Acquisition Brings Number of GrowGen Locations Nationwide to 5




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DENVER

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Feb. 23, 2021

/PRNewswire/ –

GrowGeneration Corp

. (NASDAQ: GRWG), (“GrowGen” or the “Company”) the nation’s largest chain of specialty hydroponic and organic garden centers, today announced its acquisition of San Diego Hydroponics & Organics, a four-store chain of organic, hydroponic and aquaponics garden centers in

San Diego, California

. San Diego Hydroponics & Organics is

San Diego County’s

premier hydroponic equipment supplier, with annual revenues approaching

$10 million

. This acquisition brings the total number of GrowGen hydroponic garden centers to 50 stores.  In California, the country’s largest legal cannabis market, GrowGen now has 17 stores,  with eight of those stores located in

Southern California

.

”

Southern California

is a priority market for GrowGeneration, and we are excited to add San Diego Hydroponics & Organics to our ever-expanding footprint there,” said

Darren Lampert

, GrowGen’s CEO. “As the leading hydroponics supplier, San Diego Hydroponics & Organics strategically positions GrowGen to conveniently provide our services to commercial growers in the

Southern California

market.”

Founded in 2001 by

Todd Kent

, San Diego Hydroponics & Organics first opened its doors with an 800-square-foot store in

Pacific Beach, California

. Since then, San Diego Hydroponics & Organics has expanded to four locations with more than 20,000-square-feet of retail space and 20 employees, who will join GrowGeneration’s team of over 500 grow professionals as part of the transaction.

“Since 2001, we’ve remained committed to our goal of supplying

Southern California

with top-quality products, cutting-edge horticultural technology, and unbeatable customer service. Our partnership with GrowGen, the nation’s clear leader in hydroponics, allows us to marry decades of combined cultivation expertise and knowledge to better serve the

Southern California

market,” said San Diego Hydroponics & Organics’ founder

Todd Kent

.

The San Diego Hydroponics & Organics acquisition is GrowGen’s fourth this year and follows yet another quarter of record earnings. Just last month, the Company pre-announced fourth-quarter revenues of

$61.5 million

, bringing full-year 2020 revenue to

$192 million

, up 140% from 2019. Same-store sales increased 63% for full-year 2020, compared to the previous year. The Company also raised its 2021 revenue guidance to

$335 million

–

$350 million

and raised its 2021 adjusted EBITDA guidance to

$38 million

–

$40 million

. GrowGen plans to have 55 garden center locations by the end of 2021.

For more information about GrowGen, or to locate its stores, please visit

www.growgeneration.com

.

About GrowGeneration Corp.:

GrowGen owns and operates specialty retail hydroponic and organic gardening stores. Currently, GrowGen has 50 stores, which include 8 locations in

Colorado

, 17 locations in

California

, 2 locations in

Nevada

, 1 location in

Arizona

, 2 locations in

Washington

, 6 locations in

Michigan

, 1 location in

Rhode Island

, 5 locations in

Oklahoma

, 2 locations in

Oregon

, 5 locations in

Maine

and 1 location in

Florida

. GrowGen also operates an online superstore for cultivators at

growgeneration.com

. GrowGen carries and sells thousands of products, including organic nutrients and soils, advanced lighting technology and state of the art hydroponic equipment to be used indoors and outdoors by commercial and home growers. Our mission is to own and operate GrowGeneration branded stores in all the major states in the U.S. and

Canada

. Management estimates that roughly 1,000 hydroponic stores are in operation in the U.S. By 2025, the global hydroponics system market is estimated to reach approximately

$16 billion

.

Forward Looking Statements:

This press release may include predictions, estimates or other information that might be considered forward-looking within the meaning of applicable securities laws. While these forward-looking statements represent our current judgments, they are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which reflect our opinions only as of the date of this release. Please keep in mind that we are not obligating ourselves to revise or publicly release the results of any revision to these forward-looking statements in light of new information or future events. When used herein, words such as “look forward,” “believe,” “continue,” “building,” or variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated in any forward-looking statements made by us herein are often discussed in filings we make with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, available at:

www.sec.gov,

and on our website, at:

www.growgeneration.com

.

Investor Contact:



John Evans


GrowGeneration


[email protected]


415-309-0230

Press Contact:



Sara Geisner


Trailblaze


[email protected]

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