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Growing Places Store School™ at Virginia Tech

August 18-22, 2008     Click here for page 1 and page 2 of the brochure and registration form.

                                    Click here for a color brochure PDF

Virginia Tech has teamed up with Judy Sharpton of Growing Places Marketing to host her Store School at Virginia Tech. Judy has compiled her 10 years of experience and industry presentations into this week-long school. The dates will be August 18-22, 2008 in Blacksburg. Pre-registration is REQUIRED and DUE BY AUGUST 4th. Please contact me with any questions.

Joyce Latimer, Virginia Tech
jlatime@vt.edu 540-231-7906

Presenting a Special Opportunity!

For the first time, Growing Places Marketing is partnering with Virginia Tech m Blacksburg, VA to offer a 4-day hands-on team workshop on consumer-based retailing for independent garden centers. Based on programs developed for industry and trade groups over the past ten years, this program covers a range of store development issues:
• CONSUMER MARKETING
• PHYSICAL LAYOUT
• PRODUCT SELECTION
• PRODUCT PLACEMENT
• STORE BRANDING
In addition to classes and retail team activities, Judy Sharpton will offer an optional Friday workshop, limited to ten stores (and up to 4 staff members from each store for a single registration). This full day workshop features individual store evaluations and recommendations based on photos, store layouts and answers to a questionnaire prepared in advance participants.

Co-sponsored by the Virginia Flower Growers Association
  and the Virginia Nursery & Landscape Association

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