In This Issue
What next for The Garden Centre Group?
Lechlade and Cheddar make it 132 for The Garden Centre Group
GIMA director Neil Gow resigns
Amazing August is 30% up – let's shout about it!
Haskins hold 'brew-off' to find top baristas
Orchids win the battle against tomatoes
Ex-Tesco man to manage Bents store
If you’re going to Glee to find your new bestsellers for next year…
Centre's £1.5m restaurant plan gets go-ahead
RHS endorsed Burgon & Ball tools are hot sellers
Will your Christmas trees come from a champion grower?
Crystals and light: the next big thing for Christmas displays?
GIMA trial 'speed dating' for Glee exhibitors...
Over 50% of customers are willing to pay more to eat in a restaurant that is run sustainably.
World Champion at Studley Garden Centre
Exchange damaged CC trolleys at South West Growers Show
Green manure seeds are new bestsellers
Gardman unwrap details of new sales campaign
Fine food retailers in fine fetttle says survey
Strictly come gardening…
Growing media makes up for lost ground
How can ‘horticulture’ solve its image problem?
GTN Bestsellers - garden centre sales data every week
Bestsellers Top 50 charts every week
 
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What next for The Garden Centre Group?
News of a major acquisition by The Garden Centre Group is expected within the next seven days, sources believe...

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Lechlade and Cheddar make it 132 for The Garden Centre Group
The Garden Centre Group now has 132 centres following this week's acquisition of Cheddar and Lechlade sites from family-owned Park...
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GIMA director Neil Gow resigns

Neil Gow is to step down as Director of the Garden Industry Manufacturers’ Association in the New Year, after seven years in the role...
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Amazing August is 30% up – let's shout about it!


With high hopes that the UK could be in for an Indian Summer, there is even brighter news from the GTN Bestsellers All Epos Products data with volume sales at garden centres 30% higher for August than any year in the past five....
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Haskins hold 'brew-off' to find top baristas
The Haskins group have backed their belief that garden centres should serve great coffee by holding their first barista competition...

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Orchids win the battle against tomatoes


After last week’s tie at the top, orchid drip feeders have re-established themselves as the outright No 1 bestselling garden product. Fito Drip Feeder for Orchids beat off the challenge of Scotts Levington Tomorite after the pair finished joint top the previous week – it was the first time two products had sold the exact same volumes at the summit of the GTN Bestsellers chart...

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Ex-Tesco man to manage Bents store
Bents Garden & Home have  appointment a general manager and a new marketing manager...

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If you’re going to Glee to find your new bestsellers for next year…
 
GTN Bestsellers has a Glee Special Bonus Offer for you...
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Centre's £1.5m restaurant plan gets go-ahead

Plans for a new £1.5m restaurant at Monkton Elm Garden & Pet Centre at Taunton have been approved...


Monkton Elm MD Mike Lind with the restaurant expansion plans.

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RHS endorsed Burgon & Ball tools are hot sellers

 Sales of Burgon & Ball's RHS-endorsed stainless tools have exceeded all targets...
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Will your Christmas trees come from a champion grower?
As garden centres prepare their festive plans, the search is on for the UK’s best Christmas tree grower...
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Crystals and light: the next big thing for Christmas displays?
Could crystals and light help you create your next Christmas  extravaganza?



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GIMA trial 'speed dating' for Glee exhibitors...


A 'speed dating' service to connect buyers and sellers is to be trialled by GIMA at this month's Glee...

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Over 50% of customers are willing to pay more to eat in a restaurant that is run sustainably.
According to new research for the Sustainable Restaurant Association (SRA), consumer attitudes to eating out have become more sophisticated. Increasingly, knowledgeable diners are far more concerned about how restaurants operate and over 50% are willing to pay more to eat in a restaurant that is run sustainably....
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World Champion at Studley Garden Centre


It’s not every Saturday morning that a Double World Champion pops in to the garden centre for a drink and piece of birthday cake!
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Exchange damaged CC trolleys at South West Growers Show










 Organisers of The South West Growers Show say next month’s event looks like being the most successful to date...
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