Page 13 - Gazette - November 2023

By Hannah Sadosky, Retail Education Manager

THE RIGHT CARTS FOR YOUR GARDEN
CENTER ARE A KEY PART TO SELLING
MORE PRODUCTS, AND ALSO INCREASING
YOUR PROFITS.

While many garden centers have beer boxes, 1020 trays or pull
behind wagons, these tools for shopping can limit our sales potential.
When our customers run out of space, they stop shopping. Let us
look at how we can increase garden center sales when customers
have the right cart for the job.

When choosing carts for your store there are quite a few things to take
into consideration. The sizes of the plants sold as well as the retail
goods you offer greatly impact your decision on choosing the cart sizes
offered. Is your garden center selling bedding plants in various sizes?
Or is your garden center selling bedding plants, perennials, shrubs,
trees, soil, and pottery? If you have larger and heavier items for sale, it
is wise to have larger carts to carry these items. Customers need the
right equipment to transport the products they are buying.