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6 Weeks ‘til Christmas Day... Easy Ways to Boost Festive Sales!
Blooms Garden Centre ditch scouts who run Santa’s Grotto
Do you have The Greatest Christmas Pet Team?
Remembrance provides fuel for Wild Bird Care sales
Rosebourne team excited by work starting on new Hampshire centre
HTA Marketing Forum hailed as a huge success
Garden centres get into the swing of Christmas
Reindeer herald magic of Christmas at Webbs
Squire's run 'Decorate A Christmas Tree' school contest
Vote for your Greatest Christmas Supplier of the Year
Book your tickets for GTN’s Greatest Christmas Party
Field Sales Support (Vivid Arts Ltd) - ideal location East / South Manchester with access to M60
Key Accounts Manager – Outdoor Living
Plantarea Horticultural Manager - Berkshire
Contracts Manager – Leeds Area
Garden Centre Sundries Shop Manager - Northamptonshire
Garden Centre Homewares and Gifts Manager – NE England
Seed specialist pays £1,000 for 3-storey sunflower
A good week for Smart Garden Products
Garden centre customers get into the Christmas spirit
Farmyard manure and bark still in demand
Retail guru from Germany to inspire GCA members
Notcutts announces growth in profit as part of ongoing redevelopment strategy
Marketing director Paula Parker quits Scotts after latest re-structuring
Gardman announce appointment of new CEO
Outdoor categories performed well in October
Bestsellers Top 50 charts every week
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All the latest news from the world of garden centre catering
Luke Johnson, Simon Kossoff and Steve Richards lead Casual Dining’s 2016 Keynote line-up
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Field Sales Support (Vivid Arts Ltd) - ideal location East / South Manchester with access to M60
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Farmyard manure and bark still in demand
 
Farmyard manure and plant protection bark have shown up strongly in this week’s Growing Media chart, which reveals that overall sales are slowing down.

Star performers this week include:
  • Westland Gro-Sure Farmyard Manure (50 itres) has moved up to No 2 spot after a 50% increase in sales from the previous week.
  • The highest re-entry accolade also goes to Westland and the company’s Plant Protection Bark (90 litres) returns to the Top 50 at No 28.
  • Westland have the highest climber in John Innes No 3 Mature Plants (35 litres), jumping 19 places to No 25.
  • The highest new entry is Arthur Bowers John Innes Ericaceous (25 litres) at No 41.
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