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What is the Revolutionary 100?

The Revolutionary 100 Awards focus on recognizing the most innovative retail garden center operations for their commitment to creating a customer experience that sets their operation apart from the rest in a way that helps them to be profitable businesses, rather than base the list on more common metrics such as sales volume or square footage.

This designation is not bestowed upon just any garden center. Participants are required to complete a comprehensive questionnaire, supplying information about:

  • Marketing strategies
  • Operations management theories and implementation
  • Employee education
  • Customer service programs
  • Community/industry association stewardship

Points are awarded based on the response to each question and the top 100 total scores are named as Revolutionary 100 Garden Centers. This elite group of 100 becomes a resource for discussing industry trends and benchmarking ideas to share within the industry throughout the year.

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Recent Articles ► Revolutionary 100
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11 Tips On How To Successfully Evolve
March 14, 2013
So many of Four Season Greenhouse & Nursery’s successes stems from ideas and advice from fellow retailers, Gail and Vic Vanik want to give a little back.
Revolutionary 100 National Winner Four Seasons Greenhouse & Nursery: Local Is Smart Business
March 8, 2013
Vic and Gail Vanik blend a farmers' market, vegetables, progressive business practices and a focus on the local community to become the 2013 national winner.
Slideshow: Natureworks' Fresh Ideas For Garden Center Customers
January 21, 2013
Natureworks' Nancy DuBrule-Clemente describes the ways the Revolutionary 100 retailer connects experts, employees and the community through seminars, kids events and Facebook.  
Revolutionary 100 Roundtable Delivers Hundreds Of Ideas
January 15, 2013
The 2013 Roundtable was a summit meeting of the country's best garden centers. Four Seasons was named national winner at this event, and visual merchandiser Joe Baer had the crowd creating displays live.
Who Will Be The 2013 National Revolutionary 100 Winner?
January 8, 2013
Today's Garden Center will announce which of its five regional winners will take top honors on January 10, 2013, at the Revolutionary 100 Awards Banquet in Atlanta. Stay tuned to learn who wins!
2013 Revolutionary 100 Garden Centers - The Complete List
January 8, 2013
We unveil the complete 2013 Revolutionary 100 Garden Centers list, including details on why each is revolutionary.
2013 Revolutionary 100 Garden Centers: The West Region
January 8, 2013
Take a look at why these garden centers made the 2013 list.
2013 Revolutionary 100 Garden Centers: The Southwest Region
January 8, 2013
Take a look at why these garden centers made the 2013 list.
2013 Revolutionary 100 Garden Centers: The Southeast Region
January 8, 2013
Take a look at why these garden centers made the 2013 list.
2013 Revolutionary 100 Garden Centers: The Midwest Region
January 8, 2013
Take a look at why these garden centers made the 2013 list.
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Revolutionary 100 National Winner
Vic and Gail Vanik
Learn about how Four Seasons' focus on serving others is creating a stronger business — and community.
Four Seasons Greenhouse & Nursery Is The 2013 National Revolutionary 100 Winner
Learn about how Four Seasons' focus on serving others is creating a stronger business — and community. Read article
Revolutionary 100 Regional Winners
John and Sue Heaton of Knupper Nursery
One of the reasons this garden center nabbed top honors in the Midwest is because it commits to changes in a big way once the store's leaders decide it's a move worth making.
Knupper Nursery Wins The Midwest Region For The 2013 Revolutionary 100
One of the reasons this garden center nabbed top honors in the Midwest is because it commits to changes in a big way once the store's leaders decide it's a move worth making. Read article
Vic and Gail Vanik
Learn about how Four Seasons' focus on serving others is creating a stronger business — and community.
Four Seasons Greenhouses Wins The Southwest Region For The 2013 Revolutionary 100
Learn about how Four Seasons' focus on serving others is creating a stronger business — and community. Read article
Alan and Imogene Creach
Read about how the garden center, whose tag line is "Family Owned, Locally Grown — See The Difference," competes against mass merchants through social media and education.
The Plant Farm Is The West Region 2013 Revolutionary 100 Winner
Read about how the garden center, whose tag line is "Family Owned, Locally Grown — See The Difference," competes against mass merchants through social media and education. Read article
Ooltewah Nursery Storefront
Learn about garden center's plan for serving a changing demographic.
Ooltewah Nursery Wins The Southeast Region For The 2013 Revolutionary 100
Learn about garden center's plan for serving a changing demographic. Read article
East Coast Garden Center's employees work hard to make this regional winner revolutionary.
Read about how the garden center built itself into a cultural hub in its community and deserves the Northeast's top honor in Today's Garden Center's Revolutionary 100 award program.
East Coast Garden Center Is The First 2013 Revolutionary 100 Regional Winner
Read about how the garden center built itself into a cultural hub in its community and deserves the Northeast's top honor in Today's Garden Center's Revolutionary 100 award program. Read article