In This Issue
Garden industry starts New Year with major changes at retail giants
Shake-up at the top of Dobbies but Nicholas Marshall stays
Jobs at risk at Wyevale Garden Centres following ‘challenging trading conditions’
Global giant Venanpri Tools acquires Burgon & Ball
A challenging Christmas...but not for the Bestsellers
Bumper year for Top 100 Bestselling Christmas Products
New products replace old favourites
Cyclamen are the Autumn and Christmas winner
GTN's Greatest Christmas Team Winners to be announced during Glee@Spring Fair
Two new cordless lawnmowers from Webb Garden Power
Arrange a viewing to see Gardman’s Christmas Spectacular 2018 display
Gardman 2018 Christmas Spectacular includes 125 stand-out products
Bonningtons announces new website launch
Schoolboy sees gardening glove design become a reality
Enterprising nursery supplies ambitious airport project
Looking for Christmas Ideas for 2018?
Paul Dye loses battle with cancer
Get your own copy of GTN Xtra
Squire’s in Long Ditton is group's Garden Centre of the Year
Sign up to a Garden Re-Leaf Day challenge
Unique Selling Points of Gardman's Christmas winners
Garden industry welcomes Defra 25-Year Environment Plan
Hillier appoints new Head of Wholesale Nurseries
spoga+gafa 2018 on course for success
HTA welcomes Lloyds Cardnet as a Preferred Partner
Bestsellers Top 50 charts every week
Buy your subscription to GTN Bestsellers
All the latest news from the world of garden centre catering
HTA Catering Conference 2018 - ‘A Recipe for Growth’
Fine Food Show North serves up three course feast
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New products replace old favourites
 

Wow, what a year of change when it comes the the Christmas Bestsellers for 2017.  Sixty out of the Top 100 Bestsellers are New Entries, underlining the importance of New Product Development. 

 

Only ten of the 40 lines that were also in the Top 100 last year moved up the chart.  Customers are clearly looking for new Christmas ideas and voting on them with their wallets.

  • Holiday Specs 3D Christmas Glasses Reindeer were the highest chart climber, up 65 places to No 19 and they were joined by three other 3D Glasses lines in the Top 30.
  • History & Heraldry’s Honeycombe Tree Decoration was their highest placed new line at No 7.
  • Playwrite added two new lines that are in the Top 100.  Their Christmas Plush Elf 28cm came in at No 27 and their Christmas Light Up Yo-Yo was at No 53.
  • Kaemingk’s LED Bottle Red/White Warm White was the highest placed new lit Christmas line at No 16.

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