In This Issue
Is Tesco ready to sell off its Dobbies garden centres?
Turn your unwanted stock into 'Gold' for Greenfingers
Records broken for the busiest week of the year!
Santa gifts stolen from Wiltshire garden centre
Living Poinsettia Dress marks International Poinsettia Day
Barton Grange and Castle Gardens are GCA Christmas winners
GTN's The Greatest Christmas Awards judging in full swing
Voting postcards and posters for in-store voting - The Greatest Christmas Garden Centre Team
Vote for your Greatest Christmas Supplier of the Year
Book your tickets for GTN’s Greatest Christmas Party
Sales Agent - South Wales/West Midlands
Horticultural Trainer - Epsom, Surrey
Bedding Department Head - West Horsley
Plant Area Manager - Surrey
Key Accounts Manager – Outdoor Living
Bedding Department Head - Twickenham
Garden Centre Sundries Team Leader
Head of Sales
Nursery Production/Growing/Technical Manager
Bedding Department Head - Stanmore
Field Sales Support (Vivid Arts Ltd) - ideal location East / South Manchester with access to M60
Garden Centre/Horticultural Manager/Plantarea Manager
Contracts Manager Leeds Area
Houseplants are a gift to garden product sales
Christmas product sales sparkle as footfall increases
Are you selling compost as a gift idea?
Wildlife World offers advice for the winter
UK households to spend nearly 40% of disposable income on Christmas
Majestic Trees – a finalist of AIPH International Grower of the Year Awards 2016
Chris Beytes to MC at AIPH International Grower of the Year Awards 2016
BHETA’S Retailer Campaign goes from strength to strength
Get your own copy of GTN Xtra
Gardman supports Healthy Profits Roadshow
Bestsellers Top 50 charts every week
Buy your subscription to GTN Bestsellers
Situations Vacant
Sales Agent - South Wales/West Midlands
 
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Horticultural Trainer - Epsom, Surrey
£17,750 + excellent benefits
 
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Bedding Department Head - West Horsley
Competitive salary
 
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Plant Area Manager - Surrey
Competitive Salary
 
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Key Accounts Manager – Outdoor Living
Substantial basic salary, bonus scheme & company car
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Bedding Department Head - Twickenham
Competitive Salary
 
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Garden Centre Sundries Team Leader
Salary: To attract the best
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Head of Sales
£40,000 + OTE (up to £60,000)
 
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Nursery Production/Growing/Technical Manager
Salary: £25,000 - £32,000
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Bedding Department Head - Stanmore
Competitive Salary
 
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Field Sales Support (Vivid Arts Ltd) - ideal location East / South Manchester with access to M60
OTE £24k
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Garden Centre/Horticultural Manager/Plantarea Manager
Salary: £18,000 - £24,000
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Contracts Manager Leeds Area
Salary: £28,000 - £35,000
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Records broken for the busiest week of the year!


GTN Bestsellers can report that the record for the busiest week of the year has been broken. Last week saw total sales volumes 7% higher than the previous record set in 2013. 

And with two more weekends to go until the Christmas break many centres are now hoping they ordered enough product last January and February to make the most of the opportunity to end the year on a real high point.

Illuminated products, both in Christmas displays and garden lighting, continue to be a big growth area with LED lights selling really fast as trees go up and customers light up their rooms and gardens.

Not surprisingly our team of experts out visiting the 112 nominated centres in GTN’s The Greatest Christmas Awards are meeting very happy teams full of the joys of the season and starting to plan for next year too!

GTN Bestsellers Top 50 sales volumes compared to the same week last year...
Garden Products - down 12%
Christmas Products - up 1%
Growing Media - up 17%
All Items Index - up 6%

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