Weekend Reading 8/16/24

This week: The great hummingbird migration, retailers replacing landlines and retailers rushing holiday imports.

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Emily Mills

Welcome to Garden Center magazine's Weekend Reading, a weekly round-up of consumer garden media stories meant to help IGCs focus marketing efforts, spark inspiration and start conversations with consumers.

This week: The great hummingbird migration, retailers replacing landlines and retailers rushing holiday imports.

The 4,000-mile migration of native hummingbirds is about to begin – here's how you can help these winged wonders, Homes & Gardens

Make sure your customers know how they can help native hummingbirds on their 4,000-mile migration.

How retailers are replacing essential landlines, Retail Brew

Retail Brew reports on how retailers are preparing as copper-wire landlines, which run services such as fire and burglar alarms, are discontinued.

US retailers rush holiday imports, fearing strikes and disruptions, Reuters

Retailers are fueling a summer rush of imports to the United States this year as companies guard against a potential strike by port workers and ongoing shipping disruptions from attacks in the Red Sea ahead of a shortened holiday shopping season, Reuters reports.

Enjoy your reading, have a great weekend and we'll see you next week!