Winter Storm Fern Boosts Sales on the East Coast
Cannabis consumers certainly had a “stock-up” mentality on the East Coast during the approach of Winter Storm Fern.
January 29, 2026
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Cannabis consumers certainly had a “stock-up” mentality on the East Coast during the approach of Winter Storm Fern.
NYC is servicing a population of ~6.5M with nearly the same efficiency (3.58 stores per 100k) as New Jersey services its ~7.1M residents (4 stores per 100k).
New year, new menus. Many retailers are taking time in January and February to refresh and rebalance their menus. As markets progress, how many SKUs a store should carry in each category is a frequently revisited topic.
The Wyld + Grön combination creates the unquestioned #1 edibles company in New York & New Jersey (and other markets across the country). This combination creates some staggering dominance in the edibles category where national brands like Wyld and Grön have had more success than their flower and pre-roll and vape counterparts
NJ now has over 250 stores open, about half of the stores in NY. So is there more shelf space per retailer?
Our CEO, Rick Bashkoff, joined Cultivated LIVE in Las Vegas along with Jay Rosenstein, Jeremy Burke, AnnaRae Grabstein and Marc Hauser.
