In This Issue
Westland buy Gardman
Gardman was on brink of Administration
Jail for garden centre owner who stole almost half a million from elderly mother
Great start to Christmas sales in garden centres
Westland are Choice Supplier of the Year
Resentments simmer as town loses garden centre
Group appointments signal opportunities ahead
GIMA Knowledge Exchange Workshops – four more confirmed for autumn/winter schedule
Japanese Award for T&M’s Sunflower SunBelievable ‘Brown Eyed Girl’
Home Garden Conference: how to reach the next generations?
New Sales Structure for AMES UK
Christmas department opens at Haskins Garden Centres
Johnsons of Whixley announces first two management trainees as it gears up for future growth
Garden centre helps junior football team look the part
Spooky times at Squire's Garden Centres
Rhipsalis: November Houseplant of the Month
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Garden product sales in good health
Autumn gardening activity boosts growing media sales
New products dominate early Christmas sales
Cyclamen sales reach record high
Hear more about Life at No 27 at HTA Marketing Forum
APL members build exclusive partnership with Home Solutions from John Lewis
The best of last week's
Gardman up for sale
Wyevale Garden Centres agrees sale of five of its largest garden centres to Dobbies Garden Centres
Change of ownership but business as usual for Bransford Webbs
September sales just above average
Bestsellers Top 50 charts every week
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New products dominate early Christmas sales

New is the order of the day when it comes to early Christmas Product sales. Half of the first GTN Bestsellers Christmas chart of the year are new products.


Highlights were:

  • History & Heraldry Angel/Snowman Hanging Decoration is the No 1 Bestseller at the start of the sales period.
  • Playwrite Gingerbread Man Swop Point Crayons are an instant hit at No 4.
  • Armitages Cat Advent Calendar joins their Dog Advent Calendar in the chart. Dogs are at No 11, with the Cat Calendar a new entry at No 33.

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