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Face masks from Global Journey are a garden centre bestseller
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There was good news for the range of Global Journey Face Masks last week. The aggregated sales of their face mask range make them the No 1 selling face masks in garden centres according to GTN Bestsellers...
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All time high for July growing media sales
Growing media sales for July are already at an all time high, 39% up on last years record high after only 3 weeks of sales. It would appear the desire to grow in pots and planters will continue through the summer this year...
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Perrywood partners with Mercury Theatre to host a performance for the plants
The plants at Perrywood Garden Centre in Tiptree received a musical surprise this week when they were treated to a very special concert by local freelance performers, singer Jenna Saiz-Abo Henriksen and pianist Adam Abo Henriksen, as arranged by the Mercury Theatre Colchester...
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Summer plant sales will be better than 2018
It looks as though summer plant sales will hold up for longer than the summer of 2018, provided there are plants available for people to buy...
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GIMA announces virtual Buyer Connect session with British Garden Centres
On Tuesday 18th August, GIMA along with buyers from the UK’s second largest garden centre chain, British Garden Centres, will be hosting a special virtual Buyer Connect event...
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Eat Out To Help Out at Dobbies
Dobbies are taking part in the UK Government’s Eat Out To Help Out scheme which gives diners 50% off their restaurant bill up to the value of £10 and they have been awarded AA COVID-19 Confident accreditation across all 68 restaurants...
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GCA and GIMA join forces to enable better communication between garden centres and suppliers
A new joint initiative between the Garden Centre Association and The Garden Industry Manufacturer’s Association has launched to enable debate and communication between retailers and suppliers...
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HTA and Gerald Eve continue to campaign on Scottish garden centres ratings after recent successes
James Barnes, HTA Chairman, and Gerald Eve, the HTA’s preferred partner on rating advice in Scotland, recently attended the Scottish Ratepayers Forum as part of the ongoing campaign to tackle the rates issues faced by garden centres in Scotland...
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Strong start to post-lockdown recovery for garden centres according to HTA Market Update
Garden centre sales across gardening categories throughout June indicate a strong recovery, with figures up 34% on June 2019, counteracting lower non-gardening sales according to the latest HTA Market Update report, published this week...
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Core garden care drives up sales
Core garden care products sales volumes are the key driver for another 20% plus week of year on year sales improvements. Although a lighting line is the No 1 Bestseller, seven of the other Top 10 lines are garden plant care or pest control products...
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Spuds for Christmas double sales
The thirst for growing your own has been quenched by Autumn Planting seed potatoes. They always jump to the top of the chart when they go on sale, but the volumes selling straight away this year are more than double last year's levels...
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The best of last week's
If you missed last week's GTN Xtra, below are the most-read stories...
Pughs cancel their award winning Christmas Grotto for 2020
Pughs Garden Centres in South Wales have announced that they will not be running their award winning Christmas Grotto Experience in 2020 and the announcement has been met with hundreds of supportive posts on social media...
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First UK visitors to Kaemingk showroom after lockdown
Gordon Riggs are the first UK garden centre to visit the Kaemingk showroom again...
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Woodlodge acquires Adobe Wholesale and The Garden Foundry
Woodlodge has announced a major expansion of its garden decoration range with the acquisition of Adobe Wholesale and The Garden Foundry, allowing the company to significantly increase its offering of eye-catching, on-trend outdoor lifestyle décor...
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Dobbies and Sainsbury’s launch grocery partnership
Dobbies Garden Centres announced last week an exclusive partnership with Sainsbury’s to bring a range of high quality food and grocery products to Dobbies’ garden centres...
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No financial support for English plant growers
The Department of Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) has confirmed that there will be no financial support given to English plant growers through a compensation scheme.
The HTA are now seeking assurance that garden centres will retain ‘essential retailer’ classification for future COVID-19 related planning, ensuring that forthcoming Brexit trade arrangements will balance free trade with the UK’s biosecurity needs and to spearhead a ‘Buy British’ campaign for all direct and local government procurement processes for forthcoming landscape projects...
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Haskins Snowhill re-opens after £15m re-vamp
Haskins Garden Centre in Snowhill, Crawley, has opened its doors to customers following a 12-month refurbishment costing £15m...
Read more and see GTN Xtras photo tour of the new centre
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