Almost half of the Total Volume sales deficit caused by the Lockdown closure of garden centres has been made up after another week of sales considerably up on any of the past few years. ..
Analysis of EPoS data for GTN Bestsellers has revealed that a range of decorative re-useable face masks are already selling well in garden centres ahead of the news that the wearing of face masks in all retail venues becomes compulsory in England as well as Scotland from Friday 24th July...
While weekly plant sales volumes in the GTN All Plants Epos data continue to run ahead of the past four years, it’s clear from our 5 years of plant sales graph that the gap for garden centre plant sales during Lockdown is not going to be made up this year...
GIMA has announced the election of Simon McArdle of Westland Horticulture as GIMA President, following its rescheduled AGM held on Friday 10th July, 2020...
After yet another good week for garden product sales, up 31% on last year, the GTN Bestsellers Garden products Top 50 volume index has come back to under 16% down year on year. An amazing recovery after centres being closed of 8 weeks of peak season...
Following a difficult period over the last 4 months Fountasia International Ltd ceased trading and entered into administration on 30th June 2020. With new private investors and following a restructure, Fountasia Ltd began trading on 1st July 2020...
The growing season keeps on going. Past the half year and we see another record for volume sales for the first week of July, up 43% on the same week last year...
Mr Fothergill’s have recalled stocks of Courgette Zucchini with the batch code I on the packet (located after the printed use by date) as a small number of seeds could produce bitter tasting fruits.
With British summertime now in full swing, barbecue season is officially upon us, and Dobbies has been broadcasting all you need to know to get grilling this summer. In the new episode of the Dobbies’ podcast, they have teamed up with Weber, to share a host of top tips and cooking advice...
A new poppy is one of the highlights for Johnsons Seeds in their 2021 season range. Aptly named Poppy Amazing Grey, it has dainty blooms in extraordinary shades, with all the nostalgic charm of traditional field poppies.
UK companies are being urged to utilise the many advantages available to exhibitors within the Gardenex-organised UK group at spoga+gafa, which has been rescheduled to take place in Cologne, Germany, on 30 May to 1 June 2021...
There were eleven Dutch herb plant new entries in the GTN Bestsellers Veg 2 Gro Top 50 chart this week, meeting the continued high demand for Grow Your Own post lockdown...
James Clark, Director of Policy and Communications at the HTA said: “We welcome additional detail from Government on how the UK’s trade and border policy will operate but are deeply concerned that it does not address the issue of speed of transit for a sector which trades in perishable plants...
Neil and Nicci Gow are closing Fresh @ Burcot Garden Centre later this month after planning permission for a housing development had been negotiated between local planning officers and a developer...
As predicted last week, total volume garden centre sales in June reported in the GTN Bestsellers weekly Epos data set an all-time record. Up 35% on June 2019 and even 6% higher than the previous June best set in 2015...
The Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) has announced the appointment of three new board members as non-executive directors: Jane Lawler, Lawler Associates; Vicky Nuttall, The Garden Industry Manufacturer’s Association (GIMA); and Ken White, Frosts Landscape Construction...
The industry fundraising effort to help the wife and young child of Phillip Moore who tragically died after an accident at Westland's Dungannon factory last month has almost reached half of it's target £5,000...