In This Issue
The Garden Centre Group loses four more top managers
Sissons joins Briers as Trading Director
Tesco and Dobbies unveil plans for first joint new build store in Scotland
Stax Trade Centres require Sales Representative for the North East
Welcome boost for garden centre sales volumes
Catering and Concessions: top priorities at The Garden Centre Group
GCA announces best regional planterias
New editor for Garden Trade News
What's for Lunch!? Hot Ideas for food and catering teams
Have you thought about…Creating a Destination?
Cabinet Minister visits Doff Portland to acknowledge its turnaround
Napoloen aims to double its UK barbecue sales
Pippa Greenwood and Stewart Garden help to get kids growing fruit and veg
Chilli Willies are 'hot' news for chilli growers
12 job losses as Lincs garden centre closes
Seasonal products starting to sell well
Christmas displays are a hit during school break
The planting of winter baskets boosts growing media sales
New starters join Westland Horiculture to develop its brands
Motivational speaker to give free talk to GCA members
NGGV Christmas card competition attracts thousands
Top ten trees to plant this autumn
Top tips on multi-channel marketing at HTA Seasonal Plants Focus 2013
A hit with the birds...
If you want to keep track of the Christmas Bestsellers…
GTN Bestsellers - garden centre sales data every week
Bestsellers Top 50 charts every week
 
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Have you thought about…Creating a Destination?
Top tips from the Catering Design Group



Great design has the potential to transform your restaurant into a destination, increasing your revenue, profit, footfall and spend per heard, together with driving loyalty.

  • Who are you trying to attract? Think about who wants what and when. For example, older customers often start their day earlier and are therefore looking for a light lunchtime option late morning
  • Think about your ambience - If you get the ambience right, it can create a ‘feel good’ factor, which encourages cross-selling and increased spend
  • Defining your space will guide the customer journey and experience. With the clever use of furniture and materials, it is possible to direct customers by creating interest, pathways and focal points. Zones work in the same way, subconsciously leading the customer through the space to ensure maximum engagement with their environment
  • Creating a destination is about having a clear vision as to what you want to achieve. Draw inspiration from the high street, your local area and trends and then take time to look at each area of your operation as they are so tightly linked together 

This will be the final hints and tips in this series until we return in 2014. Please drop us an email trevor.pfeiffer@tgcmc.co.uk if you would like to receive the previous six.


Contact the Catering Design Group at: info@cateringdesign.co.uk


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