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Katy Golden joins The Great British Card Company
Katy Golden has been appointed as The Great British Card Company's new Head of Gifts, a move which signals the company’s diversification into the gifts market...
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Growing media sales heading for record March
Last week's Growing Media sales volumes, as reported by GTN Bestsellers were just below 2017’s record high for the fourth week of March. That means with a potential bumper Mother’s Day weekend March 2019 could be a new record for March...
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Planters defends its 'Live chicks for Easter' post
Planters Garden Centre near Tamworth has defended itself on Facebook after revealed its plans to hatch chicks in time for Easter...
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Mass gardening activity gets underway
Garden Re-Leaf Day certainly signalled the start of mass gardening activity this year. Plant feeds, lawn care products, growing from seed lines and garden clean up products all saw big sales increases. Pictured: Fountasia’s Bunny Springer debuted in the GTN Bestsellers Garden Products chart at No 24...
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Warm weather boosts February garden centre sales
The March 2019 issue of HTA Market Update, published last week, reports that nationally, garden centre sales recovered well this year from last February, which saw the ‘Beast from the East’ cause major disruption. Despite starting off cold, February 2019 was recorded as the warmest February since 1998...
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Tomato plants dominate Bestsellers Veg-2-Gro chart
Veg-to-Gro continues to fly through garden centre tills, up nearly 40% on last year and almost catching up with 2017 levels. Tomato plants dominate the GTN Chart with 10 in the Top 15. Cucumbers and Herbs are selling through well too...
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Now is the time to stock up on Neudorff’s fridge-free nematodes
Neudorff’s nematode range, which offers effective biological control of leatherjackets, chafer grubs and vine weevils, will be back in stock and ready to ship to customers from 2 April...
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Wild Bird Care sales on the increase
Increased garden centre footfall drove Wild Bird Care sales up last week but they still lagged behind last year, down by 12%...
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The best of last week's
If you missed last week's GTN Xtra, below are the most-read stories...
Wyevale Crowland Garden Centre to close
Local newspapers reported that the Wyevale Crowland Garden Centre will close on April 28th...
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Industry pioneer Mike Dunnett dies
With sadness, we share news of Mike Dunnett passing away (Tuesday 26th March 2019)...
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"The unifying energising effect it has is priceless." Alan Roper on the Blue Diamond Awards evening
After a successful Awards evening where he announced three new centres for the group, Blue Diamond MD Alan Roper gave GTN Xtra his thoughts on the event and the motivational effect on his teams...
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Dobbies signs with Nisa for everyday groceries
Nisa Retail has announced it has signed a deal with Dobbies Garden Centres to support their new Foodhall strategy across its 35 garden centres...
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Garden Re-Leaf Day Walk and Cycle Challenge boasts record numbers
Over 100 walkers and 30 cyclists took part in the fifth Garden Re-Leaf Day Challenge held in Buckinghashire with Wyevale Worlds End Garden Centre as the base for the day...
Read more and see GTN Xtras photo gallery from the event
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