GTN Xtra - Issue 26 2016 | 10 April, 2016 Send to a Friend » | Subscribe » | Archive » | Update your Profile » | Print all Articles » | RSS »  |  Visit our website »

In This Issue Tesco gets ready to sell Dobbies Garden Centres Scope for stockists to increase sales via up-selling with Meadow View Stones NEW POS Early Easter leads to March sales being up 8% Two garden centres in London and Bucks to close Consumers slow to trust in contactless payment French DIY and gardening startup ManoMano sets its sights on UK Which? names T&M's incredicompost as best for seeds and young plants Warwickshire plant pot company wins overseas business GIMA 'seed corn' award helps winner to first-year bonanza Top centres join David Domoney's ambassador scheme Deco-Pak to separate aggregates and birdcare at Glee Johnsons Lawn Seed to reach retail fever pitch Westland to sponsor Balmoral Show in Northern Ireland Horticultural/Plantarea Manager (Gloucester) Junior Buyer: Garden Care Garden Sundries Retail Manager (Hampshire) Customer Experience Manager (Northamptonshire) Garden Sundries Retail Manager (Middlesex) Get your own copy of GTN Xtra Wyevale Garden Centres appoint new finance chief Encouraging signs as garden product sales rise TV advertising pushes Miracle-Gro Growables into Bestsellers chart HTA National Plant Show - almost sold out Growing media sales still ahead of the game Centurion appoints new Head of Field Sales High-tech BBQ boost for Premier Decorations Brentwood planners to consider new garden centre proposal Christine Walkden joins Baby Bio Outdoor on roadshow Blood pressure check with that, sir? Wyeville Garden Centre theft hearing adjourned Highgrove Festival gets helping hand from nurseries Inside the April issue of GTN Bestsellers Top 50 charts every week Buy your subscription to GTN Bestsellers All the latest news from the world of garden centre catering Garden centres without cafés can join coffee morning Francesco Mazzei & Robert Ortiz join Natural Food Kitchen chef line-up Situations Vacant Horticultural/Plantarea Manager (Gloucester) Salary: £24,000 - £28,000 Read more» Junior Buyer: Garden Care Competitive salary   Read more» Garden Sundries Retail Manager (Hampshire) Salary: £16,000 - £20,000 Read more» Customer Experience Manager (Northamptonshire) Salary: £16,000 - £20,000 Read more» Garden Sundries Retail Manager (Middlesex) Salary: £16,000 - £20,000 Read more» Send us your news and great ideas Contact us with your news.  Email neil.pope@tgcmc.co.uk, or trevor.pfeiffer@tgcmc.co.uk or call the GTN News team on 01733 775700 Return to Cover Page» Growing media sales still ahead of the game   Growing media sales are up on both 2015 (+33.7%) and 2014 (+36.6%) levels, and 22.8% higher than the previous week as gardeners start to get busy outside. This week’s Growing Media star performers include: Scotts Miracle-Gro Moisture Control Compost (56 litres) is the highest climber, moving up 25 places to No 20. Westland Gro-Sure All Purpose Compost (50 litres) is the highest re-entry at No 24. Scotts Levington Multipurpose + John Innes (56 litres) retains the top spot for another week. To subscribe to GTN Bestsellers email karen.pfeiffer@tgcmc.co.uk      Inside GTN April 2016

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