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Sales drop after end of Lockdown 2
Over £7,000 worth of prizes to be won in GTN's Greatest Christmas Awards
Whistler Grills looks to recruit Retail Sales Manager
Plant sales below last year for first time in 27 weeks
Haskins to put team wellbeing first this Christmas  
Neudorff wins the German Sustainability Award 2021
Gardening grows Christmas cheer in tough times
Perrywood at Christmas 2020 - with correct photo gallery now...
Squires Badshot Lea - Christmas 2020
Federation webinar delivers crucial advice for UK exporters preparing for end of Brexit transition
Wyevale Nurseries donates new Mangave range to RHS Garden Wisley
Logistics firm Wincanton awarded new multi-channel contract by Dobbies
Compost supply deal for leading organic waste business
Perrywood Garden Centre raises over £10,000 for charity and ends the year with some Festive Cheer
GTN November issue now on-line
Special visitors are first to see Santa at Hillmount
Christmas product sales level out
Steady as you go for garden products
Floramedia continues to strengthen its Account Manager team
Still 30% up for growing media
The best of last week's
Is selling online the future for garden centres?
Alver Valley Garden Centre gets green light
Container issues continue to escalate at UK ports - watch ITV News Video featuring Steven Potter at Glencrest
Growing Media stars as November sees record total sales
elho demonstrates continued growth, innovation, and excellent customer support
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Haskins Snowhill re-opens after £15m re-vamp
British Garden Centres open their 58th centre at Thatcham
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Natures Menu donates 1,000 meals to rehoming charity
Royal Canin and wellness expert team up to tackle pet obesity
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Is selling online the future for garden centres?

 

That was the question asked by BBC Radio 4’s You & Yours programme this week, and was answered by two prominent figures from the industry – consultant Jane Lawler and Blue Diamond Garden Centres managing director Alan Roper.

 

The programme, aired at lunchtime on Thursday (December 3), stated that garden centres didn’t seem to bother too much about being online until they were forced to shut when the first Covid-19 lockdown was imposed.

 

As a result, claimed the programme, hundreds of garden centres without an online presence suddenly launched a website virtually overnight.

 

With the You & Yours presenter suggesting that selling plants and products through a website might be the future for UK garden centres, Alan and Jane debate the pros and cons of online retailing in this industry.

 

You can hear what they have to say on BBC Sounds by clicking on the following link https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m000q0z1. Their debate starts around 26 minutes into the programme.

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