A stunning last week’s trading in November, which was the ninth highest week for volume sales of the year, meant the month finished 11% up on last year and 7% higher than the previous November record set in 2017...
A record week for Christmas sales volumes resulted in the GTN Bestsellers Christmas Top 50 sales index being up 16% on last year and 5% higher than the previous November record set in 2017...
Bord na Mona's Steve Harper says he is confident that good progress is being made on reducing peat in growing media to help the UK government to meet its zero carbon emissions target...
This year the Blue Diamond Group of Garden Centres are delighted to have donated real Christmas trees to various children's hospices, hospitals, charities and primary schools that are local to its 37 centres...
Tong Garden Centre’s Christmas displays have been named the best in the North East for the fourth year running in the Garden Centre Association’s annual festive honours...
The new wild bird care range launched earlier this year by Lincolnshire-based Henry Bell & Co, the family-owned animal feed producer behind a number of private labels, is now on shelves at Dobbies...
Brother and sister Tom and Jenny Ripley are to take over Greenways garden centre in Bethersden, Kent, in January - the first time the centre has changed hands in almost 20 years...
Above: Bradley, Tom and Andrew Ripley in The Garden Restaurant at what will become Ripleys Garden Centre in January.
Week in week out, tens of thousands of loyal customers vote for their favourite casual dining brands with their wallets. Despite the headlines and the challenging market, scores of innovative restaurants, bars and pubs across the UK’s high streets are thriving – with their teams working tirelessly to deliver an all-round incredible casual dining experience. The Casual Dining Awards 2020 are for them...
Zest 4 Leisure has announced changes at Board level as it continues to forge ahead with its programme of continuous improvement. The new organisational structure reflects Zest’s mission to put quality and customer service at the heart of everything it does...
Spring Fair has announced its new theatre line-up for February’s show. Across five days and three stages, visitors can access fresh retail sector insights from world-renowned industry innovators and disruptors. Mary Berry and Mary Portas are among the celebrities announced to date.
Davidson Richards and Garden Connect have signed a deal to develop joint solutions, one of the first of which is an app allowing garden centre customers to scan their own shopping cart and to pay on their mobile.
Pre-Christmas plant sales are giving a welcome end of year lift to overall plant sales. Last week's plants total volumes were up by 17% on the same week last year, the second consecutive week of big increases...
Squire’s Garden Centres in Shepperton has donated £2,889 to the Charley Paige Trust after pledging 20% of the profits from their Buzzy Bumbles soft play hive to the charity...
Wild Bird Care sales volumes overtook Growing Media volumes for the first week this winter. Top 50 Wild Bird Care volumes for November were 6% up on last year...
Barton Grange Garden Centre and Whitehall Garden Centre – Whitchurch have been announced as the national winners of the 2019 Garden Centre Association’s annual Christmas competition. The garden centres were judged to have the best festive displays in the country by the organisation and will receive their awards at its annual conference in January, 2020.
Dobbies Garden Centre Group Limited yesterday (30th November 2019) filed the Annual Report and Financial Statements for The Group and its subsidiaries for the 12 months to 24 February 2019. These show sales increased 12% on prior year to £166m and are now at £300m following the purchase of a further 31 centres during the rest of 2019...
Simon McArdle moves to Gardman Crest as Marketing and Category Director and Mark Sage joins as Head of Commercial Horticulture for Westland Group from Wyevale Garden Centres...
