Publisher Jeff Morey (Jeff Morey)
Europe is weird. I just finished my second night of dining at the Holiday Inn in Essen, Germany, during my stay for the IPM trade show. No, you didn’t read it wrong ... I did mention “Holiday Inn” and...

        Issue date: January/February 2007        Topic: Business

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from Publisher Jeff Morey (Jeff Morey)
I’ve been quite taken with the evolution going on right now in the American retailing scene. Like many of you, I can still remember back to the ’70s. As I was leaving high school and listening to what...

        Issue date: November/December 2006        Topic: Business

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From Publisher Jeff Morey (Jeff Morey)
Yeah, I know what you’re thinking, “Another editorial where the writer has little to say and is just filling the space!” Fear not, I share your contempt for meaningless musings. That’s one reason I’ll...

        Issue date: September/October 2006        Topic: Business

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From Publisher Jeff Morey (Jeff Morey)
Ready To Do It For Them? I was listening to a nationally syndicated radio talk show the other day, when a guy called in, saying he and his wife had moved into their first house recently and that he...

        Issue date: July/August 2006        Topic: Business

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From Publisher Jeff Morey (Jeff Morey)
We’re So Excited! OK, I have to admit it ... we’re feeling pretty giddy. It’s exciting to see years of hope, planning and hard work finally take shape and form. Many in the industry, and those of u...

        Issue date: May/June 2006        Topic: Business

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From Publisher Jeff Morey (Jeff Morey)
I can understand it. Whether you’re talking (forgive me) sex or garden retailing, there truly is little new. It’s all been tried before. I understand. My personal passion to study and tour biblical an...

        Issue date: March/April 2006        Topic: Business

At Press Time

News & Views from Cheryl Morey, Associate Publisher (Cheryl Morey)
National Hardware Show Heads to Orlando in 2007, Returns to Las Vegas in 2008 With the steady growth of the National Hardware Show (NHS) comes the need for more “elbow room.” To stretch out comf...

        Issue date: March/April 2006        Topic: Business

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From Publisher Jeff Morey (Jeff Morey)
It’s funny how, sometimes, a seemingly irrelevant event ends up having a profound effect. For me, one of those events was the introduction of a guy named “Obvious Adams.” I was introduced to him three...

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