In This Issue
Countdown to Garden Re-Leaf Day!
There's still time to have Jude Law, David Tennant and other stars presenting the Garden Re-Leaf Day quiz
Some of the highlights of Garden Re-Leaf Day 2013
Oakham is new group's fourth site - and target is 10
Poor selling skills letting centres down says consultant
Late February sales dip...but not the worst winter ever
Plant growth leads to product sales increases
Good forecast puts retailers in buying mood at Classiflora Zelari
Waitrose and Next step up gardening assault
Briers to expand into new markets
New Tesco and garden centre plans for Gloucester site...but will it be Dobbies?
Garsons Garden Centre awards £2.4m catering contract
Plans to increase serving capacity at Darlington garden centre cafe met with opposition
Hillier centres raise funds for leading military charity through poppy sales
Mr Fothergill’s Nation of Gardeners sees its first bloom of the year
New marketing director at Gardman drives brand investment
A positive outcome for Monkton Elm staff
CN Seeds benefits from UKTI advice and funding
Onion sets in huge demand
Steady growth in compost sales
APL offers discounted membership for limited period
Bestsellers Top 50 charts every week
GTN Bestsellers - the MOST useful publication for garden centre retailing
Bestsellers Top 50 charts every week
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Countdown to Garden Re-Leaf Day!
Industry gets ready for fund-raising events on Friday, March 14


Garden centres across the UK are putting the final preparations in place for their Garden Re-Leaf Day events on Friday, March 14. The third, annual gardening industry initiative will see hundreds of garden retailers and suppliers working together towards a fun, fund-raising weekend that is also designed to pull in gardening customers after the wet winter months.
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There's still time to have Jude Law, David Tennant and other stars presenting the Garden Re-Leaf Day quiz
Hollywood star Jude Law and Dr Who actor David Tennant (pictured) have joined the growing list of household-name celebrities to support Garden Re-Leaf Day’s popular Gardening Quiz, by recording a round of questions. The brain-teasing audio quiz is available as a customer event opportunity to any garden centre taking part in the annual fund-raising day in March...
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Some of the highlights of Garden Re-Leaf Day 2013


If you need any insipration from other garden centres on what activities to stage on Garden Re-Leaf Day, then take a look at our gallery of events from last year...

Pictures from last year's Garden Re-Leaf Day
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Oakham is new group's fourth site - and target is 10


Rutland Garden Centre at Oakham, has become Bedfordshire-based ‘Home & Garden’ Group's fourthcentre - and they have plans to grow to 10 sites...
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Poor selling skills letting centres down says consultant




 The inability of staff to sell is holding back sales at many otherwise excellent garden centres, a leading consultant told retailers this week...
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Late February sales dip...but not the worst winter ever

Wet weather may well have caught up with garden centre customers in the second half of February, leading to total volumes in the GTN Bestsellers Sales index dropping below last year, but an analysis of sales from December to February shows a rise of 14.55% year on year...

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Plant growth leads to product sales increases
 
With daffs in flower and roses with greenfly on in certain parts of the country the better weather is driving gardeners outside and the GTN Bestsellers Garden Products Chart reflects that perfectly...
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Good forecast puts retailers in buying mood at Classiflora Zelari


Hundreds of garden centres were in plant-buying mode at this week's Classiflora Zelari open days, ahead of a promising weather forecast...
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Waitrose and Next step up gardening assault


Waitrose  are planning to open another 130 garden ‘pods’ this year - and Next announce two new home and garden stores...
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Briers to expand into new markets
 
Garden gloves, clothing and footwear specialists Briers are planning  to expand into new markets, says the company’s recently-appointed trading director, Tristan Sissons.

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New Tesco and garden centre plans for Gloucester site...but will it be Dobbies?


Plans for a new Tesco and garden centre have emerged for St Oswald’s Retail Park in Gloucester but there are doubts that the superstore would build a Dobbies centre on the site.
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