Starting a garden center, renovating one, or completely reinventing it? Great. Then the journey begins.
Garden Center Advice is your partner for garden center advice, store optimization, and sustainable design. With over 15 years of experience in retail strategy within the garden sector, we guide owners and investors in developing garden centers.
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What do you want to achieve?
It’s about you. Your ambition. Your location. Your challenges. Your opportunities. And where you want to go.
1 - FIRST STEP: YOUR MARKET
"Know the potential before you invest. Our Decision Making Model turns market data into clear growth opportunities."
Before we draw a single line, we want to understand your reality.
- Is there a solid business case behind your ambition?
- How many people live in your area?
- What do they spend? How far are they willing to travel?
- Who are your competitors?
- How many square meters can your market actually support?
What is your real potential?
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With our market analyses, benchmarks and decision models, we make opportunities visible before major investments are made.
With our GardenCenterScan, we turn your garden center into facts. We analyse the market, competitors, assortment, customer experience, commercial performance and opportunities for growth.
We benchmark your business, identify strengths and weaknesses, and show where the biggest opportunities are. First the facts. Then the action. From insight to a clear strategy for a stronger garden center.
2 - SECOND STEP: YOUR STORE IN CONTEXT
We don’t just look at numbers — we look at reality. We go into the market with you. We visit competitors. We walk the floors. With our Store Scan, we compare garden centers and translate insights into opportunities for your store.
Not just to see what looks good — but to understand what works for your situation.
- Where do your customers move?
- Where do they stop? What do they buy?
- Which departments are underperforming?
- Where is space not used to its full potential?
The entrance. The main route. The hotspots. The restaurant. Indoor plants. Outdoor plants. Pots. Garden care. BBQ. Furniture. Pet. Christmas. Every department gets a place. Every department gets space. And every square meter must work for your success.
"GREAT GARDEN CENTERS DON’T HAPPEN BY CHANCE. THEY ARE DESIGNED FOR YOUR CUSTOMER,YOUR MARKET, YOUR FUTURE."
3 - THIRD STEP: METER BY METER, FOR YOUR BUSINESS
Now we go beyond inspiration. We go into detail.
- How many meters for garden tools?
- How many for fertilizers?
- How many for pots?
- Which price points fit your customers?
- Which brands?
- Which suppliers?
- Which fixtures?
- Which presentation?
We develop your garden center in detail — meter by meter. Not to decide for you. But to show you what is possible.
"TO COMPARE. TO CHALLENGE. TO REVEAL WHAT IS MISSING. AND THEN TO HELP YOU MAKE THE BEST DECISION."
4 - FOURTH STEP: MEET THE SUPPLIERS
Over the years, we have built an international network of more than 100 specialized suppliers for garden retail. From fixtures to signage. From displays to flooring. From pots to tools. From BBQ to pet. From furniture to complete department solutions. We connect your plan with the right partners. Independent advice. Your decision.
FROM FLOORPLAN TO PRODUCTS. METER BY METER.
Once the assortment strategy is clear, we connect the plan directly to the suppliers. For every department — and ultimately every meter of the floorplan — we define the proposed supplier, brands, product groups and the products that should be presented on the shelves. This creates one clear overview for sales and purchasing management showing what the main assortment — approximately 60% of the store — could actually look like. Not just where a department will be. But what we are going to sell there. From plan to reality. This gives us the information needed to determine:
- Meters per department
- Proposed suppliers and brands
- Product groups and shelf assortment
- Required shelving and racking
- Number and type of fixtures
- Estimated inventory investment
- Required opening stock
- Investment per department
The floorplan now becomes much more than a drawing. It becomes a commercial and financial blueprint for the store.
“HOW CAN YOU EFFICIENTLY PLAN YOUR IN-STORE FIXTURES IF YOU DON'T YET KNOW WHIC PRODUCTS ARE GOING TO BE PRESENTED ON THEM?”
By connecting square meters → assortment → suppliers → products → fixtures → investment, we can plan much earlier and make better decisions.
5 - FITH STEP: REALISATION
Now it’s time to build. Together we have analysed, planned and designed your store. If you want, our building team can take the next step and turn that design into reality. We can coordinate the complete realisation: shopfitting, shelving, flooring, lighting, signing, displays, materials and installation. But every journey is different. Sometimes you only need us for the design. Sometimes for supply. Sometimes for a specific department. And sometimes you want us to take care of the complete project.
"Design only. Supply only. Build only. Or everything from idea to opening. You decide how far we travel together."
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Acacia Garden Center Dubai Before and After
Interflower Lokeren Before and after
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Garden Center Advice
Weverstraat 4
6663AX Lent
+31648768146
info@gardencenteradvice.com
