West Midlands garden centre site sold for £2.5m
The site of former Woolmans Garden Centre in Shirley, Solihull, has been sold at auction for £2.5 million. It had been marketed as a prime residential development opportunity (subject to planning)...
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Want inspiration to develop your retailing over the next few years?
The HTA in association with Garden Trade News are arranging an inspirational Study Tour to the Netherlands in February 2016 that will include the 6,000 sq metre concept garden centre at The Tuinzaken Garden Retail Experience in Boskoop, and there is still some very limited availability for this opportunity...
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Nicholas Marshall looks to buy Homebase
Nicholas Marshall, the retail executive responsible for turning around the Garden Centre Group, is said by the Financial Times to be preparing a bid to buy the Homebase DIY and garden centre business from Home Retail Group PLC...
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Blustery weather fails to blow November sales off course
Wet and windy weather took the edge off sales volumes for the last week in November, according to GTN Bestsellers EPoS data, but aggregates for the month are still the best in three years and Christmas Products sales are still on course for a record year...
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Social media proves a big success for customer voting
On-line votes are pouring in from customers as they support their garden centre teams in the quest to become The Greatest Christmas Garden Centre Team of the Year...
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LeisureGrow Group enhances sales force with new appointments
In response to a growing customer base and increased brands within the group, LeisureGrow Group has increased its sales team, with five new industry specialists joining the LeisureGrow family...
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GCA garden centres sparkle with Christmas displays
The regional winners of the Garden Centre Association’s annual Christmas display competition have been revealed. Fifteen garden centres have been named as having the best overall Christmas displays in their individual regions.
Squires Badshot Lea were winners in the South Thames region.
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Are You Still Loving Your Plot?
Ten months on from the first “Love the Plot You’ve Got” Masterclasses for garden centre teams, seven new Masterclass dates have been announced for Spring 2016...
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