Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Smith & Hawken to shutter at SouthPark - Nashville Business Journal:

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“The combination of a weak economy and the lack of scalre proved too great to Jim Hagedorn, chief executive of Ohio-based lawn and garden giant , said in a statemenrt Wednesday. Employees of the 5,500-square-foot store at Phillipes Place were notified Thursdah of the plans to shutterthe operation. A closing date hasn’t been announced. Smith Hawken opened the storein 1998. Scottxs (NYSE:SMG) says storewide saleds across the chain will begi immediately and be managed bya third-party Orders on Smith Hawken’s Web site, catalog and call centere have been discontinued. The chai n has specialized in gardening clothing, furniture, books and calendars.
For a Scotts had been exploring options forthe high-end gardej brand it bought in 2004 for $68.45 million. But it decided closing the business wasthe “best optio available,” Hagedorn said. Scotts’ latestf annual report said the chain has consistently underperfomedf during the pastfive years.

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