In This Issue
Dobbies Christmas trading up by 44%
Wow – Christmas product sales break all records
Best year on record for garden centre volume sales
New name for Bord na Mona retail in UK
Bird food company fined £50k over accident that led to finger amputations
Ex-Wyevale GCs ops chief joins digital commerce specialist JGOO to help promote UK goods to Chinese
Mr Fothergill's trial ground awarded Fleuroselect status
Gardman Crest - Investing for the future and ready for business in the new year
Dobbies to close its smallest centre near Dunfermline
Thetford GC plans crazy golf to attract families
Notcutts adds 300-seater restaurant at Ditchling
Reimagine Green Retail at TREx 2020 in Holland
Students offered prospect of 'dream internship' in North America
10 plants to vie for aded-value award at IPM Essen
2020 New Varieties from David Austin
Squire's invites customers to chatter and natter
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Gardening, horticultural and pet industries pay tribute to much-loved Theresa Swann
First upturn for garden product sales since 2014
Chris Schofield joins Infinity Christmas Trees
Fewer plant sales despite more ‘normal’ weather
Records broken for core growing activity
2019 was great year for Veg-2-Gro sales
Wyevale GC HQ moves from Syon Park
Dobbies to drop peat by 2021
Wild Bird Care sales show signs of recovery
Houseplants, gifts and Christmas showed strong growth in November says HTA
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2019 ends 4.2% up on 2018 - A new record year for GTN Bestsellers Volume sales analysis
Gardman Crest ready to deliver you growth in 2020
New General Manager at garden centre
AMES UK report a record pre-season
Wentworth Garden Centre blown away by WinRetail system
Out with the old and in with the new at LOFA
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Wow – Christmas product sales break all records

 

Wow, what a Christmas for garden centres. The GTN Bestsellers Top 50 Chart volume sales were up by 12.7% on 2018 and 7.3% ahead of the previous best set in 2017. 

  • History & Heraldry’s Personalised Gingerbread Hanging Decoration was the overall bestselling line for the season.
  • Suki’s Personalised Reindeer Hanging Decoration was another high-level new entry at No 4 for the season.
  • Christmas chocolates and sweets featured high in the bestsellers again. Lindt Chocolate Santa Sleigh was the highest chart climber overall, moving up 31 places to No 30 in the GTN Top 100 Christmas Products.

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