Garden Botanika expanding distribution with 100 stores in 1996; 120 more in 1997.
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
GARDEN BOTANIKA EXPANSION PLANS MAY INCLUDE STREET-FRONT SHOPS in residential neighborhoods as well as "other less traditional retail locations such as in-store kiosks," the Redmond, WA-based firm said in a preliminary prospectus for an initial public offering filed Feb. 28 ("The Rose Sheet" March 4, In Brief). As of Feb. 27, Garden Botanika, which manufactures and markets botanically-based personal care products through its own retail outlets, operated 152 Garden Botanika stores located in shopping malls in 29 states.