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Wesfarmers seeks fast-track exit from the UK
Wesfarmers, the Australian owner of Homebase, has asked prospective buyers of the ailing business to submit initial offers today as it sought a fast-track exit from its disastrous foray into the UK retail sector, according to Sky News reports...
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Grow your sales this season with Bord na Móna Growise Pro 5 All Purpose Premium Range
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Trade your consumers up to Bord na Móna Growise Pro 5 All Purpose Compost to increase their satisfaction. This professional grade compost is a superior blend of high quality Irish peat, vermiculite and sustainable alternative ingredients. It is mixed with essential plant nutrients making it perfect for germinating seeds, growing seedlings, tubs and baskets...
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Gardman SKUs building up after Kings Lynn site re-opens

Gardman now has 1400 SKUs available at its Kings Lynn warehouse that re-opened in the wake of the fire that destroyed the new state-of-the-art Daventry warehouse on March 12...
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Everything in the garden is growing like mad

Just as we thought Spring was about to happen, along comes Summer and everything in the garden is growing like mad, apart from garden centre sales… yet...
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Resolva Pro TV Ad goes live this week

The £2 million advertising campaign for Resolva Pro starts this Wednesday, 25th April, and here is your chance to be ahead of the game and see the ad right now...
Watch the TV ad here
Still two weeks behind with plant sales

Plant sales are on the way to recovery but still running at 20% down on last year. Tomatoes are the current most popular plant to buy, but even those sales are 15% down on the same week last year.
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Smart celebration at Eureka Building

Paris Natar and Jonathan Stobart joined other directors at their Eureka Building in Peterborough to celebrate 5 years since the formation of Smart Garden Products...
See pictures of the Eureka Building
Parliamentary group explores post-Brexit options for horticulture
The first of three evidence sessions for the All-Party Parliamentary Gardening and Horticulture Group (APPGHG) inquiry into the future of gardening and horticulture industry took place on 17 April at Portcullis House in London.

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Former Miracle-Gro boss offers a view from the other side

Martin Breddy of Squires Garden Centre (previously UK head of Scotts Miracle Gro), gave GIMA AGM and Day Conference delegates a rare insight into the differences between suppliers and retailers...
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Strong start to 2018 for Glee

In a year that sees Glee refresh itself even further for the benefit of the industry it represents, the show organisers have reported that the beginning of 2018 saw the annual exhibition witness an incredible display of support from the garden retail sector...
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Centres hope for better weather after Easter washout
Garden centres across the country were affected by the bad weather during the early Easter break according to the Garden Centre Association’s (GCA) Barometer of Trade (BoT) report. Simon Bourne, Garden Centre Manager at Perrywood Garden Centre in Colchester, said: “March was pretty awful due to the cold and wet weather...
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Malcolm Morgan, founder and chairman of Zest 4 Leisure, passes away
Malcolm Morgan, founder and Chairman of the well-known timber company Zest 4 Leisure, part of the P&A Group, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Thursday April 5...
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Hanging pots lead the way for garden product sales
Elho’s Corsica Easy Hanger is the No 1 Bestselling garden product as sales continue their slow recovery after the bleak March...
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John Taylor Awarded 2018 Carlo Naef Trophy
The Carlo Naef Trophy for 2018 has been awarded to Mr John David Taylor in recognition of his life-time career achievements within the flower bulb industry in South Lincolnshire...
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Young plants dominate Veg-2-Gro chart
Veg-2-Gro sales are dominated by young plants now, but volumes are still a couple of weeks behind where we would normally expect them to be...
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LOFAssured initiative gains strength across the garden furniture industry with 14 members already certified
LOFA's "LOFAssured" initiative ensures that all cushions sold by members comply with current government fire safety regulations...
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Easter momentum lost for growing media sales
The momentum of the second Easter week didn’t carry on last week with growing media sales dropping back slightly...
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New GIMA-HTA conference will address strategic issues and solutions
GIMA director Vicky Nuttall has revealed more details of the ‘Cultivating Retail’ event to be staged jointly with the HTA at Nottingham in November...
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Change at the top in Wild Bird Care Bestsellers
It’s all change at the top of the GTN Bestsellers Wild Bird Care chart with lines from four different suppliers occupying the Top 5 positions...
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Smart Garden Products invest in their Supply Chain
As the product ranges from Smart keep on increasing dynamically year on year, further investment has been made to ensure that our supply chain runs as smoothly as possible...
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Autumn Fair to showcase growing artisanal trend
Autumn Fair is launching a showcase of artisanal products from across the world at this year’s event (NEC Birmingham, 2-5 September).
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The best of last week's
If you missed last week's GTN Xtra, below are the most-read stories...
‘Closing down’ signs appear outside garden centres
‘Closing down’ signs have appeared outside garden centres in the beleaguered Home & Garden Group, which went into administration last month. GTN Xtra has been told that a quick sale of the centres is being sought...
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Homebase Lincoln faces the Bunnings axe as Consultants are called in
The Homebase store in Lincoln's St Marks Shopping Centre is the latest of the beleaguered DIY chain's stores to be earmarked for closure, Insight DIY reported this week as Wesfarmers call in Boston Consulting Group to help the Bunnings UK managemnt team with their strategic review...
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British Garden Centres looking for sales to flow
Brigg Garden Centre, the Lincolnshire flagship store of the British Garden Centres family, is one of a number of independents who have recently upgraded their natural water feature range through decorative landscaping supplier Deco-Pak...
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