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After the 2012 washout, what's in store for 2013?
Haskins see record Christmas sales
Asbestos offences cost centre £6,300
Steve Harper leaves Vital Earth
Last few tables and tickets available for Christmas Awards Party
Peckish TV ad hits screens next week
Plant sourcing made simple
Bestselling products of 2012 revealed
Garden Pride Reindeer Experience boosts hospice donation
Online retailers compete for the gardener's pound
Row over proposed garden centre move in Hampshire
Free school wins battle for garden centre site
Get your tickets to The Greatest Christmas Party Ever
Alan Roper, CEO, Blue Diamond Group
Amanda Sizer Barrett, director general, Gardenex and PetQuip
Neil Gow, director, GIMA
Bob Hewitt, CE, Klondyke Group
Iain Wylie, Interim CE, The Garden Centre Association
Ian Boardman, director, IBBIS (UK) consultancy
Nick Davies, MD, Solus Garden & Leisure
Roger Crookes, business consultant and GCA inspector
John McDowell, sales director, Westland Horticulture
The Greatest Christmas Awards
Winners will be announced on Sunday 13th January
 
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The winners of The Greatest Christmas Awards 2012 will be announced on Sunday 13th January.  After meeting over 200 garden centre christmas teams the judges chose their winners from the following list of finalists...
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Amanda Sizer Barrett, director general, Gardenex and PetQuip
 

2012 may turn out to have been a defining year for the garden and leisure industry in  the UK.  Against a background of national and international events that helped to  raise the standing of the British flag, the gardening industry has had to cope with the dual problems of difficult economic conditions and a weather pattern that proved to be one of the worst on record.

To combat these setbacks, 2013 could well prove to be the year when individual companies determine to put even more effort into making the most of their  sales potential through carefully scrutinised product portfolios, enhanced marketing techniques  and new market targets.

There is little we can do about the vagaries of the British climate but much that can be done to ensure that we either produce or stock items to suit changing conditions.

More suppliers may also be persuaded to look further afield for their business. The recent revival of the US market and its avoidance of the so-called 'fiscal cliff' is one such potential market; similar opportunities exist in many other countries. Sales opportunities like these, beyond our home market, make it paramount that UK suppliers at least consider investigating overseas markets as part of their sales and marketing plan for 2013 and beyond.

2012 may not have been your year but there is still new business to be seized  in 2013 – and to help suppliers to do so, Gardenex and PetQuip have secured even greater government support for this year's programme of export initiatives.

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