In This Issue
The lockdown gardeners – who are they and how do we keep them?
When it rains... sales fall. Garden centre business as normal...
Fire & water - Woodlodge adds to product line-up for 2021
#millionplantingmoments as plant sales stay strong
Christmas grows by 21% with chocolate as the topping
Tong applies for planning permission for a second site
Firm acquires intellectual property of Internet Gardener
Royal visitor to Food Hall at Squire’s Frensham
Homebase launches UK’s first ‘Green Aisle’ to help shoppers make environmentally friendly choices
GCA members plan for a successful Christmas
Clear ‘N’ Collect combines functionality and sustainability for the most advanced rake yet!
Get your own copy of GTN Xtra
Rosebourne sign up Whalley and Ormrod
Planting in pots and houseplant care drive sales
Visors out sell facemasks in garden centres - updated
Wild weather boost for wildlife
Darlac appoints Business Development Manager
HTA’s Ornamentals Management Committe welcomes new appointments 
The best of last week's
Christmas gets off to a flying start – up 71%
Garden centre sales up 30% in September
Garden centres must work in partnership with suppliers
Blue Diamond interim results show resilient performance
The birth of a brand: Woodlodge’s new Honey & Wild range to ignite sales of garden décor in 2021
Retirement Village plan submitted for Solihull garden centre site
Garden Centre Photo Tours
Haskins Snowhill re-opens after £15m re-vamp
Bestsellers Top 50 charts every week
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All the latest news from the world of pet products
Winners of the PATS Telford 2020 New Product Awards revealed
Pet and garden store chain commits to the high street
Mars Petcare to drive seasonal sales with festive additions
Team Beco recruit dogs to sniff out River Thames litter
GTN Bestsellers
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The lockdown gardeners – who are they and how do we keep them?
Eleven pages of current consumer research in GTN's October issue

GTN's October issue, which will be arriving in the post early next week, includes a compilation of all the consumer research we could access related to the "New Gardeners" that have become active during lockdown and during this summer.

 

There's research and analysis from: HTA, You Gov, American Express, LV Insurance, RHS, Squires Garden Centres, Westland Horticulture, Evergreen Garden Care, Suttons, Flymo, National Gardens Scheme and GTN Bestsellers.

 

Plus comment on the "New Gardener" phenomenon from: Derek Bunker, Alan Roper, Will Blake, Sam Bosworth, Kevin Turley, Roger Crookes & Nicola Pugh, Dobbies Garden Centres, Boyd Douglas-Davies, Simon Bourne, Martin Cowell & Lynsey Crofts...

Read GTN's October 2020 issue here
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When it rains... sales fall. Garden centre business as normal...
Exclusive GTN Bestsellers Epos data analysis

Just in case we’d all forgotten, when it’s raining, cold and windy garden centre sales fall. Fact. After four weeks of balmy September weather, when sales soared way above previous year levels, storm Alice came along and brought garden centre sales back down to more normal levels for the time of year, all be it still 5% up on last year...

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Fire & water - Woodlodge adds to product line-up for 2021
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Since the introduction of Woodlodge’s water feature and fire pit collections, retailers have been quick to secure stock thanks to the show-stopping displays, competitive price points and curated designs which offer mass appeal to consumers wanting to add personalised accents to their garden spaces. Now, as the 2021 season approaches Woodlodge confirms that a number of new designs have been added, further enhancing these popular ranges...

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#millionplantingmoments as plant sales stay strong
 

While Christmas sales were down on 2019 levels last week, plant sales were up by 8% continuing the great year on year increases from September. Maybe the HTA’s #millionplantingmoments had some effect, it certainly got good media coverage with Prince Charles and Peter Seabrook making headlines in national and social media...

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Christmas grows by 21% with chocolate as the topping

 

Christmas sales increased by 21% week on week in the GTN Bestsellers Epos data but fell 30% short of last year’s levels for the week. Some centres have started Christmas earlier, but as many are opening later than last year so we’ll have to wait for few weeks to get a better like-for-like comparison...

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Tong applies for planning permission for a second site

The directors of Tong Garden Centre have applied for planning permission for the erection of a second store at the Acanthus Golf Centre, Tingley, in West Yorkshire...

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Firm acquires intellectual property of Internet Gardener
 

ARB & Grounds, a garden machinery business in Derby, has acquired the intellectual property of The Internet Gardener Ltd, meaning they now own the website www.internet gardener.co.uk...

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Royal visitor to Food Hall at Squire’s Frensham

HRH The Countess of Wessex GCVO visited the Food Hall at Squire’s Garden Centre on The Reeds Road in Frensham...

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All the latest news from the world of pet products

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Winners of the PATS Telford 2020 New Product Awards revealed

The winners of the highly-prized PATS Telford 2020 New Product Awards have been revealed following a special judging day involving a panel of independent pet retailers...

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Pet and garden store chain commits to the high street

 

A chain of pet and garden stores has shown its commitment to high-street retailing by relocating one of its shops into the centre of a Norfolk town...

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Mars Petcare to drive seasonal sales with festive additions

Mars Petcare is set to entice more shoppers to the petcare category this Christmas by introducing a selection of new products to its seasonal range from October...

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Team Beco recruit dogs to sniff out River Thames litter

 

Eco-friendly pet products company Beco targeted plastic litter in the longest river in England when it took part in a national campaign, The Great British September Clean...

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Homebase launches UK’s first ‘Green Aisle’ to help shoppers make environmentally friendly choices

Homebase has launched the UK’s first ‘Green Aisle’ in collaboration with Smart Energy GB, the campaign for a smarter Britain. The new space within Homebase’s stores showcases a range of energy efficient and environmentally friendly products to encourage and help shoppers to make more sustainable choices...

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GCA members plan for a successful Christmas
 

Members of the Garden Centre Association got together recently at a virtual forum to discuss their plans and share their concerns for the festive period. Mike Burks, GCA Chairman, said: “There was plenty of apprehension surrounding Christmas for garden centres, but I feel the virtual forum really eased people’s concerns..."

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Clear ‘N’ Collect combines functionality and sustainability for the most advanced rake yet!

The world of garden rakes has welcomed a new ‘face’ in the shape of the Clear ‘N’ Collect team. This new concept in garden rakes has been designed to simplify the task of collecting garden debris whilst also minimising the need to bend...

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