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The impulse section of your store can be one of the most exciting categories to stock. Combing through social media and walking trade show floors are both great ways to find fun products for your customers. Since gardening is a hobby where many customers spend discretionary dollars, the category presents many opportunities for impulse items. Hardware Retailing has gathered three products for you to consider stocking in your garden impulse section.
Metal Garden Markers
Plant markers have long been made of plastic and usually come with the purchase. But for customers who want to forego those old plastic markers, aluminum garden markers from Birddog Distributing offer a reusable option to traditional markers, allowing customers to write on the metal. Luster Leaf also wholesales metal garden markers like its 10-inch copper plated labels.
Soil Test Kits
Not many homeowners or hobby gardeners think about what’s in their soil. Stocking soil test kits and merchandising them close to checkout lanes is a great way to introduce them to your customers. These soil test kits from Luster Leaf test soil pH, nitrogen, phosphorus and potash.
Kids Gardening Kits
Every retailer watching a parent and child waiting in line has seen the child convince their parent to purchase an item they found while waiting. Stocking items to get kids involved in gardening is an easy way to make an extra sale while offering a wider array of tools that cater to younger customers. Beetle and Bee offers many gardening kits, including kids garden hand tools, garden tote kit and gardening gloves.
