Products & Customers Weeks Roses has an active customer base of over 1,700, consisting of independent garden centers and wholesale growers who sell mostly to independent retailers. Several of Weeks’ top customers are finishers of bareroot garden roses, selling the product in bud and bloom..
Weeks is known as the ‘Tops in Roses’ selling hefty plants under the single brand. Customers have come to depend on Weeks for consistent high quality, personable and efficient customer service and a very broad selection of rose varieties – both own-root and grafted. Currently, over 300 varieties are offered, including Bushes, Trees, Climbers, Miniatures, Shrubs, Rugosas, Foetidas, Striped Accents™, Easy-To-Love™ and Shrublets™. Each rose plant carries the distinct Weeks’ ‘Tops in Roses’ metal tag.
Sales and Distribution
Weeks employs a six-person full time sales force. Each member of the
sales force has over ten years experience in the garden products industry.
The U.S. is divided into the following regions: Northeast, Southeast,
Midwest, Southwest, Northwest and West Coast. The six direct sales
people call on independent retail garden centers and wholesale growers
throughout their geographic region.
An in-house sales representative and a five person customer service staff support the sales force in the Upland office.
Pre-booking of orders for the upcoming sales season commences in April of each year. Over 95% of the orders are booked by the end of September. The majority of shipments are made between the months of December through March. All of Weeks’ roses are shipped in heavy boxes directly to the customer or to regional cold storage locations close to the receiving customer. Weeks ships to all 50 states and to selected International customers. |
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