In This Issue
Bents and The Old Railway Line win top awards at GCA Conference
Pictures from GCA Conference themed-party night
Top awards for garden centres at GCA conference
'Orse Racin' gets GCA Conference off to a head start
With Wyevale Garden Centres CEO and trading director set to depart, the plot thickens…
Azpects launch consumer range retailers have asked for
Happy start to the New Year, says GTN Bestsellers
What were the bestselling garden products of 2018?
Hilliers burlgars caught on CCTV
Nursery's printed blue pots resolve kerbside recycling issue.
Hare Hatch Sheeplands owner’s delight over court decision
Zest 4 Leisure smashes charity fundraising target
LOFAssured achieves 100% success rate
Karen awarded BEM for services to Cub Scouts
Contractors appointed for Tong GC's £4m development
What to expect at Glee at Spring Fair 2019
Get your own copy of GTN Xtra
GIMA-LOFA seminar will bring you up to speed on working with agents
Garden lighting sales sparkle at start of the year
Early Bird gardeners get growing
Know your bestselling onions
Chirpy start for Wild Bird Care
Flying start to the year for plant sales
The best of last week's
Roger Mclaughlan set to leave as Wyevale GC announces management changes
Noma celebrate 80 years in glitzy style
GTN Bestsellers reveal the Top 100 Christmas products for 2018
Work begins on transformation of Notcutts Ditchling
Bestsellers Top 50 charts every week
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All the latest news from the world of garden centre catering
Spotlight on sustainability and efficiency at biggest ever Commercial Kitchen Show
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Happy start to the New Year, says GTN Bestsellers

A combination of New Year Sales and mild weather has seen volume sales at garden centres place a smile on many industry faces. After just two weeks the GTN Bestsellers All Sales Index sits at 7% up year on year.


With some colder weather on the horizon we’re all hoping that just restricts itself to late January and February so that March and April this year become a reverse of 2018.


Judging by the mood of garden centre people at Harrogate Christmas & Gift this week, whilst everyone is concerned about the uncertainty surrounding Brexit, that isn’t stopping them buying and preparing for another bumper Christmas in 2019.

 


Congratulations go to Leisuregrow who celebrated 80 years of Noma at Harrogate with a gala anniversary event that featured comedian Dara O’Briain.  It really was a superb evening that was enjoyed by every one of the 250 guests. Well done Noma and Lesiuregrow (pictured below).

 

GTN Bestsellers Top 50 sales volumes compared to the same week last year (week 2)
Garden Products – up 8%
Growing Media – down 45%
Wild Bird Care – up 15%
Veg-2-Gro – up 7%
All Plants index – up 9%
All Items index – down 3%

 

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