It’s that time of year again so the Stars for Europe team are raring to go with all things Poinsettia; marketing designed to help you sell more.
Just like those dodgy Christmas jumpers, a Poinsettia is part and parcel of the festive season... but with everyone and their dog selling them these days you need to know how to market them. Let Stars for Europe help you maximise those sales with tons of marketing material, techniques and a steady stream of exciting consumer promo.
A scout leader has accused Wyevale Garden Centres of ruining Christmas after his troop was frozen out of running a festive grotto at Blooms Garden Centre near Coventry...
As GTN's team of experts start their visits for this years The Greatest Christmas Awards, we are excited to announce a new category sponsored by Petface...
Remembrance Sunday provided a 100% boost in sales of the Gardman Cast Iron Poppy Feeder, making this product the second highest volume sales line for the week when we amalgamate our Garden Products, Growing Media, Christmas and Wild Bird Care weekly Top 50s from garden centre EPoS data...
Rosebourne managing director Neville Prest (centre) and latest recruit Val Kempster visited the site of the company's planned new centre in Weyhill, Hampshire, which is due to open in late August 2016...
Over 100 delegates from across the industry came together this week for the HTA Marketing Forum 2015 which took place at Chesford Grange, Warwick. The event, themed ‘tools for success’, brought together keynote speakers, industry experts and practitioners to look at ways in which businesses can maximise their marketing spend, no matter their budget...
Garden centres across the UK are really getting into the swing of Christmas and using social media to promote their festive activities. Here's a few that GTN Xtra noticed this week, including an innovative video from Tong Garden Centre...
Primary school children from Green Oak, Moss Lane and St. Hilary’s schools in Godalming are taking part in Squire’s Garden Centres' “Decorate A Christmas Tree” competition..
As part of The Greatest Christmas Awards, garden centres get the chance to vote for the supplier they feel has been their Greatest Christmas Suppleir of the Year...
Tickets are now on sale for GTN’s The Greatest Christmas Awards Party, sponsored by Premier Decorations.Come and join us for the party of the year in Harrogate on Sunday 10th January 2016...
There’s clear evidence in this week’s GTN Bestsellers Christmas Products chart that shoppers are getting into the feative spirit and are busy buying items for their Christmas trees...
Farmyard manure and plant protection bark have shown up strongly in this week’s Growing Media chart, which reveals that overall sales are slowing down...
A retail expert will be flying in from Germany to speak at the 2016 Garden Centre Association’s annual conference in January and he says the future for garden centres is bright...
Notcutts, the UK’s largest family owned garden centre group, has today announced profit for the 12 months to February 2015 of £7.4m vs £1.3m prior year...
Scotts Miracle-Gro’s UK marketing director Paula Parker has left the business following the latest round of restructuring by general manager Sheila Hill. She plans to set up her own business...
As revealed in a special edition of GTN Xtra on Thursday, the Gardman Group has announced the appointment of Pete Utting as Chief Executive. He joins from Whitworths Ltd...
Customers at garden centres across the country were buying furniture and outdoor plants during October and early indictations of Christmas sales are good according to the Garden Centre Association’s Barometer of Trade (BoT) results...
