Texas Garden Retailer Awards Program
Retail Garden Centers will be recognized across the State as the leading retail garden center in Texas through the newly established Texas Garden Retailer Awards (TGRA) program. Winners of TGRA will receive Statewide promotion, unrivaled recognition among their peers and the honor to hold the title of this prestigious award as TNLA Retailer of the Year! Entrees for the Texas Garden Retailer Awards (TGRA) will begin on July 15, 2021 and the deadline to submit is November 5, 2021.
Come see the 2022 TGRA Award Winners at the TNLA Awards Celebration at the TNLA Lonestar Hort Forum in College Station on January 11, 2021 at the Texas A&M Hotel & Conference Center. More information coming soon!
Come see the 2022 TGRA Award Winners at the TNLA Awards Celebration at the TNLA Lonestar Hort Forum in College Station on January 11, 2021 at the Texas A&M Hotel & Conference Center. More information coming soon!
Catch a glimpse of this years winners!
Texas Retail Gardner Awards program is NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS! The deadline to submit is November 5, 2021.Questions? Contact Sarah@tnlaonline.org or call 512-579-3854.
ENTRY INSTRUCTIONS:
- Create an online account on TNLA’s Award Force program.
- Choose the TNLA Retail Award category to enter in with (there is no limit to the number of categories one can enter, however, there can be only one entry per company for each category Over One Million in Yearly Revenue OR Under One Million in Yearly Revenue).
- Upload entry following the criteria guidelines, questions, and uploading supporting documentation and images.
- Submit and pay for an entry per category online through TNLA's Award Force program.
- Two Winners will be revealed at the 2022 TNLA Awards Fiesta in San Antonio, Texas.
Questions? Contact Sarah Riggins at 512-579-3854 or email sarah@tnlaonline.org.
ABOUT THE CATEGORIES:
Retailer of the Year – Judges will select only two winners as the overall outstanding retailer from following two categories:
- Retail Garden Center's Under 1 Million in Yearly Revenue
- Retail Garden Center's Over 1 Million in Yearly Revenue
ENTRY FEE AMOUNTS:
$200 Member | $250 Non-member
*Please note these fees go towards the administrative cost to conduct the awards program to help with the application process and furthermore to market and and promote the success of the program.
*Please note these fees go towards the administrative cost to conduct the awards program to help with the application process and furthermore to market and and promote the success of the program.
Texas Garden Retailer of the Year Criteria:
- Innovation & Quality - Retailers must demonstrate how to run a successful, quality driven garden center while implementing innovative approaches to their business strategies
- Merchandising Concepts - Entrants must provide examples of store’s Merchandising Displays including but not limited to: POP/POS Concept and Displays and/or, Seasonal/Temporary Displays.
- Staff Culture within the Garden Center – Provide overall outlook of the current staff culture within the Garden Center, describing the scope of Staff’s involvement at the garden center and the ability to enhance the staff’s overall Green Industry knowledge and professionalism
Questions? Contact Sarah Riggins at 512-579-3854 or email Sarah@tnlaonline.org.
