In This Issue
Wyevale's expansion could result in a stronger independent trade, says leading garden centre boss
Individuality is key to the success of independents
Haskins Rising Star is focused on the “winning lines”
Record sales at garden centres in the lead up to Christmas
Smart Garden Products to launch 30 new products at Christmas Fair
Wyevale apologise after 'upsetting' advert appears on Facebook
NOMA shows off 2015 Christmas range in style
Are you The Greatest Christmas Garden Centre Team?
Carol Paris & Friends (Two and Four Legged) complete the Santa Run for Greenfingers
Save the Children Jumper Day supported by Mr Fothergill's
The Quest for Christmas Greatness - Buy Your Tickets for The Greatest Christmas Party Here
GCA garden centres shine with Christmas displays
Monkton Elm launches famous sapling giveaway for New Year
Garden centre goat video goes viral
Restaurant Chef - Gloucestershire
Assistant Nursery Manager - Cheshire
Hard & Soft Landscapers - Kent
Landscape Manager Domestic - West Midlands
Popular Hermitage Coffee Shop at Hilliers to close after 30 years
Suttons release first blight-free tomato
Garden lighting is the sales phenomenon of 2014
Children encouraged into nature for stronger immune systems
Stockings, lights and artificial snow are the big sellers at Christmas
Bark wags the tail for growing media sales
Vote now for The Greatest Christmas Supplier 2014
Successful bid by garden centre owner to open new cafe
Notcutts reports growth despite challenging environment
Stewart Garden Schools campaign continues to grow as year three gets underway
Greenfingers announce winner of inaugural design competition
Hot tub entrepreneur launches garden centre range
Gardenex arranges stand discount for UK firms at Dubai event
Tim Briercliffe confirmed for Contact 2015
Bestsellers Top 50 charts every week
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Record sales at garden centres in the lead up to Christmas



Record sales weeks are being reported as we travel the country meeting teams for The Greatest Christmas Awards.  

By the middle of next week over 140 garden centres will have been visited by one of The Greatest Christmas Awards experts – a record entry for our pretisgious event.  

Without doubt, the teamwork and creativity that has gone into Christmas 2014 is amazing and there are plenty of customers leaving garden centres with beaming smiles and baskets of products.

The GTN Bestsellers aggregated Epos data shows the first week of December as the third highest week of the year for volume sales, but with two weekends left until Christmas we could reach higher levels still before the end of the year.

The GTN team are looking forward to seeing many of you at The Greatest Christmas Awards party in the New Year (January 11). 

Tickets are selling fast, so please reserve yours today to make sure you are there for the announcement of The Greatest Christmas Teams of 2014. You are guaranteed to have a great time.

GTN Bestsellers Top 50 sales volumes compared to the same week last year...

  • Garden Products – down 35%
  • Xmas Products  – down 16%
  • Growing Media – down 8%
  • All items index – down 18%

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