In This Issue
Notcutts reveals new look at Staines garden centre
"Smiles per metre" is a hit - HTA Futures follow up comment from retailers
Half-term week sales could make it a record October
Tong Garden Centre benefits from mobility retailer donation
Westland achieves highest food safety standards
Bomber Command inspires Kelkay's new fork lift fleet
Burgon & Ball launches new RHS-endorsed products
Early Christmas shopping evening a success at Squire’s
Weber World initiative doubles in-store sales
Talking strategy, brand, visual merchandising, digital & broadcast media at the HTA Marketing Forum
Launch of GrowModule 365 – a sustainable indoor growing system
Area Sales Managers
Brand Manager
Sales representative, South East
Nursery Grower Technical Manager
Garden Centre General Manager
Garden Sundries Retail Manager (Berkshire)
Nursery Grower Manager
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Top 6 plants sell more than 50% of all sales
HTA relocates to Oxfordshire
Christmas sales are booming this month
Orchid and lighting products in big demand
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Growing media sales still doing well
Bestsellers Top 50 charts every week
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GTN's Greatest Awards 2016
All the latest news from the world of garden centre catering
Entries open for Casual Dining Restaurant & Pub Awards
Dobbies launches search for star baker
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Garden Centre General Manager
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Notcutts reveals new look at Staines garden centre


Notcutts revealed its new look at a special ribbon-cutting event on Thursday. It marked the completion of the first phase of development at Notcutts in Staines, which has seen a new-look restaurant as well as an increase in the indoor retail space. The refurbishment is part of the company's five-year plan to redevelop its 18 centres across the UK.
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"Smiles per metre" is a hit - HTA Futures follow up comment from retailers
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Two weeks on from HTA Futures, GTN Xtra asked a handful of retailer delegates what they had gained from attending what was in our opinion one of the most thought provoking and inspirational garden industry conferences of recent years...
Read feedback from Coolings, Fosseway, Ben Reid and Aylett Nurseries
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Half-term week sales could make it a record October
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Tong Garden Centre benefits from mobility retailer donation


Customers at Tong Graden Centre in Bradford are set to benefit from the generosity of the UK's largest mobility retailer. Eden Mobility has donated five wheelchairs to help visitors to get about the large site safely and comfortably.
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Westland achieves highest food safety standards
 
Westland has achieved the highest food safety standard accreditation from the British Retail Consortium (BRC), a global monitoring organisation...
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Bomber Command inspires Kelkay's new fork lift fleet
 

Gearing up for a busy 2017, Kelkay make further investment in new machinery and take the opportunity to honour WWII Bomber Command at their base on the site of RAF Snaith...
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Burgon & Ball launches new RHS-endorsed products
 
Burgon & Ball has launched extensive new ranges of RHS-endorsed gardening gifts and tools. They include a new design for the award-winning RHS Gifts for Gardeners range, as well as some highly attractive new hand tools and a collection of brightly coloured tools that even absent-minded gardeners won’t lose.
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Early Christmas shopping evening a success at Squire’s
Christmas came early at Squire’s Garden Centre in Badshot Lea and Shepperton when they held a “Prepare for Christmas” shopping event...



The Mayor & Mayoress of Waverley, Matt Tanner from Squire's, Sue Weaver from Change of Scene.
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All the latest news from the world of garden centre catering
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Entries open for Casual Dining Restaurant & Pub Awards


The Casual Dining Restaurant & Pub Awards, organised by Diversified Communications UK, is now accepting entries for 2017. Launched in 2016, the awards recognise and celebrate the standout restaurant and pub operators of the year across the growing multi-billion pound casual dining sector.
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Dobbies launches search for star baker
As the Great British Bake Off TV show on BBC 1 comes to an end, Dobbies is giving its customers a chance to become their ‘Star Baker!’...
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Weber World initiative doubles in-store sales


Garden centres selected for Weber barbecues’ elevated shopping experience – Weber World – have reported as much as a 239% increase in sales since its launch in April of this year...
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Talking strategy, brand, visual merchandising, digital & broadcast media at the HTA Marketing Forum
 
You can’t afford to miss the HTA Marketing Forum which takes place on Tuesday 8 November at Whittlebury Hall in Northamptonshire. This one day event will consist of a number of bite sized sessions covering a wide range of topics, including strategy, experiential marketing, visual merchandising, social and broadcast media...
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Launch of GrowModule 365 – a sustainable indoor growing system


Bunzl Speciality Businesses have joined forces with specialist grower Ken Holland to launch GrowModule 365 in the UK, perfecting a sustainable indoor growing system, cultivating not only the freshest, super tasty leafy greens in record time, but also the ability to grow soft fruits and flavourful young vegetables all year round...
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