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Get planning for next year! Start by taking advantage of this BOGOF offer exclusive for GTN Xtra readers
It's only 20 weeks until Easter 2016 so now is the time to make sure your strategic marketing planning gets off on the right foot. That's where the HTA Marketing Forum comes in to help, and you could be there by taking advantage of this great marketing offer for GTN Xtra readers: Buy one place at the Forum and get another place for free. In just one day you'll recieve 18 inspirational and informative presentations including keynote presentations from former Tesco Deputy CEO and Chief Marketing Officer for Tesco, Tim Mason (below left), who will reveal some of the new projects he is working on as well as talking about the topics that he really cares about: growth, customer centricity and staff engagement, and Gerald Ratner (below right) shares lessons learned from his rollercoaster journey as former CEO of Ratner’s Group...
 
Book your BOGOF tickets here
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Ex-Garden & Leisure manager to run Rosebourne's new Hampshire centre
Rosebourne, the company founded by former Blooms garden centres chairman Charles Good, has recruited former Garden & Leisure manager Val Kempster to run its new centre in Hampshire...
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Greenfingers call for Carrier Bag Tax Donations
Following the introduction of new government legislation last month, which sees large retailers needing to charge a minimum of 5p for single-use plastic bags, Greenfingers is calling on retailers who qualify for the tax to donate their profits to the charity...
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Home building programme will spark patio gardening boom says Ball Colegrave
The government’s target of 200,000 new homes will spark a patio garden boom, says Ball Colegrave...
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Stax growth, substitute sellers, market data and legal updates at GIMA Day Conference
 
David Hibbert from Stax made the headline presentation at the GIMA meeting, held at Wyevale Melbicks last week...
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Strengthen Your Core with Grow Your Own Profits Roadshow
Supplier supported training events around the UK next February and early March will help garden centres target, educate and communicate effectively to new and existing customers to maximize sales of plants, seeds, bulbs, garden sundries, irrigation and bird care.
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Sales down at garden centres during half-term week
This year’s October half-term school holiday has proved to be not as good as last year for garden centre sales, according to GTN’s Bestsellers data...
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Online tool will help retailers meet new garden chemical regulations deadline
The Crop Protection Association and HTA have developed an online tool to provide training for garden retail staff on the safe and effective use of garden plant protection products...
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Vroom vroom....Santa settles for a £1m sports car for Squire's arrival
Santa will be arriving in style at Squire’s 14 garden centres at the end of November…and his modes of transport include a £1m sports car...
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Wyevale Garden Centres launches community garden makeover initiative
Wyevale Garden Centres has launched its ‘Garden Makeover’ programme at three of its centres nationwide, giving something back to the surrounding area by transforming the green spaces of local community groups...
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All the latest news from the world of garden centre catering
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GTN November 2015
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Kent & Stowe Garden Life attracts new customers
The all new Garden Life range of garden tools launched at Glee has captured the imagination of both the trade and consumers...
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Ken White joins HTA Board
Managing Director of Frosts Landscapes, Ken White has joined the HTA Board as a Director...
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Work starts on new Jiffy factory in Holland
Work on a new manufacturing facility for Jiffy International at Zwijndrecht in the Netherlands is due to start this winter...,
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Pot luck could win you a £300 voucher!
Kent-based pots and containers supplier The Pot Company is to mark its 30th anniversary by giving away a £300 voucher...
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T&M chooses Thrive as its charity of the year
Thrive, the leading charity operating in the field of disability and gardening, has been named as seedsman Thompson & Morgan’s Charity of the Year...
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A good sales week for Gardman products
Gardman has made the headlines in this week’s GTN Bestsellers Garden Products chart with the highest performing items...
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H&H Christmas Money Box still as popular as ever
The History & Heraldry Christmas Money Box has been missing from the GTN Bestsellers Christmas Products chart, prompting fears that it was no longer a popular festive item. However, it’s back with a bang this week, returning as the highest re-entry at No 13...
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Top soil and farmyard manure still in demand
There’s clear evidence in the GTN Bestsellers Growing Media chart that gardeners are preparing their plots for next year with top soil and farmyard manure showing up strongly in the Top 50 bestselling items...
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Win £300 to spend on Planters, Burners and Water Features
Established in 1985, The Pot Company has been supplying the gardening industry with high quality planters and garden features for 30 years and to celebrate its offering people the chance to win £300 worth of products...
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Eighteen marketing presentations in one day
At the HTA Marketing Forum you get to hear and see eighteen, yes 18, thought provoking and informative marketing presentations in one day...
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Driving Tangible Returns on Investment with PR and Social Media
Generating coverage and awareness for your business is no guarantee to driving a return on investment. With every penny on marketing spend counting, this session will establish how you can make a tangible difference by reaching the right audience with the right message...
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Developing a successful marketing campaign in your local community
John Ashley, who has been involved with garden industry sales and marketing since 1972 will talk about the hugely successful way in which the award winning Scotsdales target key postcodes and entice customers to visit and spend money through voucher offers...
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The Ups and Downs of Play time!
If you are thinking of adding soft play to your offering, Boyd Douglas-Davies from the Hillview Group will cover the high and low points through the first year of operating a Soft Play centre in a garden centre.
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Digital Marketing – key issues on the digital agenda
Today, every business of every size has to understand how to engage with their customers via digital channels. Conor Mee from ProvenMentor, provides an update on the key issues on the digital agenda...
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Christmas is upon us once again, and the signs are it’s going to be a great one for garden centres. So now is the time for you to nominate your teams to be a part of GTN’s The Greatest Christmas Awards...
