Nominations are open for the 2017 Green Profit/Dümmen Orange Young Retailer Award!

Ball Publishing Staff

It takes a tough individual to make a career as a garden center retailer. And it's even tougher to find good people who really make a difference in their business, communities and our industry.

That’s why Green Profit feels it’s important to recognize and reward the under-35 retailers out there who, for whatever reasons, have chosen to make the garden center business their career. This year will mark the 12th anniversary of the Green Profit Young Retailer Award, which is presented to a worthy candidate who shows passion, creativity, leadership and a desire to excel. Since 2006, Green Profit has been looking for the same attributes in a worthy young retailer.

Now it’s your turn to shine! We’re taking nominations for the 2017 award, which will be presented at Cultivate'17 in July.

CLICK HERE for the online nomination form. Be sure to fill it out with plenty of details about you or your candidate’s responsibilities and experience, and tell us why you (or they) deserve the title 2017 Young Retail Award winner.

Deadline is March 1, 2017. We’ll choose three finalists from among our applicants. Those three will write an essay for the June Green Profit. All three finalists will be our guest at Cultivate, where we’ll announce the winner. The winner will be the subject of a cover story in the September Green Profit.

Don’t be bashful! Reward that hardworking young retailer with the recognition he or she deserves!