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		<title>The most influential people in garden retail?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:24:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trey Pitsenberger</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A question was asked of garden tradespeople. &#8220;Who are the 10 most influential people in garden retail today?&#8221; Some of the answers included consultants, breeders, and the customer. There is no one person, or ten people who are the most influential &#8230; <a href="http://thegoldengecko.com/blog/?p=5224">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>IKEA, maker culture, and hydroponics</title>
		<link>http://thegoldengecko.com/blog/?p=5215</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Jun 2013 15:10:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trey Pitsenberger</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; We talked earlier about How the Competition May be Hard to Spot. Food growing has taken on a life of its own and everybody has new ideas and techniques they want to talk about. Eliooo is a book which &#8230; <a href="http://thegoldengecko.com/blog/?p=5215">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>What’s your theme?</title>
		<link>http://thegoldengecko.com/blog/?p=5212</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Jun 2013 15:54:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trey Pitsenberger</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What would you do if a customer said they wouldn&#8217;t shop with you because you carry “Round-Up”, or “Miracle-Gro”? Why? Because by selling these products you are supporting Monsanto. You might mention that Round-Up is not solely produced by Monsanto &#8230; <a href="http://thegoldengecko.com/blog/?p=5212">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>You&#8217;re likely growing GMO&#8217;s in your garden, and it&#8217;s OK!</title>
		<link>http://thegoldengecko.com/blog/?p=5202</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Jun 2013 15:35:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trey Pitsenberger</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My post from yesterday concerned the confusion concerning the differences between GMO&#8217;s, Heirlooms, hybrids, etc. Seems our customers in the garden businesses are receiving all sorts of mis-information that is affecting what they buy and plant. After I posted yesterday &#8230; <a href="http://thegoldengecko.com/blog/?p=5202">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The rumor mill</title>
		<link>http://thegoldengecko.com/blog/?p=5195</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Jun 2013 15:51:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trey Pitsenberger</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Likely the most interesting trend I&#8217;ve noticed this year we&#8217;re the questions from customers asking if we sold GMO seeds, or plants. They seem concerned that they might purchase genetically modified organisms from us. Of course we don’t sell GMO’s, as &#8230; <a href="http://thegoldengecko.com/blog/?p=5195">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The competition may be hard to spot</title>
		<link>http://thegoldengecko.com/blog/?p=5181</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 May 2013 15:15:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trey Pitsenberger</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s easy in our trade to point at the mass merchants as the prime competition for smaller independent garden centers. When you go to Home Depot or Lowe&#8217;s and see the line of people snaking out the door on a &#8230; <a href="http://thegoldengecko.com/blog/?p=5181">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>QR codes won&#8217;t help here.</title>
		<link>http://thegoldengecko.com/blog/?p=5162</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 May 2013 15:42:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trey Pitsenberger</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[hang tags]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to Lowe&#8217;s Japanese Holly is a native plant. They don&#8217;t tell you where it&#8217;s native, but why should that matter? Studies show if you put &#8220;native&#8221; on the tag people will buy more. The tag also tells us it&#8217;s &#8220;easy &#8230; <a href="http://thegoldengecko.com/blog/?p=5162">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Who are the 5%?</title>
		<link>http://thegoldengecko.com/blog/?p=5158</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 16:03:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trey Pitsenberger</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So you realize that the world of garden retail is changing, and you need to change too. What should you do first? How about finding out who are your top 5% of customers. Who are the people who time and &#8230; <a href="http://thegoldengecko.com/blog/?p=5158">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>How will you compete with this?</title>
		<link>http://thegoldengecko.com/blog/?p=5145</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 14:47:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trey Pitsenberger</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[citrus]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We talked a couple of days ago about, &#8220;The Day Your Supplier Sells Direct to The Customer&#8221;.  It was about the inevitability that some of our suppliers will sell direct to the public, rather than using the traditional  sales chain of wholesale, to &#8230; <a href="http://thegoldengecko.com/blog/?p=5145">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Where do you fit in?</title>
		<link>http://thegoldengecko.com/blog/?p=5134</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 15:28:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trey Pitsenberger</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[garden]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Does that customer buy all their gardening goods from you? Some customers do, but I think the majority buy some of their gardening supplies from you, but also spread their gardening dollar around to other businesses. When a customer shops &#8230; <a href="http://thegoldengecko.com/blog/?p=5134">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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