In This Issue
6 Weeks ‘til Christmas Day... Easy Ways to Boost Festive Sales!
Blooms Garden Centre ditch scouts who run Santa’s Grotto
Do you have The Greatest Christmas Pet Team?
Remembrance provides fuel for Wild Bird Care sales
Rosebourne team excited by work starting on new Hampshire centre
HTA Marketing Forum hailed as a huge success
Garden centres get into the swing of Christmas
Reindeer herald magic of Christmas at Webbs
Squire's run 'Decorate A Christmas Tree' school contest
Vote for your Greatest Christmas Supplier of the Year
Book your tickets for GTN’s Greatest Christmas Party
Field Sales Support (Vivid Arts Ltd) - ideal location East / South Manchester with access to M60
Key Accounts Manager – Outdoor Living
Plantarea Horticultural Manager - Berkshire
Contracts Manager – Leeds Area
Garden Centre Sundries Shop Manager - Northamptonshire
Garden Centre Homewares and Gifts Manager – NE England
Seed specialist pays £1,000 for 3-storey sunflower
A good week for Smart Garden Products
Garden centre customers get into the Christmas spirit
Farmyard manure and bark still in demand
Retail guru from Germany to inspire GCA members
Notcutts announces growth in profit as part of ongoing redevelopment strategy
Marketing director Paula Parker quits Scotts after latest re-structuring
Gardman announce appointment of new CEO
Outdoor categories performed well in October
Bestsellers Top 50 charts every week
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All the latest news from the world of garden centre catering
Luke Johnson, Simon Kossoff and Steve Richards lead Casual Dining’s 2016 Keynote line-up
Situations Vacant
Field Sales Support (Vivid Arts Ltd) - ideal location East / South Manchester with access to M60
OTE £24k
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Key Accounts Manager – Outdoor Living
Substantial basic salary, bonus scheme & company car
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Plantarea Horticultural Manager - Berkshire
Salary: £18,000 - £24,000
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Contracts Manager – Leeds Area
Salary: £28,000 - £35,000
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Garden Centre Sundries Shop Manager - Northamptonshire
Salary: £20,000 - £24,000
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Garden Centre Homewares and Gifts Manager – NE England
Salary: £15,000 - £20,000
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Bestsellers Top 50 charts every week
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6 Weeks ‘til Christmas Day... Easy Ways to Boost Festive Sales!


It’s that time of year again so the Stars for Europe team are raring to go with all things Poinsettia; marketing designed to help you sell more.

Just like those dodgy Christmas jumpers, a Poinsettia is part and parcel of the festive season... but with everyone and their dog selling them these days you need to know how to market them. Let Stars for Europe help you maximise those sales with tons of marketing material, techniques and a steady stream of exciting consumer promo.
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Blooms Garden Centre ditch scouts who run Santa’s Grotto
 
A scout leader has accused Wyevale Garden Centres of ruining Christmas after his troop was frozen out of running a festive grotto at Blooms Garden Centre near Coventry...
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Do you have The Greatest Christmas Pet Team?
As GTN's team of experts start their visits for this years The Greatest Christmas Awards, we are excited to announce a new category sponsored by Petface...
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Remembrance provides fuel for Wild Bird Care sales


Remembrance Sunday provided a 100% boost in sales of the Gardman Cast Iron Poppy Feeder, making this product the second highest volume sales line for the week when we amalgamate our Garden Products, Growing Media, Christmas and Wild Bird Care weekly Top 50s from garden centre EPoS data...
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Rosebourne team excited by work starting on new Hampshire centre



Rosebourne managing director Neville Prest (centre) and latest recruit Val Kempster visited the site of the company's planned new centre in Weyhill, Hampshire, which is due to open in late August 2016...

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HTA Marketing Forum hailed as a huge success
 
Over 100 delegates from across the industry came together this week for the HTA Marketing Forum 2015 which took place at Chesford Grange, Warwick. The event, themed ‘tools for success’, brought together keynote speakers, industry experts and practitioners to look at ways in which businesses can maximise their marketing spend, no matter their budget...
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Garden centres get into the swing of Christmas


Garden centres across the UK are really getting into the swing of Christmas and using social media to promote their festive activities. Here's a few that GTN Xtra noticed this week, including an innovative video from Tong Garden Centre...
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Reindeer herald magic of Christmas at Webbs


Santa will arrive in style in his reindeer-pulled sleigh to delight the crowds at Webbs Garden Centre at West Hagley on Saturday, 28th November...
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Luke Johnson, Simon Kossoff and Steve Richards lead Casual Dining’s 2016 Keynote line-up
With visitor registration now open, Casual Dining – the UK’s multi-award winning trade event – has announced its initial Keynote line-up for 2016...
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Squire's run 'Decorate A Christmas Tree' school contest


Primary school children from Green Oak, Moss Lane and St. Hilary’s schools in Godalming are taking part in Squire’s Garden Centres' “Decorate A Christmas Tree” competition..
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Vote for your Greatest Christmas Supplier of the Year


As part of The Greatest Christmas Awards, garden centres get the chance to vote for the supplier they feel has been their Greatest Christmas Suppleir of the Year...
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Book your tickets for GTN’s Greatest Christmas Party


Tickets are now on sale for GTN’s The Greatest Christmas Awards Party, sponsored by Premier Decorations.Come and join us for the party of the year in Harrogate on Sunday 10th January 2016...
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