In This Issue
Reasons to be Cheerful - Parts 1, 2 and 3
Garden Pride Marketing – New Ranges!
Fire destroys Strikes Stokesley Garden Centre
Gardman "able to provide a basic service and provide it very well" from Kings Lynn site
Can we catch up by the end of June?
Fryer's wins Blue Diamond Best Garden Centre award
How organic matter can enhance soil condition
Rivendell & Dukeries win Best Notcutts Performance award
Bicester-based E P Barrus Ltd adds WD-40 to portfolio
DCF invests in the horticulturalists of tomorrow
Bents donates more than £22k to Alzheimer's Society
Entry to GIMA Awards 2018 now open...
New study shows climate change is wreaking havoc on delicate relationship between orchids and bees
Squire’s teach children how to grow their own chips
Headline sponsor of National Garden Scheme contest
Children's cancer charity supported by garden centre
Kerley Primulas win RHS First Class Certificates
Get your own copy of GTN Xtra
Marathon run for Gardman Chairman
Garden centre manager jailed for stealing more than £30,000
Three suspected burglars arrested at Cheshire garden centre
Lawn care sales are a sign of what's to come
Too wet for growing – 12% up needed for next three months
Early Easter boost for tomato plants
New entries fill the gaps on bird care shelves
Tomatoes and herbs dominate veg plant sales
New appointment at Charles Taylor
New Mr Men Little Miss range from T&M
Great range of plugs and liners from Seiont Nurseries
RHS seed ranges now in over 500 outlets in UK
Association of Professional Landscapers appoint new chairman as Ken White steps down
The best of last week's
Owner sought for Home & Garden Group
New Blue Diamond centre takes £250k ex vat in first 7 days
Christmas department at Haskins Garden Centres now open due to high demand
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New Blue Diamond centre takes £250k ex vat in first 7 days

Blue Diamond MD, Alan Roper, has told GTN Xtra that their new centre at East Bridgford, Nottingham, which opened last Thursday 22nd March, took £241,107 ex vat in the first seven days, far exceeding initial expectations.   Takings for Good Friday and Easter Saturday totalled £110,000.

 

"On Good Friday I closed the restaurant from 1.45 to 2.15 as we were pushed beyond sustainable limits to provide continued high quality service. The numbers were overwhelming and we are not advertising!"

 

"This is my first ever experience of opening a centre with social media, and it's going viral.  We've had over 5,000 sign ups to our Diamond Club and we're looking forward to seeing the 'heat map' next week to understand the size of the area we are pulling customers in from."

 

"I'm really glad for the team that we have to close on Easter Sunday. That will give the team a welcome break."

 

Alan also told GTN Xtra that across the Blue Diamond Group, gardening was down £1 million in the first 25 days of March compared to last year.  "Back in 2013 we were also similarly down and we did pull it back then, so provided we have reasonable weather and gardening gets traction during April and May all will be well."

 

See GTN Xtra's photo tour of the new centre here

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