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Sales in garden centres hit all time January high
The uncertainty surrounding Brexit may be causing problems in certain business areas but in garden centres sales are running at an all time high for January. The GTN Bestsellers All Sales Index for last week was 15.2% up on week 3 last year....
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Spring Fair, which starts at the NEC Birmingham on Sunday, is creating a huge social media buzz around the event at 12 noon today (Wednesday)...
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Garden centres have been a vital link in Forest Garden's 2018 success
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Garden centres remain at the very heart of sales planning for Forest Garden, the UK’s leading producer of decorative timber structures, wooden fence panels, trellis, outdoor storage and sheds. That's according to the company's sales director, John Gomersall (pictured)...
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APAC lead the way with more than 10,000 product lines
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APAC are one of the leading importers and distributors of floristry, party, event décor and horticultural products in the UK, and today the company's product range covers more than 10,000 product lines sourced from all over the world...
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Wyevale Wimborne Freehold to be auctioned
The freehold of Wyevale Wimborne is to be auctioned in London on February 14th 2019....
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Prongcroft brings fresh approach to garden care
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Prongcroft Ltd, of Nottingham, a company which brings a fresh approach to garden care and maintenance introduced The Garden Prong at Glee last September...
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Are we heading for a great gardening year?
What a great omen for a potentially great gardening year – plant sales up by 25% so far this year!
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Adapting to Climate Change – We CAN and We WILL
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Whilst we are all still coming to terms with the realisation of Climate Change, are we all adjusting our business models to adapt to those changes; probably not. As the 2019 season kicks-off, some companies will fare-better than others, but one British company which is determined to stay out in-front is Somerset based Durston Garden Products Ltd...
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Centre that defied Christmas ban is in liquidation
Closure follows planning application for new homes
St John's Plant Centre at Clacton, which ran its Christmas Wonderland event in defiance of a local council ban, has closed and is in liquidation...
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'Gear up for Garden ReLeaf Day' centres are urged
You'll be helping Greenfingers charity's efforts to beat last year's £70k record
Garden centres across the UK are being encouraged to take part in Garden Re-Leaf Day on Friday 22 March and raise vital funds for the Greenfingers Charity, the national charity that creates magical gardens for children’s hospices...
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Smart Garden is GCA's favourite supplier for second year
Smart Garden has scooped the Garden Centre Association’s prestigious Associate of the Year award, retaining the Haskins-Stewart Cup as favourite supplier to the industry...
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Haskins Garden Centres scoops multiple awards
Leading garden centre group, Haskins, is celebrating after taking home several prestigious awards at this week’s Garden Centre Association Conference...
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Feast in store for buyers at Casual Dining show
From limited edition beer, craft sodas, and vegan ice-creams to easy-to-serve cheeseboards, fishless fillets, premium coffee, gin alternatives and eco-packaging, an enticing range of launches is promised at next month’s Casual Dining trade show...
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25% increase for Early Bird Garden product sales
Early Bird incentives have proved a big hit with gardeners this January as six core gardening products zoom up the chart to be Week 3 Bestsellers in the GTN Garden Products Chart...
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Record January week for growing media sales
Growing Media sales took a huge leap last week as more Early Bird offers came on to the market. Uptake meant sales were up 50% on the same week last year to reach an all-time record sales volume level for January.
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Wild Bird Care sales up by 33%
With the Big Garden Birdwatch starting this weekend it’s good to see significant increases in Wild Bird Care purchasers year on year...
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Onions continue to dominate Veg-2-Gro Top 50
The Top 5 Bestselling lines are all onion sets and there are 17 onion, shallot or garlic lines in the GTN Top 50...
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Conference to provide practical advice and inspiration to new and seasoned exporters
Some of the leading exporters in the home enhancement, garden and leisure and pet product sectors are lining up to share their experiences with delegates at The Future for International Trade conference, being organised by leading trade associations, Gardenex, PetQuip and BHETA...
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Scholarship could kick-start bedding plant career
Ball Colegrave is offering young commercial bedding plant growers the opportunity for a travel scholarship...
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Online sales growth hits all time low in December
UK online retail sales growth hit an all-time low of just +3.6% year-on-year in December as retailers experienced a tough Christmas trading period to end a challenging second half of the year, according to the Capgemini IMRG eRetail Sales Index...
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Hillier announces new charity partnership with Maggie’s
Hillier is pleased to announce a new charity partnership for 2019-20 with national cancer support charity, Maggie’s...
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Haskins partners with primary school to donate houseplants
Haskins Garden Centre has partnered with Mansbridge Primary School to donate houseplants to the school in Swaythling...
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The best of last week's
If you missed last week's GTN Xtra, below are the most-read stories...
Bents and The Old Railway Line win top awards at GCA Conference
Bents Garden & Home (above) won Destination Garden Centre of the Year and The Old Railway Line (below) won Garden Centre of the Year at the GCA Annual Dinner & Awards last night presented by Phil Vickery MBE...
See all the results from the GCA Annual Dinner including Catering Rising Stars and Garden Centres of Excellence
Pictures from GCA Conference themed-party night
A special African Safari themed party night at the Garden Centre Association conference at Luton Hoo saw delegates dressed in all types of fancy dress...
See GTN Xtra's pictures from last night
Top awards for garden centres at GCA conference
Cowell’s Garden Centre (above) and Perrywood Garden Centre were celebrating after winning Ruxley Rose Awards at the Garden Centre Association’s annual conference in Luton...
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'Orse Racin' gets GCA Conference off to a head start
Garden centre and supplier delegates arrived at conference on Sunday to take part in the ninth Annual Greenfingers Challenge...
See GTN Xtra's exclusive photo coverage of 'Orse Racin'
With Wyevale Garden Centres CEO and trading director set to depart, the plot thickens…
The loss of two key executives heightens the intrigue at Wyevale Garden Centres. GTNXtra explores the implications
With Wyevale Garden Centres CEO and trading director leaving at the end of the month, a big question mark inevitably hangs over the prospect of Wyevale Garden Centres existing as a group by the end of this year...
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Hare Hatch Sheeplands owner’s delight over court decision
Wokingham Borough Council has been refused permission to appeal by Lady Justice Hallett DBE, Vice President of the Court of Appeal Criminal Division, against a ruling made at Reading Crown Court last year related to a prosecution action sought by the council...
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What were the bestselling garden products of 2018?
Whilst plant sales soared when the gardening season eventually got going last year, garden product sales didn’t follow in the same way. The sales volumes of the GTN Bestsellers Garden products Top 50 for the whole year sees a 19% drop year on year.
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