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Happy New Year - What will 2019 bring?
GTN Xtra's most read stories of 2018
Ivyline spreads happiness with Greenfingers launch
Wyevale Garden Centres agrees sale of four more garden centres
Man arrested on suspicion of arson after Gardman warehouse fire
Home & Garden Group of nine garden centres goes into administration
Gardman fire destroys the stock and the building - drone video and company statement
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Garden centre fears devastation during 5-month road closure
Defra bans metaldehyde slug pellets from 2020
Haskins Garden Centre in Snowhill unveils plans for redevelopment
Storm Deirdre takes gloss off Christmas
Family shines through at Bents Garden & Home
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Happy New Year - What will 2019 bring?

Happy New Year to all involved in the UK garden retailing business!

 

As you'll see from our list of most read stories below, 2018 was a year dominated by news about Wyevale Garden Centres, Gardman, Blue Diamond and Dobbies (Nicholas Marshall did leave in the end...

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GTN Xtra's most read stories of 2018

2018 was a year of extremes weather wise and a series of events that will shape our UK garden retailing market for years to come.  As a result GTN Xtra was read by over 45,000 people during 2018 and they viewed almost 1.2 million pages, a monthly pages viewed average of 98,584.

 

But what were the most read stories during one of the busiest in our memory for industry news?  Surprisingly our most read story wasn't about Wyevale garden centre sales or Gardman, it was a story that got picked up via social media and ended up being viewed over 83,000 times.

 

Here's our Top 25 most read stories of the year.  Just click on the link to see them in full or click the link below to see the full Top100.  Thank you for all your reading of GTN and GTN Xtra in 2018, here's to a fantastic 2019.  Happy New Year!

 

1 Ivyline spreads happiness with Greenfingers launch - GTN Xtra Issue 15 2018
2 Wyevale Garden Centres agrees sale of four more garden centres - GTN Xtra - Issue 39 2018
3 Man arrested on suspicion of arson after Gardman warehouse fire - GTN Xtra Issue 12 2018
4 Home & Garden Group of nine garden centres goes into administration - GTN Xtra Issue 14 2018
5 Gardman fire destroys the stock and the building - drone video and company statement - GTN Xtra Issue 12 2018
6 Jobs at risk at Wyevale Garden Centres following ‘challenging trading conditions’ - GTN Xtra - Issue 3 2018
7 Gardman up for sale - GTN Xtra Issue 44 2018
8 Wyevale Garden Centres agrees sale of eight of its largest garden centres to Blue Diamond - GTN Xtra Issue 33 2018
9 Redfields Plus' wows customers in Nottingham - GTN Xtra Issue 14 2018
10 The bids are in for 145 Wyevale Garden Centres - GTN Xtra Issue 29 2018
11 Has Nicholas Marshall left Dobbies? - GTN Xtra Issue 11 2018
12 Westland buy Gardman - GTN Xtra Issue 45 2018
13 Guy Hands puts the "For Sale" notice up at Wyevale Garden Centres - GTN Xtra Issue 23 2018
14 Wyevale Garden Centre story updated - GTN Xtra Issue 27 2018
15 Gardman was on brink of Administration - GTN Xtra Issue 45 2018
16 Jail for garden centre owner who stole almost half a million from elderly mother - GTN Xtra Issue 45 2018
17 Wyevale Garden Centres agrees sale of five more garden centres - GTN Xtra - Issue 38 2018
18 Westland's £4m offer for Gardman put them at front of a long queue - GTN Xtra Issue 47 2018
19 Worst garden centre trading week in Bestsellers history - but how are centres trading in the aftermath? - GTN Xtra Issue 12 2018
20 It was a challenging Christmas, say UK garden centres - GTN Xtra - Issue 2 2018
21 Fire destroys Strikes Stokesley Garden Centre - GTN Xtra Issue 16 2018
22 Wyevale refine leadership structures and introduce more flexible ways of workings - GTN Xtra - Issue 54 2018
23 Gardman plan first deliveries after the fire for week commencing 26th March - GTN Xtra Issue 13 2018
24 Wyevale "Sale of the Century" enters the second stage - GTN Xtra Issue 32 2018
25 How will the Wyevale "Sale of the Century" play out? - GTN Xtra - Issue 49 2018
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Ivyline spreads happiness with Greenfingers launch
No 1 most read story 2018 - From GTN Xtra issue 15 2018

 

Leading indoor plant pot supplier Ivyline are 'spreading happiness' since the launch of their link with Greenfingers, which sees 25p from every Happiness Pack sold being donated to the charity...

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Wyevale Garden Centres agrees sale of four more garden centres
No 2 most read story 2018 - From GTN Xtra Issue 39 2018

Wyevale Garden Centres has today announced the sale of four garden centres to individual buyers. The centres are: World of Pets and Leisure; Codicote; Sudbury and Oxford.  Sudbury and Oxford have been sold to operators who are expected to continue to run them as garden centres... 

 

 

Sudbury has been sold to Perrywood Garden Centre.

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Man arrested on suspicion of arson after Gardman warehouse fire
No 3 most read story 2018 - From GTN Xtra Issue 12 2018

 

Northamptonshire Police have just issued a bulletin on their website stating that a man has been arrested on suspicion of arson in connection with the fire.  Roads in the industrial estate remain closed while firefighters continue to tackle the fire and work closely with the police and other agencies to maintain public safety....

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Home & Garden Group of nine garden centres goes into administration
No 4 most read story 2018 - From GTN Xtra Issue 14 2018

GTN Xtra has learned today that the Home & Garden Group, which own nine garden centres, has gone into administration. The news came from several sources...

 

 

Rutland Garden Centre is part of the Home & Garden Group.

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Gardman fire destroys the stock and the building - drone video and company statement
No 5 most read story 2018 - From GTN Xtra Issue 12 2018

Drone footage from Northamptonshire Fire & Rescue, filmed on Monday, shows the extent of the fire at the Gardman warehouse in Daventry and the company have issued a statement saying:  "the fire has destroyed both the stock and the building"...

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