Articles > Newspapers > U.S. Newspapers, Local Markets Th-Z > The Herald News - Joliet (IL) articles > April-June 2007 > Friday, June 1

Article: Siegel: Menards impact good|Garden center sees business rise this spring

Article from:
The Herald News - Joliet (IL)
Article date:
June 1, 2007
Author:
Copyright

CREST HILL - Paul Siegel didn't quite know what impact a big-box Menards store across the street would have on his garden center. But business has been up this spring - the first with the new Menards store that opened in February at Weber and Caton Farm roads. Siegel has concluded that the impact is positive, even though Menards also sells flowers, plants and trees.

"There was a fear among some people that a big garden center opens next to you and it will put you out of business," Siegel said. "That hasn't happened. I didn't think it would. They have their niche, and we have our niche."

The Menards store across the street may even be creating business by drawing more potential customers to ...

Read all of this article with a FREE trial

Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles:

Article: Burton Rutman was force behind Lyndale Garden ...
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  October 10, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... family-owned Lyndale Garden Center in Richfield. He died ... brother-in-law Palmer Siegel all pitched in to run ... said his son and former Garden Center manager Dennis Chick ... a sister, Sandra Siegel of Pacific Palisades ...

Article: SIEGEL APPOINTED TO COUNTY BOARD | MIKAN'S FORMER SEAT: ...
Herald-News (Joliet, IL);  December 5, 2000 ;     608 words ... ... can contribute to that." Siegel, 43, has lived in Lockport ... been in existence 91 years. Siegel operates the farm and garden center with his wife, Susan. In addition to running the business, Siegel is involved in several farm ...

Article: Seattle's Pike Place Market to Lose Garden Center.
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  August 16, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... Molbak's is shuttering its Seattle Garden Center to concentrate on the company's mother ... Market's mythical past. They see a garden center as the front end of a continuum that ... would have preferred the Seattle Garden Center to endure. But store sales have either ...

Article: Business still growing for garden center
Gurnee Review (IL);  June 14, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... after it first opened, the Gurnee Garden Center continues to grow and bloom, attracting ... their 35th season when they opened the garden center as young adults. "As Gurnee grew ... appeal of his chosen profession. The garden center prides itself on its extensive selection ...

Article: SPRING HILL GARDEN CENTER BLOOMS AGAIN
Dayton Daily News;  February 27, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... behind the counters when the Spring Hill Garden Center re-opens Friday eight months after ... years in business in the Miami Valley. Garden Center Manager Craig Beaty, in turn, hopes ... philosophies and some new products at his garden center. However, there's also a family ...

Article: Spring Hill Garden Center to Re-Open in Tipp City, ...
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  February 27, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... behind the counters when the Spring Hill Garden Center re-opens Friday eight months after ... years in business in the Miami Valley. Garden Center Manager Craig Beaty, in turn, hopes ... philosophies and some new products at his garden center. However, there's also a family ...

Article: Garden Center in Tulsa Reflects Community Effort
The Journal Record;  June 17, 1992 ;     700+ words ... ... When I first drove into the Tulsa Garden Center, I was almost overwhelmed by the beautiful ... find out the real mission of the Tulsa Garden Center is in the 73-year old mansion itself ... functional. "The primary purpose of the Garden Center is to provide members and the public ...

Article: Bakersfield, Calif., Garden Center to Close.
Bakersfield Californian (Bakersfield, CA);  August 27, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... Gretchen Wenner Aug. 27--Cooper's Garden Center in southwest Bakersfield, which has ... company that will not be affected by the garden center's closure, said Russel Cooper ... the wholesale business. Cooper's Garden Center opened in its current spot in 1986 ...

 
 
Newsweek Harper's Magazine The Washington Post Chicago Tribune Crain's Chicago Business PRNewswire Pediatric News The Nation Advertising Age The Economist (US) A FREE trial gives you access to over 80 million articles! Access over 6,500 publications with a FREE trial!

Find articles, research, and archives