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Trends to watch for in 2007
Retail watchers are offering their forecasts for 2007. Check out some of the predictions:
→ 10 marketing trends. MSNBC/Entrepreneur.com
→ 7 predictions for 2007. STORES
→ Expect stable hiring. Manpower
→ 7 brand trends Chief Marketer

Yule Tree Farms, Home Depot partners
Yule Tree Farms, producers of Oregon's Noble Vintage designer trees, introduced a line of trees for Home Depot stores. This year, trees will be available in Arizona, Colorado and Albuquerque, N.M. According to a company statement, Yule Tree Farms president Joseph Sharp is excited to offer Home Depot customers the same freshness and quality that, in the past, have only been available at independent garden centers. Trees destined for the Depot don't carry the Oregon's Noble Vintage brand name or hangtag.

Direct mail is still tops
Consumers should continue to expect a deluge of junk mail, according to a report in USA Today. Ad forecaster Robert Coen predicts spending on direct mail will increase 7.5% to $64 billion next year, after growing 8.5% this year. But plenty of advertising dollars still go to online sources. Steve King, CEO of media-buying company ZenithOptimedia, predicts ad spending on the Web will reach $16 billion this year, a 25% rise over 2005.

X-Factor contest winner selected
Congratulations to Darren Walker of Garden of Eden in Atoka, Tenn., who won the Nov. X-Factor contest and received $500 worth of DIG irrigation products.

Worth a visit
See what you'll be growing and selling in 2007. A review of the hottest, freshest looks at Fashion in Bloom. Only on GreenBeam.com.