Portland, OR – Officials from the 2012 Farwest Show announced this year’s New Products Showcase and Retail Marketplace, two features geared to enhance garden retailers’ product offerings and customer experience, according to Farwest Show director Allan Niemi.
“Farwest’s New Products Showcase and Retail Marketplace are both essential for garden center professionals,” Niemi said. “Both exhibits offer solutions to improve a retailer’s bottom line, featuring everything from the newest products for the home gardener to the latest best practices in retail merchandising.”
This year’s New Products Showcase includes four new cutting-edge products for the retailer: The Green Cycler composter, the Big Bad Bed™ pre-assembled raised bed, the small-footprint Tomato Barrel, and Sustane 4-6-4 Natural Plant Food. All of these products were selected for their new and unique features, and all were launched in either 2011 or 2012. Some will be making their debut at Farwest 2012, and orders for new products can be placed on the show floor.
The Retail Marketplace is a dedicated area on the Farwest Show floor where specialty vendors who design and/or sell retail products and gift lines can display and sell their product to retail garden centers. It includes live merchandising and sales demonstrations. Garden center buyers will find unique, regional vendors selling specialty retail products and gift lines.
For more information on the 2012 Farwest Show New Products Showcase visit http://www.farwestshow.com/vnps.shtml; for the Retail Marketplace click on http://farwestshow.com/vretailmarketplace.shtml.
The 2012 Farwest Show will take place August 23-25 at the Oregon Convention Center, in Portland, Oregon.
The Farwest Show is produced by the Oregon Association of Nurseries (OAN), a trade organization that represents and serves the interests of the ornamental horticulture industry. Any revenue realized by the OAN is reinvested into the industry through education, research, marketing support and government relations. For registration and more information about the 2012 Farwest Show seminar schedule, nursery tours, show hours and other features, visit www.farwestshow.com or call 503-682-5089.
The Oregon Association of Nurseries, based in Wilsonville, represents more than 1,100 wholesale growers, retailers, landscapers and suppliers. Oregon's ornamental horticulture industry is among the state's largest agricultural commodities, with annual sales of $676 million. Oregon’s nursery industry is a traded sector; nearly 75 percent of the nursery plants grown in Oregon are shipped out of state. For information, visit http://www.oan.org or call (503) 682-5089.
Source: The Oregon Association of Nurseries