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Garden centre sales up 30% in September
Exclusive GTN Bestsellers Epos data analysis
We predicted September to be 20% up but with continued high levels of gardening activity and Christmas starting with a bang the month ended up 31% on last year...
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All the latest news from the world of pet products
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New dates for PATS Sandown 2021
Organisers of PATS Sandown have announced the show will be moving to a new date in 2021. The two-day pet industry exhibition will now be held on Tuesday, May 11th, and Wednesday, May 12th, again at Sandown Park, Surrey...
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Video: Rudbeckia range exceeds expectations at Hyde Hall
Within the framework of the 'Year of the Rudbeckia' home garden marketing campaign, Fleuroselect together with broadcaster and Sun gardening columnist Peter Seabrook planted a trial of over 80 Rudbeckia varieties at the Royal Horticultural Society's garden Hyde Hall in Essex.
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Greenfingers thanks Evergreen Garden Care for support
The Greenfingers Charity welcomes support from all corners of the garden retail sector, with many retailers and suppliers pulling together to help raise much needed funds. One such supplier is Evergreen Garden Care, which has once again dug deep to help Greenfingers build even more treasured garden spaces at children’s hospices across the country...
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Christmas displays return to The Gardens Group
The Gardens Group has announced plans for the return of its award-winning Christmas displays in Sherborne, Yeovil and Poundbury next month, including a comprehensive range of new measures designed to keep families safe and socially distanced as they soak up the festivities and get transported to magical winter wonderlands...
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Neudorff is a finalist in the German Sustainability Award
The German Sustainability Award is one of the most important awards of its kind in Europe. On September 24th, 2020, the expert jury announced the finalists of this year's nominations. Neudorff will enter the finals in the category "Transformation Resources"...
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The unique BucketBarrow arrives In UK
Magic Distribution have taken their first delivery of BucketBarrow this week. Originally designed and developed for gardeners and the construction industry in Australia, BucketBarrow is a truly unique and tough wheelbarrow that until now has only been available down under...
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Dobbies to host Spooktacular events this Halloween
Dobbies are inviting families to come and enjoy a spine-tingling time of tricks and treats at their Dobbies’ Halloween Spooktacular which takes place from Thursday 29 to Saturday 31 October in selected stores...
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New Hortes garden centre in Riga opens this month
Hortes garden centre chain will open its third garden centre in Riga this month. In this way they grow in a short time to three locations, two of them were previously built in Estonia...
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Retirement Village plan submitted for Solihull garden centre site
Wyndley Garden Centre in Solihull could become a retirement village with restaurant and gym if a planning application submitted to Solihull Council is approved...
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Fervour to grow sees record growing media sales
The fervour to grow more in pots, in gardens, in allotments and indoors, and the significant change in attitude and activity is no better illustrated than with our sales of growing media for September over the past seven years...
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Robotime, a Chinese brand of DIY Model Kits come to UK garden centres
Fountasia has just been appointed exclusive UK distributor for Robotime, a Chinese brand of DIY Model Kits...
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New record high for garden product sales
The GTN Bestsellers Top 50 Garden Products volume sales index just topped the previous high for September and mark a clear reversal of the downward trend seen since 2014 through to 2018...
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This year, GrootGroenPlus goes digital - will you join us?
GrootGroenPlus, the trade fair for the tree nursery industry, will host its first digital edition this year. From 30 September - 2 October...
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'Knowing their Onions' sees Autumn Grow Your Own rise to new high
Normally, as we start paying attention to Christmas sales, we wouldn’t be reporting on Veg-2-Gro sales anymore but this year they are not fading away – they even increased week on week at the end of the month. It seems that ‘new’ gardeners are knowing their onions and getting them planted for next year...
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AIPH looks to the future with new members and new strategic plan
The General Meeting of the International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH) concluded the online edition of the 72nd Annual Congress on 30 September. The Congress, which included the AIPH Recovery from Crisis conference on 15 September and the AIPH International Horticultural Expo Conference on 30 September attracted over 200 delegates from over 50 countries...
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Wild Bird and Wildlife Care products show signs of growth
Wild Bird and Wildlife Care products showed signs of growth during September, up 4% on 2019.
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HTA statement on Migration Advisory Committee review
Commenting on the news on Wednesday 30th September that following its recent review, the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) has failed to recommend any horticultural occupations for inclusion on the Shortage Occupation List (SOL)...
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The best of last week's
If you missed last week's GTN Xtra, below are the most-read stories...
September garden centre sales head for 20% up
GTN Bestsellers weekly garden centre Epos data
Ahead of Christmas openings on a big scale, September garden centre sales are heading towards being over 20% up on last year...
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Santa’s Grotto at Hillmount opens for Pre-Booking
With the countdown on and just three months until Christmas, the award winning Santa’s Grotto at Hillmount is now open for pre-booking online...
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Autumn plant sales head back towards past glories
GTN Bestsellers analysis
For years, the industry has tried to get the Autumn planting season back to levels of past glories. Now, thanks to all the new gardeners and increased activity spurred on by lockdown, plant sales in the first three weeks of September 2020 have already exceeded sales for the whole month in any of the previous 4 years...
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Award-winning Zest 4 Leisure launch lifestyle product video support package
Based on the success of virtual Glee, Zest 4 Leisure have produced a range of consumer-facing product videos that can be used by their customers to showcase their new and existing range of quality timber garden products in lifestyle settings...
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Tong appoints project manager for Food Hall makeover
Former Nestlé senior commercial manager Sarah Dwyer will work with the team at Tong Garden Centre to deliver a new Food Hall experience at the Tong Lane site that will create at least 10 new jobs...
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Wild Bird Care dissapoints so far this Autumn
Wild Bird Care sales continue to disappoint in the GTN Bestsellers weekly Epos data, now running at down 18% on last year...
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Royal seal of approval for HTA #MillionPlantingMoments campaign
Prince Charles planted a hydrangea in the grounds of his home at Birkhall on Royal Deeside to signal his support for the Million Planting Moments campaign...
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Nicola Pugh joins the HTA Council
Nicola Pugh has joined the HTA Council as the Representative for the Welsh region...
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Garden Centre Photo Tours
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Haskins Snowhill re-opens after £15m re-vamp
Haskins Garden Centre in Snowhill, Crawley, has opened its doors to customers following a 12-month refurbishment costing £15m...
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