In This Issue
50th Anniversary GCA Conference kicks off with £11k fundraiser for Greenfingers
£1,000 raised from auction of ten After Eight Mints during Greenfingers Team Challenge
Rising Stars prepare for Brighton finale today
Future of garden centres in the hands of a new shopper
Loose lbs and gain £'s for Garden Re-Leaf Day
Andy McIndoe appointed new Trustee at Greenfingers
Aussie bid for Homebase could intensify competition
Brantano crisis could impact garden centre concessions
'Golden Age' ahead as horticulture action plan is launched
It's getting a bit Crowdered out there....
Winter weather fuels sales of cold-weather products
Are You Still Loving Your Plot?
Christmas footfall helps lifts seeds and bulbs sales
Join GTN Xtra on the HTA Netherlands Retail Study Tour 17-19 February 2016
Improved performance halts Thompson & Morgan sales process
Third GROW London show aims to inspire city dwellers
Further growth for Harrogate Christmas & Gift
New Area Sales Manager for Town & Country
New training bursary at Thrive in memory of the late Charles Notcutt
The Greatest Awards go back on tour in 2016
Plant Area Manager (Full time, including alternate weekends)
Horticultural/Plantarea Manager (West Yorkshire)
Bedding Department Head (Full time, including alternate weekends)
Plantarea Manager/ Supervisory (Berkshire)
Plantarea Manager/Horticultural Manager/Garden Centre
Plant Area Sales Assistant (Full time, including alternate weekends)
Horticultural/Plantarea Manager (Somerset)
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Barton Grange Cookshop Rising Star Kath Bailey sets her goal on winning in Brighton
Sam Clark from Cowells is "chuffed" to be a Rising Star
From watching at Blackpool, Will Clark is now a Barton Grange Rising Star at Brighton
Jack Fillingham graduates from Sunshine training scheme to Rising Stars
Coolings Rising Star Sophie loves responsibility
Matt's over the moon to be a Rising Star at Squires
Early-bird garden product sales are disappointing
Growing media sales off to a flying start
Onions set the pace in Veg-2-Gro Bestsellers
Pictures from The Greatest Christmas Gold-winning Teams
Brookside Garden Centre
Haskins West End
Hillmount Garden Centre
Mains of Drum
Premier Decorations
Bents and Le Friquet
The Greatest Christmas Display winners
Silverbirch (Small Garden Centre Gold)
Old Railway Line (Mid-sized Garden Centre Gold)
Barton Grange (Large Garden Centre Gold)
Le Friquet (Group Garden Centre Gold)
'Make room for gnomes' urges Squire's
Groen-Direkt comes of age!
Bestsellers Top 50 charts every week
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Bedding Department Head (Full time, including alternate weekends)
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Improved performance halts Thompson & Morgan sales process
Thompson & Morgan is to stay in Primary Capital ownership after enjoying a positive first half (July-December) with visits to its website up 20% and record numbers of new names and retention levels...

Particular highlights in the last 6 months have included cost savings from the introduction of a new ERP system, a 10% reduction in stock holding and major improvements in customer service.
 
In recent months T&M has attracted the interest of several potential buyers but Bryan Magrath CEO said: “T&M is outperforming its competitors and has recently introduced several new and exclusive products, including the fabulous Egg & Chips, we have also just won Which? Best Buy for our incredicompost® and we have plenty more innovations in the pipeline.

"It has been flattering to be linked with various suitors but for the time being we remain focussed on peak season performance and delivering a great full year result.”
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