Growing Demand in Gardening

For National Garden Month, we have compared the estimated retail sales of lawn & garden stores with the estimated household spending on lawn & garden supplies to determine which counties have the highest demand for lawn & garden retail.

The counties with a surplus of lawn & garden retail are shown in red. The counties that don’t provide enough opportunities to purchase lawn & garden are shown in green. The top ten counties with lawn & garden money leaking to other counties are identified in the chart.

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Outsourcing Strategic Intelligence
Expansion is a good thing. A definitive measure of success for retailers and restaurant companies is easily calculated by looking at the number of new stores in the pipeline and a count of new markets to introduce your concept to. One can reasonably assume that if you are in an expansion mode, whether aggressive or tepid, you are exceeding in your enterprise’s core competencies. A retailer can boast great product lines and unique competitive advantages; a restaurateur can direct our attention to attractive menus and exceptional service. Where many companies stunt their growth, is by ignoring these core competencies and directing their focus towards areas best left for outsourcing.

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