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Scotts UK's new owners pledge more media investment and innovation
Only at Glee: 3 months of free online advertising!
Bathgate to showcase horticultural growing media range at Four Oaks & Glee and are giving away an IPAD Mini
Tuning up…new from Woodstock Chimes®
Prospects promising for September sales?
Pansies and heucheras stand out as August plant sales grow by 10%
Bumper crop of launches for Zest's fifth Glee running
Retail Lab @ Glee: for Elho, it's all about inspiration
Final call for Glee New Product Entries
Get your own copy of GTN Xtra
Warm August sees garden lighting sales surge
Lavender 'Superblue' wins Silver at Plantarium
Bulbs and garden projects boost growing media sales
Plaudits for new-look for Plantarium but concerns about numbers
Mission for Garden and DIY companies to Ljubljana, Slovenia (8-10 October)
Herbs and spuds drive GYO to new levels
Town & Country aims to captivate buyers with colour
Bestsellers Top 50 charts every week
Buy your subscription to GTN Bestsellers
All the latest news from the world of garden centre catering
Work resumes on major restaurant project at Groves of Bridport
Consolidate deliveries for sustainability says fine food distributor
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Retail Lab @ Glee: for Elho, it's all about inspiration
Special interview with Elho's UK sales manager David Nicholson


Can you tell us more about what products you will displaying?

 

We’ll be displaying a selection of Elho’s new and best-selling pots. What we’ve found is that colour is one of the main things that attracts garden centre customers when they’re exploring the aisles. We’ll be showcasing how retailers can utilise colour to best effect - even if people end up buying more muted tones of pots.

 

Why did you choose to become a preferred supplier of the Retail Lab @ Glee 2017?

 

The decision was actually very easy. At Elho we’re all about bringing nature into people’s everyday lives. The four global trends the Retail Lab has identified of Community, Family, Re-wilding and Well-being resonate with our own vision and how we’re working both with the trade and also communicating with consumers. 

 

What changing trends are you witnessing, and how are they affecting your business? What future trend excites you the most?

As urbanisation takes over and our access to nature becomes more restricted, we’ve really noticed a trend towards turning any outdoor space into a garden. Balconies, terraces, vertical spaces are becoming green with easy-to-fit balcony pots and vertical gardens and drainpipe clickers.

 

What’s also exciting is to see the growth in house plants and pots used as interior accessories. While this has been a trend in Europe for a while, the UK has lagged behind. But we’re catching up fast and every garden centre we speak to is increasing its range of interior pots. We invest a lot in understanding colour trends, researching everything from fashion to technology. This enables Elho to bring out ranges that are bang on trend every year. We’ll be showing these new colours at Glee. 

 

We’re also seeing a resurgence in grow-your-own. It’s felt that the movement that began stalled slightly in the past few years. It’s now picked up apace. And this grow-your-own isn’t just for people with allotments or larger gardens. Balcony allotments and windowsill growing is an exciting trend which is why we’re bringing out a grow house for balcony pots. Our Grow Table continues to do extremely well as it provides space for growing is small gardens, patios and terraces - and people love how it combines design with function. 

 

What value do you think the Retail Lab will offer retailers/buyers?

Garden trade shows are not just about seeing new products, they’re about inspiring visitors to change how they do business, to excite them and to reinvigorate their innovation. That’s that the Retail Lab will be. Giving people access to innovative new ideas. Bringing trends to live in the retail environment. Inspiring people to do things different and better. Creating a community in the sector. We’re really excited to be part of Retail Lab at this year’s Glee.

 

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