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“Business as usual” at up-for-sale Wyevale Garden Centres, admits CEO
Wyevale Garden Centre CEO Roger Mclaughlan has revealed to GTN Xtra that it’s “business as usual” while the company considers offers on its 145 centres."We are well set up for peak trading, and all colleagues are focused on ensuring we continue to deliver best-in-class retail experiences for our customers," he said...
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May is a record for garden centre sales volumes... but only just
It was officially a record breaking May according to the GTN Bestsellers Epos Sales data analysis. May 2018 total garden centre sales were up by 12% on May 2017 and ahead of the previous May best set in 2016 by 1%...
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Business as usual at fire-ravaged Strikes within weeks
Strikes garden centre destroyed by fire in April says it will be “business as usual” within weeks, when a new temporary building opens its doors...
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Total plant sales for May up by 21%
The GTN Bestsellers total plant sales analysis for May shows volumes up by 21% on May last year which is probably an all-time record but as we only started detailed plants analysis in 2016 we can’t look back further than that at the moment.
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GIMA Golf & Activity Day a resounding success
Suppliers and retailers from the garden retail industry came together for a day of fun, team building and networking at the GIMA Charity Golf & Activity Day in Telford, raising funds for Greenfingers and Acorns Hospice...
Click here for all the winners and a gallery of pictures
John Athwal celebrates in true Premier style
Garden centre owners were among the 500 guests invited to the Dorchester Hotel last night to join John Athwal as he celebrated his 65th birthday, 30 years of trading for Premier Decorations and his OBE...
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Highfield Garden World welcomes third generation
The 132-strong team at Highfield Garden World in Gloucestershire now includes members of not two but three generations of the founding Greenway family. Emma Greenway, 25, has recently joined her father, aunt and grandmother in the family business.
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Marathon walk to raise cash for Macmillan Cancer Support
Four women from Stratford Garden Centre – Liz, Julie, Caroline and Helen – will be walking 26 miles of the Northumberland Coast on Saturday, July 21, to raise monies for Macmillan Cancer Support...
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Morrisons store reveals plans for garden centre
Supermarket giant Morrisons has applied for permission to build a garden centre on land near its store in Falkirk...
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April was a rollercoaster month for garden centre sales
Sales at garden centres across the country were up and down during April according to the Garden Centre Association’s Barometer of Trade report. Mark Winchester, Managing Director at Blackbrooks Garden Centre in East Sussex, said: “It was very much a month of two halves."
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Plans to double size of Otter garden centre
Otter Nurseries in Torquay will nearly double in size, creating 70 new jobs if major expansion plans are given the go-ahead...
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All the latest news from the world of garden centre catering
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Abundance of inspiration from HTA Catering Conference
‘A Recipe for Growth’ was the theme of this year’s HTA Catering Conference, held on Tuesday and Wednesday, in the new venue of the beautiful Birmingham Botanical Gardens. The two-day event and exhibition provided a great forum for looking at opportunities and challenges for garden centre catering with delegates feeding back that they found the event enjoyable, valuable and informative...
Full report and gallery of pictures
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Kent & Stowe launch 'Dig for Victory' gift range with Imperial War Museum
Kent & Stowe has launched a unique collection of gifts using the WW2 ‘Dig for Victory’ campaign, taking inspiration from British civilians who grew their own throughout WW2...
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Bransford Webbs gears up for HTA National Plant Show
Bransford Webbs is gearing up for the HTA National Plant Show to ensure the company has another show-stopping stand full of inspiration and interest for customers old and new alike!...
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Extensive trialling leads Syngenta Flowers to resilient Imara impatiens walleriana
It took scientists years to develop Imara, the new impatiens walleriana from Syngenta Flowers which is more resistant to downy mildew than ever before,
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EU's PEST committee must separate fact from fiction
The European Parliament's temporary committee on pesticides must take a common sense approach to regulation if it is to make a useful contribution, according to Anthea McIntyre MEP, UK Conservative spokesman on Agriculture...
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Help pondkeepers prepare for Summer with Tetra
With the weather warming up, many fishkeepers will be looking for advice on caring for their pond this summer. But, with so much information out there, how can retailers really be sure what to recommend? To help, Dave Hulse, Tetra’s Technical Expert has answered some of the most common questions around summer ponds...
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Pet firm fined £30,000 for supplying ‘fire-risk’ cushions to garden centre
Rosewood Pet Products Ltd, who supplied cushions to Coletta and Tyson garden centre in Woodmansey, Yorkshire, has been fined £30,000 after the items were found to represent a serious fire risk...
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Garden products up by 6% but 25% below record high
Garden Product sales for May were up by 6% on last year but nowhere near the record set for overall sales, plants and growing media...
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No making up of lost ground for Veg-2-Gro sales
Veg-2-Gro sales were static year on year for May, according to the GTN Bestsellers Top 50 charts so in this area we’ve not been able to make up for any of the lost ground during March and April...
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Record May for Growing Media volumes
Sales of Growing Media in May reached an all time high in the GTN Bestsellers Growing Media Top 50 chart. Sales volumes for the month were up 15% on last year and 2% up on the previous high set in 2016...
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31 Novelties for the Novelty showcase at Garden Trials and Trade
Eleven companies have registered a total of 31 Novelties for the Novelties showcase at the Garden Trials and Trade 2018 which will take place for the first time on 12, 13 and 14 June in the Plantarium building at the International Trade Centre in Boskoop-Hazerswoude...
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Johnsons extends range to follow growing organic trend
With an additional 18 varieties, Johnsons has expanded its organic vegetable offering for the 2019 season...
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Worfield Plants introduce new sales executive ahead of HTA show
Worfield Plants in Shropshire has extended its team with the appointment of Jamie Ablett to the role of Sales Executive in the South East...
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Plantarium 2018: the ideal place to present your company
Plantarium 2018 is almost fully booked, there are only a few places still available...
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Wyevale Nurseries staff celebrate promotions
Kyle Ross (pictured) has been promoted to Production Manager at Wyevale Containers Division and Chris King has accepted the role of Assistant Production Manager at Wyevale Transplants Division.
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David Domoney shares ‘Grow Your Own’ knowledge with Mr Fothergill’s sales force
Mr Fothergill’s Sales Conference was visited by Love Your Garden presenter David Domoney who gave an enthusiastic presentation about gardening and shared his experience of garden transformations...
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The best of last week's
If you missed last week's GTN Xtra, below are the most-read stories...
Record-breaking month for up-for-sale Wyevale
The heatwave of the first May bank holiday delivered Wyevale Garden Centres' highest ever trading weekend – up 61% on the same weekend in 2017 – followed by a record week of sales, up 39% on the prior year. It's good news for the 145-centre group, which has been put up for sale by owner Terra Firma...
Read more and link to "Sale of the Century" in GTN June issue
Garden centre business back to normality...almost!
After the volatility of the past few months, the late May Bank Holiday weekend was a week where garden centre trading dropped back to normality...
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Gardman lands on National TV for the first time
Garden and bird care brand Gardman landed on UK TV this week with a sponsorship on ITV’s Good Morning Britain...
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LOFAssured initiative gains strength
LOFA is raising awareness of fire safety standards/regulations for garden furniture cushions in its 'LOFAssured' campaign, and already 17 members are certified. with a further 21 in progress...
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