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After Brexit...mass Inspectorexit shock at GCA
Ashford centre seeking purchaser say reports
Plants lead the way as overall sales decline
Consumers choose retailers with best staff knowledge: Mintel report
EU grants glyphosate 18-month reprieve
Grange's Pre-Painted range paints a pretty picture for retailers
Designer day a hit for Wyevale Nurseries
Promote butterfly plants in July
Revealed: backroom secrets of Bunnings and Kingfisher Group...
Sign up for Plant Retailing – Fit for the Future
Sales agents wanted!
Garden Centre Horticultural / Plantarea Manager
Garden Centre Plantarea Manager
North West & Scotland Area Sales Manager
Shop Manager / Garden Sundries Retail Manager - Suffolk
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Petface offers views on Brexit vote
Bonningtons take steps to stabilise prices in the aftermath of the Brexit vote
Personnel Changes at Commercial Horticultural Association
Herbs are stars of the Veg-2-Gro chart
Disappointing week for compost sales volumes
Lighting brightens up garden product sales
Registration for Glee 2016 is live!
Tim Vine to host a full house at the GIMA Awards
Inside the July issue of Garden Trade News
Bestsellers Top 50 charts every week
Buy your subscription to GTN Bestsellers
GTN's Greatest Awards 2016
All the latest news from the world of garden centre catering
Service with a smile...it makes all the difference
Squire's Café Bar Team is "The Greatest"
Matthew Algie’s Hand Roasted range full of new beans
Situations Vacant
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Garden Centre Horticultural / Plantarea Manager
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Garden Centre Plantarea Manager
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North West & Scotland Area Sales Manager
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Shop Manager / Garden Sundries Retail Manager - Suffolk
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After Brexit...mass Inspectorexit shock at GCA

Close on the heels of the shock Brexit vote in the EU referendum came the equally unexpected exit of three quarters of the Garden Centre Association’s inspection team, announced on Friday.

    
Above (left to right): Ian Boardman, Alyson Haywood and Andy Campbell, all standing down as GCA inspectors.

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Ashford centre seeking purchaser say reports
The owner of Bybrook Barn Garden Centre at Ashford in Kent is reported to have confirmed that he is in discussions with potential purchasers...

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Plants lead the way as overall sales decline

Despite a wet and stormy June, plant sales have been holding up well, according to garden centre EPoS data  supplied to GTN Bestsellers...




The UK Garden Centre Garden Plants Bestsellers Chart
Week Ending Sunday 26th June 2016
This WeekLast weekPlant genusVolume Sales Change
11PelargoniumIncrease
23PetuniaIncrease
32Begonia 
46DianthusIncrease
55Fuchsia 
64Rose 
77DahliaIncrease
8NewArmeria +100% Increase
914LobeliaIncrease
108Cosmos 
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Consumers choose retailers with best staff knowledge: Mintel report

Staff knowledge is the most influential factor when gardening consumers are deciding where to shop, according to the latest market report from analysts Mintel...

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EU grants glyphosate 18-month reprieve
 

Glyphosate – the active ingredient in leading garden weedkillers, including Roundup – has been been given another temporary reprieve by the European Commission...

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Grange's Pre-Painted range paints a pretty picture for retailers
 
Retailers have the opportunity to stand out from the crowd, thanks to the eye-catching range of pre-painted timber garden structures from Grange Fencing...
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All the latest news from the world of garden centre catering
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Service with a smile...it makes all the difference


What’s the secret behind winning GTN’s Greatest Garden Centre Front of House Team? Who better to ask than Melanie Sewell, of Frongoch Garden Centre, who took gold alongside Squire's Badshot Lea...
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Squire's Café Bar Team is "The Greatest"
Squire’s Garden Centre in Badshot Lea (near Farnham) is celebrating after their Café Bar team won “The Greatest Garden Centre Front Of House Team 2016”...
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Matthew Algie’s Hand Roasted range full of new beans
Straight from their debut at World of Coffee, the brand new line up of Hand Roasted coffees from leading independent coffee roaster, Matthew Algie, is now on sale...
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Designer day a hit for Wyevale Nurseries

Garden designers and landscapers visited Wyevale Nurseries in Hereford last week to see its new product developments for the coming year...



Above: (left to right) Caroline Tatham, Adam Dunnett, sales and marketing director at Wyevale Nurseries, and Kate Durr at the Wyevale Nurseries’ Open Day.

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Promote butterfly plants in July
 
Nectar rich plants that support butterflies are the theme for the HTA’s ‘Plant of the Moment’ for July...
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Revealed: backroom secrets of Bunnings and Kingfisher Group...


Members of the British Home Enhancement Trade Association (BHETA) were treated to a rare vision of the future of UK multiple retail DIY and home when the Association’s latest forum featured presentations about both Bunnings and Kingfisher Group...

Above: Lee Mellor, MD of Keter Products / Curver Plastics at the BHETA Forum.

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Sign up for Plant Retailing – Fit for the Future


It is not too late to sign up for Plant Retailing – Fit for the Future at Ball Colegrave which takes place for a second year this July, looking at the future of plant retailing...
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