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“I Can’t Find People”

Abe VanWingerden

Waiting for the government to change or to take action isn’t the answer; we have to own the issue and find solutions.

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The Waves of Spring

Abe VanWingerden

Our team does all we can to bring a positive attitude to each day and do what we can for our customer’s success. That’s our game plan, it’s accomplishable and it keeps it to the basics.

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What’s in “Store” in 2017

Abe VanWingerden

No matter the tailwinds or headwinds, our plan for 2017 is a relentless focus on quality in everything we do.

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Employee Feedback—It’s a Gift

Abe VanWingerden

After three to four years of collecting data on the consumer, we realized we need to also take the same approach with our employees.

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Spring Trials: What Does the Industry Need?

Abe VanWingerden

Doing Spring Trials earlier in spring would be very helpful.

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Looking Ahead

Abe VanWingerden

As our team meets at the end of every season and talks business, we make some base ground rules in our thoughts for the following year.

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How Do We Get More People to Buy Our Stuff?

Abe VanWingerden

We all want to find ways to grow the industry and it seems to me that the number one way to do this is to get more people using our product.

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No Pressure, No Diamonds

Abe VanWingerden

Early spring brings hope … and it brings pressure, too, as you either have it too early and your customers don’t want it or you were too cautious and you don’t have enough.

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We’re Listening

Abe VanWingerden

As we roll into 2015, our team is focused on three big insights we’ve learned over the last year.

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Your Plan Shouldn’t Be a Secret

Abe VanWingerden

There’s always been a sense of secrecy in the industry to sharing our financial results, but our leadership team has seen nothing but better and stronger results since we made the decision to start sharing our long-term plans with our organization.