Lacoste Garden Centre

What Lacoste Garden Centre does

Lacoste Garden Centre is a family-owned retail garden centre established in 1942, headquartered at 2787 St. Mary's Road in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The company operates a single physical garden centre with on-site greenhouse and nursery inventory, selling indoor and tropical plants, trees and shrubs, gardening tools and supplies, specialty potting soils, fertilizers, decorative and bulk landscaping materials (gravel, limestone, sand, mulch, decorative stone), and an adjacent boutique assortment including Jellycat plush toys and gift cards in $25, $50, and $100 denominations. It also references a related entity, Lacoste Landscaping Winnipeg (lacostelandscaping.com), that provides landscape design and installation services, making the retail and service arms a closed-loop offering.

The company's commercial model is omnichannel at a small scale: an in-store retail counter open seven days a week with extended hours, an e-commerce webshop at lacostegardencentre.com offering delivery within Winnipeg, and a direct bulk-delivery service for heavy landscaping materials sold by the bag, half-yard, and yard. Pricing is uniformly unit-based with a pay-as-you-go cadence and there is no subscription, membership, or contracted recurring-revenue component. Revenue is therefore transactional across two streams: in-store/webshop retail and one-time bulk material delivery, with landscaping services booked separately through the Lacoste Landscaping sister brand.

Customer segments are residential gardeners and DIY/professional landscapers across Winnipeg and approximately nine nearby Manitoba communities (Steinbach, Stonewall, Selkirk, Carman, Oakbank, Oak Bluff, Headingley, Niverville, Ste Anne). Marketing is executed through the company website, blog/news content on horticultural topics, and an email newsletter subscription. The business is privately held with no disclosed funding, parent entity, or public listing, and operates on a headcount of roughly 11 employees.

Name

Lacoste Garden Centre

Legal name

Lacoste Garden Centre

Website

https://lacostegardencentre.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1942

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Lacoste Garden Centre is a family-owned garden centre established in 1942 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, selling plants, gardening supplies, landscaping materials, and boutique items via a physical store, e-commerce webshop, and bulk delivery to residential customers and landscapers across the Winnipeg region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Garden Centre Retail

NAICS

Nursery, Garden Center, and Farm Supply Retailers (444240), Building Material and Garden Equipment and Supplies Dealers (444)

SIC

Retail-Building Materials, Hardware, Garden Supply (5200)

akta.pro primary industry

Plants, Seeds & Nursery Retail (Garden Centers) (CRAIAIAB)

Keywords

• Garden centre retail
• Landscaping supplies
• Indoor plants
• Garden nursery
• Horticultural products

Headquarters

HQ city

Winnipeg

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Retail Sales: Physical retail store sales of plants, gardening supplies, pottery, gift cards, and boutique items directly to consumers visiting the garden centre in Winnipeg.
2. E-commerce Webshop: Online sales through their webshop with delivery to Winnipeg customers, including bulk products like gravel, soil, mulch, and bagged goods.
3. Landscaping Services: Landscape design and installation services provided through their related company Lacoste Landscaping Winnipeg.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Lacoste Garden Centre operates a family-owned retail garden centre in Winnipeg selling indoor and outdoor plants, trees and shrubs, plant food and fertilizers, potting soils, decorative stone, gravel, limestone, mulch, garden tools and supplies, and a boutique gift line including gift cards and Jellycat plush toys. Sales occur in-store at the Winnipeg location and through the company's own e-commerce webshop with local delivery. Landscape design and installation services are delivered through the related Lacoste Landscaping Winnipeg business.

Product overview

Lacoste Garden Centre is a family-owned garden centre and retail e-commerce platform established in 1942, located in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The business operates as a traditional retail nursery with an integrated webshop offering a comprehensive range of gardening and landscaping products. The product portfolio centers on six core areas: (1) Plants including indoor plants, tropical plants, trees, shrubs, and nursery stock; (2) Plant Care including fertilizers and plant food from brands like Orgunique, Nurseryland, and Fafard; (3) Soil and Growing Media featuring various potting soils, seed starting mixes, and specialized substrates; (4) Landscaping Materials including decorative stones, gravel, limestone, and mulch; (5) Garden Supplies and Tools encompassing stakes, cages, netting, and accessories; and (6) Boutique items featuring Jellycat plush toys and gift cards. The company also provides landscaping services through a separate Lacoste Landscaping division and offers delivery within Winnipeg. Products are available both online through the webshop and in-store at the Winnipeg location on St. Mary's Road.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Indoor Plants Selection of indoor plants including tropical plants, houseplants, and decorative foliage plants sold in-store and via the webshop for residential and office customers.
• Greenhouse Plants Greenhouse-grown plants available at the Winnipeg garden centre location.
• Nursery Trees and Shrubs Trees and shrubs sourced from leading growers for the Winnipeg climate, sold in-store and online.
• Plant Food and Fertilizers Organic and conventional fertilizers including Orgunique, Nurseryland, and Fafard brands for vegetables, trees, shrubs, and houseplants.
• Pest Control Products Animal and pest deterrent products including Plantskydd and Safers Trounce for lawn and garden protection.
• Potting Soil and Growing Media Specialized soil mixes including organic potting soil, container mix, orchid mix, succulent and cactus mix, African violet mix, bonsai soil, and seed starting mix from Fafard, myGarden, and Nurseryland brands.
• Gravel and Soil (Bulk and Bagged) Bulk and bagged gravel, topsoil, and soil products for landscaping and garden projects including pea gravel, black granite, limestone, and sand, with bulk delivery service within Winnipeg.
• Decorative Stone Landscaping stones including river rock, limestone, slate, granite, and basalt for pathways, patios, edging, and garden features.
• Wood Mulch Various mulch options including rough wood mulch, cedar mulch, and colored enviro mulch (brown, red, black) in bagged and bulk quantities.
• Garden Supplies and Tools Gardening tools and accessories including bamboo stakes, metal stakes, tomato cages, trellis netting, and deer fencing from the myGarden brand.
• Seeds and Bulbs Grass seeds and lawn products including classic grass seed, shady turf grass seed, and overseeder with MicroClover from Nurseryland.
• Pottery for Plants Planters and containers including the CAPI Rib Rectangle Planter and other pottery options for indoor and outdoor use.
• Birding Products Bird-related products and accessories for garden bird enthusiasts.
• Gift Cards Lacoste Garden Centre gift cards available in $25, $50, and $100 denominations for use in-store and online.
• Boutique Gifts Gift and home items including Jellycat plush toys, fashion and apparel, accessories, home decor, baby things, soaps and scents, books and stationery, pet lover items, and everlasting florals.
• Landscaping Services Professional landscape design and installation services delivered through the related Lacoste Landscaping Winnipeg business for residential customers.
• Bulk Delivery Service Delivery of bulk gravel, soil, and mulch to customer locations within Winnipeg for landscaping and garden projects.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

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App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Lacoste Landscaping WinnipegcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRelated company providing landscape design and installation services. Referenced on the main website as 'Lacoste Landscaping Winnipeg' with link to lacostelandscaping.com. The garden centre and landscaping company appear to operate as complementary businesses under the Lacoste brand.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Calloway's Nursery: Texas-based chain of independent garden centers carrying plants, pottery, soil, and seasonal decor. Directly comparable to Lacoste's product mix and mid-size independent positioning.
• Armstrong Garden Centers: Multi-store independent garden centre retailer in California offering plants, pottery, soil/mulch, and gift items. Closely aligned with Lacoste's retail-plus-boutique model.
• Pike Nurseries: U.S. garden centre chain selling plants, landscaping materials and offering design services. Comparable to Lacoste as an independent retail nursery with attached landscape services.
• Sheridan Nurseries: Multi-location Canadian garden centre chain selling plants, garden supplies, and offering landscape design services. Most directly comparable to Lacoste as a Canadian plant-and-landscape retailer with similar breadth of product categories.

Broad incumbents

• Menards: U.S. Midwest home improvement and garden retailer carrying plants, garden supplies, and bulk landscape materials. Comparable broad-line competitor on assortment, though primarily U.S.-footprint.
• Home Depot: North American big-box home improvement chain with a sizable garden centre assortment including plants, soil, mulch, and tools. Overlaps with Lacoste in category but as a much broader retailer.
• Monrovia: Large U.S. ornamental plant grower and brand sold through garden centers, including products that Lacoste stocks. Comparable as a plant supplier into retail channels, not a direct retail competitor.
• Lowe's: North American home improvement retailer with a garden and outdoor living department selling plants, soil, and landscape materials. Competes in the same Winnipeg-area customer occasions as Lacoste.
• Canadian Tire: Canadian general merchandise retailer with a sizeable garden and outdoor living assortment at locations across Manitoba. Overlaps with Lacoste for plant, soil, and outdoor category purchases.
• RONA: Canadian home improvement and garden retailer offering plants, soil, mulch and bulk landscape materials. A relevant adjacent competitor in the same Manitoba trade area.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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