In This Issue
Garden centre battles to save £1m extension from demolition
Stewarts get the Abbey habit in Titchfield
Whitehall Lacock Garden Centre targeted by gunman
Van Hage apologises over Santa’s grotto waiting times
November sales fall just short of record levels
Schoolgirl's campaign pays off at Cardwell Garden Centre
Bradford garden centre funds children's ward makeover
Squire’s get ready for Christmas Jumper Day
Sales surge expected on real Christmas trees
The Gardens Group branches out with new online Christmas tree store
GTN's Greatest Christmas Awards get underway
Do customers think you're The Greatest at Christmas?
Use social media, emails and website for customer votes
Product Merchandisers
Garden Centre Café Cook (East Sussex)
Horticultural Trading Manager / Plantarea Manager (Norfolk)
Assistant Quality Controller (Northamptonshire)
Brand Manager (Cambridgeshire)
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Top 50 Bestselling Garden Products up by 10% in November
Personal decorations drive record Christmas sales
Good month for growing media sales
Bestselling plants shine through
Meet the Buyer event hailed as a great success
Improved performance by Thompson & Morgan
New HTA event launch alongside National Plant Show
Hornby Whitefoot chosen for Briers’ PR
New direction for Plantarium as it aims to become trendier
Are you 2017 ready? Industry invited to John Stanley workshop
New sales team member at Provender Nurseries
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Bestsellers Top 50 charts every week
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All the latest news from the world of garden centre catering
Commercial Kitchen show expands to meet demand
Situations Vacant
Product Merchandisers
Salary: £22,000+
 
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Garden Centre Café Cook (East Sussex)
Salary: £18,000 - £20,000
 
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Horticultural Trading Manager / Plantarea Manager (Norfolk)
Salary: £20,000 - £23,000
 
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Assistant Quality Controller (Northamptonshire)
Salary: £18,000 - £20,000
 
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Brand Manager (Cambridgeshire)
Salary: Excellent
 
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Book your tickets for GTN's Greatest Christmas Party on Sunday January 8th 2017 by calling 01733 775700
Personal decorations drive record Christmas sales
 
Volume sales of bestselling Christmas products are riding high after a November when GTN’s Top 50 lines beat 2015 by 23%.

Personalised decorations continue to be the most popular pick-up items with the top 3 products contributing 20% of the total Top 50 volume.

Here are the highlights:
  • Kaemingk C22 LED Acrylic Candle was the highest new entry at No 16.
  • Gisela Graham Hummingbird Decoration was the highest re-entry at No 21.
  • Festive Burgundy/Red Berry Cluster Pick was the highest climber, jumping 15 places.
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