Centres to gather in Paris to discuss changing face of garden retail
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Independent garden centres know that 2017 and beyond will be a period of change. E-commerce will increasingly erode retail visits, BOPUS (Buy Online Pick Up In store) will develop further and consumers concerned about the future will create further issues that will effect change. Once in store, the new consumer asks WHY before HOW and as a result, we are about to see changes in the way goods are merchandised and sold in garden centres. 
A group of leading independent garden centre owners and directors are facing this challenge and the opportunities it brings by holding a two day gathering from the evening of 22 January until 24 January in Paris. The group from Australia, Belgium, Canada, Czech, Denmark, France, Holland, Switzerland, USA and UK, has been put together by John Stanley (above, pictured with his wife Linda) of John Stanley Associates.
The aim is to develop new ideas to help them to grow their businesses by looking at new ways of marketing and business development. According to John, this is the first time such a global group has been brought together in one place to develop new ideas. At the time of writing there are 18 attendees with a ceiling of 25.
If you would like to attend, email John asap by clicking here
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