In This Issue
Bunnings Warehouse store opens in Folkestone
Glee Buyers Power List 2017: the shortlist
Woodstock Chimes – It’s All About the Sound
Will Summer grottos solve the summer dip in sales?
Evergreen Enterprises prepares to launch Spring 2018 Home Decor range
Busy season sees Vitax grow
New products on display across many garden industry sectors on British stands at spoga+gafa
Outback barbecues cook up record SOLEX show success
Decco launches Johnston & Jeff brand Birdcare
Bents, Cowells, Fron Goch and Tong are GCA regional winners in the North
Greenfingers Charity Garden opened by TV gardener Adam Frost at Keech Hospice, Luton
Europe’s First 'Tipping Plank' comes to Sky Trail at Planters
Over fifties are "playing" in the garden
Mediterranean-style garden opens at Notcutts Staines to inspire local gardeners
Fire destroys Pet Shop at garden centre
Get your own copy of GTN Xtra
John Stanley - Developing a new experience in an Amazon World
Garden lighting reaches new highs
Xylella fastidiosa - a threat to the U.K. Horticulture industry
Taylors Maris Peer back to No 1
Calibrachoa MiniFamous® Double PinkTastic wins FleuroStar Award
Summer colour plant sales brightens patios and borders
Wyevale Nurseries say the shrub is back!
Special mix for growing media
spoga gafa 2017: Excellent final home sprint
Distinctively Different Plants!
More pond plants banned from sale by the EU
Bestsellers Top 50 charts every week
Buy your subscription to GTN Bestsellers
Robert Meaney appointed as Stewarts Abbey Garden Centre’s Catering Manager
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Glee Buyers Power List 2017: the shortlist

The Glee Buyers Power List has been set-up to recognise the individual buyers and buying teams who have gone above and beyond to make a difference within the garden retail industry this year. Voting has been open since early summer, with nominations flooding in from all corners of the market. Now, details of those shortlisted is confirmed.

Formed of the top nominations in each of the five categories, the shortlist is representative of the leading 25+ buyers and buying teams from retailers across the country. The shortlist is now open to the industry to cast their vote for their top buyers or teams in each category. These votes will then be counted, with the buyer or team with the most votes being crowned asindividual category winners during a special Buyers Power List ceremony taking place on Tuesday 12th September at Glee 2017. A ‘winner of winners’ will also be announced at the same ceremony.

Voting for the top buyer or teams featured in the Glee Buyers Power List shortlist closes on August 25th. Casting your vote couldn’t be easier. Simply log onto www.gleebirmingham.com/visit/glee-buyers-power-list to make your vote matter. Voting is open to everyone in the industry.

The Shortlist

Best Independent Garden Centre

  • Almondsbury Garden Centre
  • Ayletts Nursery
  • Barton Grange Garden Centre
  • Baytree Garden Centre
  • Bents Garden Centre
  • Frosts Garden Centre
  • Haskins Garden Centre
  • Jackdale Garden Centre
  • Longacres Garden Centre
  • Mackenzie & Cruickshank
  • Perrywood Garden Centre & Nurseries
  • Poplars Garden Centre
  • Raemoir Garden Centre
  • Scotsdale Garden Centre
  • St Peters Garden Centre
  • Woodside Garden Centre

Best Multiple Garden Centre

  • Blue Diamond
  • Caulders Garden Centres
  • Klondyke Garden Centres
  • Notcutts
  • Squire’s Garden Centres

Best DIY / Builder Merchant Buying Team

  • B&Q
  • Homebase
  • Home Hardware
  • Jewson Landscaping
  • Stax Trade Centres
  • Wickes

Best Online Buyer/ Buying Team

  • B&Q
  • Crocus
  • Enchanted-Earth.com
  • Gardens4Less
  • GardenSite
  • Nutleys Kitchen Gardens
  • Ocado
  • Seeds by Post
  • Wayfair
  • Wilko

Best ‘Other’ Garden Retailer Buyer Team

  • Choice Marketing
  • Future Marketing Group
  • John Lewis
  • Snape Maltings
  • Worm.co.uk

Talking about the Buyers Power List, Glee’s Event Director, Matthew Mein said: “The Buyers Power List has fast become an integral part of Glee, and the results of this year’s awards are already highly anticipated. The shortlist showcases the hard work and commitment that each retail buyer or team has undertaken in the last 12 months, and we’re so pleased to be able to provide a platform on which this dedication can be celebrated and rewarded. I look forward to revealing the winners at Glee 2017.”

See our gallery of pictures from the Glee Buyers Power List presentations in 2016.

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