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Christmas shopping report: Brits spend £158 on decorations and 40% put up two trees
Leading garden centre, Hayes Garden World, has released a report exploring consumer buying habits and trends at Christmas time...
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Garden centre closes after railway landlord declines to renew lease
Thriving business had been going for 45 years
Toddington Garden Centre in Gloucestershire closed last Tuesday after the landlords – the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway railway – refused to renew its lease...
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GTN's Sustainability Directory 2020
GTN is compiling a Sustainability Directory to be published in January 2020 that will provide a guide for garden centre buyers and staff to the sustainability initiatives of garden centre suppliers...
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Former England cricketers unite for unique ‘Audience with' event at Tong Garden Centre
Tickets have gone on sale at a Bradford garden centre for a unique event for cricket fans. On 7th July 2020, Tong Garden Centre will host an ‘Audience with' former England test captain, Michael Vaughan and former Yorkshire captain, Darren Gough...
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Toppings sell Barton Grange Hotel to catering firm
The Topping family have sold the Barton Grange Hotel in Preston to a catering company in order to concentrate on their garden centre and newly-opened Flower Bowl entertainment complex...
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Hillmount Santa's Grotto is Belfast's favourite
Santa’s Grotto at Hillmount garden centre in Belfast has been voted the area’s favourite by readers of the Belfast Live website...
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HTA response to Queen’s Speech and EU Withdrawal Bill
The Horticultural Trades Associatio) has issued a comment regarding the Queen’s Speech. James Clark, Director of Policy and Communications at the HTA, said: “We welcome the commitment made by Government within the Queen’s Speech to progress key areas of activity around the economy, trade, and the environment – all fundamental to our members’ needs...
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West London houseplant offering opens to critical acclaim
The West London garden centre operating from a railway arch has opened its new indoor plant centre, The Green Room to acclaim from the experts...
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Casual Dining: Food and drink trends for 2020
Which key food and drink trends will be shaping menus in the year to come? That’s exactly what leading trade show Casual Dining asked some of its regular visitors. Among them, some of the nation’s favourite pubs, bars and restaurants...
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Bents to kick off 2020 with photo competition
Bents Garden & Home will be welcoming in 2020 with the launch of its annual photography competition, looking for the very best images of nature that capture the beauty of our surroundings...
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Zest 4 Leisure donates fundraising cheque to charity
Zest 4 Leisure has celebrated a year of fundraising by presenting a cheque for £17,982.55 to the Hope House and Tŷ Gobaith Children’s Hospices...
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Trends in gardening – what’s shaping the future?
As the garden industry gears up for Glee 2020, here are some of the themes that will be shaping garden retail in the year ahead...
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Glee 2020 will show why the garden retail sector thrives
The future is looking bright for garden retail - and Glee 2020 will reflect the industry's optimism. According to AMA Research’s 2017 Garden Market Analysis Report, the UK garden products market* is currently valued at £5.7billion and is expected to benefit from a 2% annual increase until 2023. With technology, sustainability, ethical living, and millennials driving this growth, the long-term picture offers a stark contrast to the doom and gloom that is shaping the UK high street...
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Design Council boost for inventor's 'easier digging' device
A British inventor’s labour-saving digging device has been endorsed by the Design Council and the Versus Arthritis charity...
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New-era Summerhouse is the smart route to on-trend products at Spring Fair
Spring Fair will launch its new vision for the designer-led sector, The Summerhouse, at the 2020 show to help buyers discover the latest on-trend gifting, interiors, lighting and lifestyle products...
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Wildlife World makes key management appointment
Wildlife World, Europe’s leading designer and manufacturer of wildlife products, has appointed Mark Pitman to its management team. He joins the business in January 2020 to lead their marketing function, alongside a progressive development plan for future growth...
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GCA conference to welcome double Olympic gold medallist
The Garden Centre Association will welcome double Olympic gold medallist Dame Kelly Holmes MBE to its stage during its annual conference, which takes place on January 26-29...
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Tubtrugs inventor Steve Faulks hangs up his tubs
Steve Faulks, who introduced two handled flexible plastic tubs to the world in the nineties, has retired...
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GB to stage joint exhibits at IPM Essen
Great Britain is among 20 nations that will stage joint national exhibits at next month's IPM Essen 2020 trade show in Germany...
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Growers must get frictionless trade with EU warns HTA
The HTA has told the government that an agreement to deliver free and frictionless trade following Brexit is crucial for British horticulture...
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The best of last week's
If you missed last week's GTN Xtra, below are the most-read stories...
The Big Three - GTN interviews Graeme Jenkins, Charles Stubbs and Alan Roper
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British Garden Centres finally acquire 8 Hillview centres
British Garden Centres announced that they have completed the acquisition of Hillview Garden Centres (HGC) from The Hillview Group...
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Dobbies made £14m loss after buying six centres for £70m
Dobbies paid £70m for the six Wyevale garden centres it bought in the year to 24 February 2019, the annual accounts, filed last week, reveal...
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Another record Christmas sales week
It’s a Christmas that keeps on giving. According to the GTN Bestsellers Epos data, the first week of December 2019 was another record week for Christmas sales...
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It’s an all-time winter high, according to GTN Bestsellers Epos data
It was a landslide win for garden centres in the first week of December with total sales reaching an all time winter period level, making it the seventh highest week of the year for volume sales...
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