GTN Xtra - GTN Xtra - Issue 36 2014

Crest Garden have announced details of their new sales team made up of "12 knowledgeable, well known and respected sales agents" who will report to sales director Andy Abraham. The company has also revealed plans for the launch of a comprehensive range of quality autumn products...

Find out who makes up the new sales team at Crest Garden

Solus to close Rackheath depot in Norwich, announce administrators

The administrators acting on behalf of Solus Garden & Leisure have announced that the company's Rackheath depot in Norwich is to close next month and that 19 jobs could be affected...

Rebranding is a possibility for The Garden Centre Group, admits marketing director

The Garden Centre Group's marketing director Sarah Fuller has admitted to GTN Xtra that the senior management team is seriously considering a rebranding of the company, and hasn't ruled out the possibility of using either Wyevale, Blooms or Garden & Leisure for its corporate identity in future...

Notcutts decide to pull out of Bagshot development

Notcutts have decided not to open a new garden store in Bagshot, Surrey, on the site of their former garden centre (pictured above) which closed in April...

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Mr Fothergill's adds GroBox to its growing online portfolio

Mr Fothergill's has acquired the intellectual property and trading assets of GroBox Ltd for an undisclosed sum. The online-based business offers easy-to-grow, complete seed-based gardening solutions, such as a flower, vegetable and herb gardens in a box and roll-out seed mats...

Garden Centre sales need a boost before the end of June

After all those weeks reporting sales at record levels, the GTN Bestsellers Epos Data All Products Index has now been showing volume sales down versus last year for seven weeks now...

It Starts with a Pot giveaway – opportunity for garden retailers

As part of the cross industry ‘It Starts with a Pot’ campaign a limited stock of plastic pots are available to garden retailers to run planting activities in store over the summer holidays...

96% of stand space sold for Glee in September

With just under three months to go before it opens its doors to visitors, Glee is gearing up for its biggest and best shows for many years, with 96% of stand space now sold...

Buy your tickets for The Greatest Awards Summer Evening Garden Party

Reward your team after a busy day at SOLEX and rub shoulders with The Greatest Garden Centre teams in the business on the evening of Momnday 7th July...

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New roles for senior managers at Monkton Elm

The three senior managers at family-run Monkton Elm Garden & Pet Centre near Taunton, Somerset, have been given new roles in the award-winning business...

The Greatest Garden Centre Catering Teams can be voted for on-line

This year we've created a link you can add into your e-mails, your social media and your websites for customer voting for The Greatest Garden Centre Catering Team...

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Gardman donates £500 worth of products to school project

Lansbury Bridge School in St Helens is creating a very special sensory environment throughout its school grounds with help from Gardman, which has donated £500 worth of garden and wild bird care products.

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Flower Trials declared a huge success on 10th anniversary

The 10th anniversary edition of the Flower Trials attracted more visitors than ever before, with growers, wholesalers and retailers attending from all corners of the globe...

GTN June 2014

Garden Trade News

Good weather helps ignite BBQ sales

The recent warm weather helped members of the Garden Centre Association boost their sales of barbecues and garden furniture last month, according to the body’s Barometer of Trade...

It's turning into the year of the slug

Gardeners are battling to keep the slugs at bay, a fact that’s evident in the GTN Bestsellers Garden Products chart...

The Greatest Awards goes Potty

The Greatest Awards has joined up with the HTA's "It Starts with a Pot" campaign so that the winners on the "Top of the Pots" competition will be presented at The Greatest Awards Party ...

Late surge on tomatoes boosts veg sales

The GTN Bestsellers Veg-2-Gro chart is showing a late surge of tomatoes but chillies are still remaining hot...

Sheila joins ‘the 25 year club’ at Wyevale Nurseries

Sheila Jackson has joined an exclusive group of individuals in ‘the 25 year service club’ at Wyevale Nurseries in Hereford...

Top soil tops the growth chart

Top soil is certainly in demand at the moment with five lines in the GTN Bestsellers Growing Media Top 50 products...

The Greatest Garden Centre Team - Your customers can vote on-line too

This year we've created a link you can add into your e-mails, your social media and your websites for customer voting for The Greatest Garden Centre Team of the year...

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DCF supports protected ornamental growers study tour

The David Colegrave Foundation (DCF) is offering funding of £2,500 in support of a protected ornamental growers study tour to the USA...

TGCG centres support Marie Curie’s Blooming Great Tea Party

The Garden Centre Group’s 140 garden centres is supporting Marie Curie’s Blooming Great Tea Party initiative this month...

Pele the piranha predicts World Cup results

A pet piranha called Pele, who resides at Wildwoods Water Garden Centre in North London, is wowing customers with its ability to predict World Cup results...

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