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Garden cheer despite the wind and rain
The wind, rain and dark cloudy skies appeared to be key factors when it came to garden product sales volumes last week...
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Perennial can step in to relieve summer holiday stress
As schools prepare to close their doors for the long summer break, Perennial can help parents and carers worried about the additional cost of the school holidays...
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Runner beans climb to No 1 in Bestsellers Veg-2-Gro chart
Runner bean plants, strawberry plants, herbs and peppers are starting to take over from tomato plants in volume sales...
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Novel bio-ethanol barbecue fuel unveiled at BBC show
A novel non-toxic and eco-friendly BBQ lighter was launched at the BBC’s Gardener’s World Live last week...
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Growing Media continues its long term increase
Growing media sales suffered with the weather but they were 25% up on the same week in 2017, which puts things into perspective underlining the long term sales increase of this category...
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Springwatch levels Wild Bird Care sales
The Springwatch effect helped keep Wild Bird Care sales at a good level despite the inclement weather. Top 50 sales volumes were almost level with the first week of June 2018...
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Roses rise in popularity
The rain and wind last week prompted a big drop in plant sales, well down on the same week last year but 8% up on the same week in 2017. As roses bloom their sales increase, moving up 10 places to No 4...
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The best of last week's
If you missed last week's GTN Xtra, below are the most-read stories...
Team Hartman win again at GIMA Golf and Charity Day
Team Hartman, led by Paul Facey, were victorious for the second year running at the 10th Anniversary GIMA Golf & Charity Day...
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May ends 5% above average, reports GTN Bestsellers
After the record breaking, and season saving, bumper May for garden centre sales last year no-one expected May 2019 to top that. GTN Bestsellers Epos data analysis reveals the month ended 9.4% down on 2018 but 5% higher than the average for May between 2011 and 2019...
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High-value haul in Brighouse garden centre raid
Thieves got away with thousands of pounds worth of high-value plants and goods in an early-hours raid on Kershaw's Garden Centre at Brighouse last week...
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May Day Bank Holiday in England, Wales and Northern Ireland moves to Friday 8th May for 2020
The early May bank holiday in 2020 will move from Monday 4 May to Friday 8 May to mark the 75th anniversary of VE Day...
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Raglan excited to be using CSY Retail Systems again
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CSY Retail Systems are delighted to be working with Martin Davies and the Raglan Garden Centre team again, 10 years since we first implemented Vector there.
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