In This Issue
Joe Swift opens The Plant Room by Camden Garden Centre in Richmond
Little Dobbies brings Garden Centre Christmas and houseplants to Richmond High Street
On Point with new sales innovation from Onduline
October sets new records for sales
Lincs plant centre sold to investment group
Autumn planting increase is here to stay
GTN’s Greatest Christmas Awards are back
AMES UK invest in new production facility
Third little dobbies store opened in London
Bents tackle energy supply with solar solution
MP visits Pengelly Garden Centre
UK decking brand reports turnover rise and USA expansion
GTN October 2021 Issue available on-line
Garden Project Manager – Greenfingers Charity
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Family-owned Highfield Garden World raises the roof
Marriages topple RHS from the No 1 Wild Bird care spot
Petrol shortages take effect on garden product sales
AMES UK recognised for support of their workforce
Christmas 5% down in October
Dobbies spreads festive joy this Christmas
Still much more autumn gardening growing on
Cherry Lane to host its first sensory Santa event
Spring Fair hosts Halloween tea for Retail Trust residents
A fruity half term for Veg-2-Gro sales
The best of last week's
Gates becomes 50th garden centre to install WinRetail
The Gardens Group aglow with new Christmas displays
Sales of furniture and BBQ top BoT for fourth month running
The Greenfingers Charity team is expanding
Popcorn Kitchen prioritises premium garden centres
Bestsellers Top 50 charts every week
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All the latest news from the world of pet products
Pets at Home CEO Peter Pritchard to step down
Eco pet firm secures funding from US garden firm
Pets costing the UK £4.5bn a year
Situations Vacant
Garden Project Manager – Greenfingers Charity
Salary: Negotiable
 
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Joe Swift opens The Plant Room by Camden Garden Centre in Richmond

Celebrity TV gardener and designer Joe Swift, a long time customer of Camden Garden Centre, joined staff and customers in Richmond yesterday to officially open The Plant Room, a new houseplant lovers paradise on Sheen Road, just 15 minutes walk from the new Little Dobbies...

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Little Dobbies brings Garden Centre Christmas and houseplants to Richmond High Street

On the same day as England played at Twickenham against Tonga, and CEO Graham Jenkins visited his newest Little Dobbies store, GTN Xtra braved the crowds and the horrendous traffic to see what Dobbies were bringing to a bustling South West London high street...

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On Point with new sales innovation from Onduline
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With DIY still high on people’s agendas, Onduline has created an attractive free-standing point of sale (PoS) display showcasing its popular EASYLINE roofing sheets, a compact and lightweight roofing system which can be used for sheds, studios, pet shelters and other garden buildings and annexes...

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October sets new records for sales
Exclusive GTN Bestsellers Garden Centre EPOS Data Analysis

Despite the lull in footfall and sales caused by the petrol ‘crisis’ at the start of October, overall garden centre sales performed at high levels to set a new record volume, according to the weekly EPOS data analysed by GTN Bestsellers...

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Lincs plant centre sold to investment group

Alexander Mackie Associates Ltd has announced the sale of Fair Gardens Plant Centre located in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, to Flywheel Investment Group Ltd.

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Autumn planting increase is here to stay
 

Plant sales volumes for October 2021 were only 0.8% down on 2020, but up by 22% on 2019. It would appear the shift of increased interest in Autumn planting has stuck.

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GTN’s Greatest Christmas Awards are back

Due to popular demand GTN’s Greatest Christmas Awards are back for 2021, and for real, again with judging visits and a LIVE, in-person, presentation ceremony at Spring Fair as well to celebrate all that’s great about garden centres at Christmas through the pages of GTN and the GTN Xtra e-mail newsletter...

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AMES UK invest in new production facility

Kelkay acquired the Woodshaw production facilities in Doncaster in late 2018, since when the brand has grown and expanded to become a key element in the AMES UK portfolio. Now, as part of a wider expansion plan for all their UK based manufacturing, AMES UK will move the Woodshaw manufacturing equipment to a new and larger facility on their Pollington site...

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Third little dobbies store opened in London

Dobbies Garden Centres opened the doors of its Richmond little dobbies on Thursday as it continues the roll-out of the new concept stores across the country...

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Bents tackle energy supply with solar solution

As part of its commitment to ‘Protecting the Environment’, the Centre’s 6th Green Footprint, Bents Garden & Home in Warrington, Cheshire, has completed an extensive solar panel installation, which it hopes will provide 20-25% of its overall energy supply...

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Pets at Home CEO Peter Pritchard to step down

Pets at Home CEO Peter Pritchard is stepping down from his role with the company after spending 11 years in the business...

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Eco pet firm secures funding from US garden firm

 

Eco company Project Blu has secured international investment as it continues on a mission to drive sustainable change across the global pet industry. The funding will come from leading US manufacturer and distributor Central Garden & Pet Company.

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Pets costing the UK £4.5bn a year

New research from pet portrait specialists, Purr & Mutt, has found that UK pet owners are spending an average of £378 a year on their furry friends - that’s a national total of £4.5 billion every 12 months. 

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MP visits Pengelly Garden Centre

St Austell and Newquay MP, Steve Double, saw how the horticulture industry presents opportunities for economic growth and can play a vital role in tackling climate change, when he visited a garden centre near St Austell yesterday (Saturday)...

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UK decking brand reports turnover rise and USA expansion

Sustainable decking brand, Composite Prime, has announced it is expanding into the United States along with a 211% increase in turnover and more than a 25% growth in stockists in 2021...

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GTN October 2021 Issue available on-line

In this Glee Review issue of GTN:

  • Vitax increases range and capacity
  • Remembering Eddie Topping MBE
  • Capturing the essence of Autumn at Chelsea
  • Get Grilling with Traeger
  • Glee 2021 – a special return
  • Glee Buyers Power List
  • Glee New Product Awards
  • Sustainability Award – Southern Trident
  • Glee 2021 Gallery
  • Floral Thursday for Greenfingers Charity
  • GTN Bestsellers Subscription Offer
  • GTN Bestsellers – September garden centre sales analysis and charts
  • Garden Centre Books
  • HTA Column – Tales of the unexpected
  • GIMA Column – The future is looking bright.
Read GTN's October 2021 Issue on-line here
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