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Focus on garden centres drives 45% growth for Peckish
Westland says focusing on the garden centre channel has led to 45% growth year-on-year for its Peckish range, making it the bird care market’s fastest growing brand...
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Walk into a 'green oasis' at Plantarium
Plantarium 2018 kicks of in the Netherlands later this week (22-24 August, Boskoop) with a new layout and an entrance designed as a green oasis...
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Develop your marketing strategies with the HTA Marketing Forum
The HTA Marketing Forum (Wednesday 17 October, Horticulture House, Oxfordshire brings together speakers from inside and outside of the industry, targeting all those involved in marketing and public relations in the garden industry...
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Analyst plays down risk of glyphosate ban following $289m award to cancer victim
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The best of last week's
If you missed last week's GTN Xtra, below are the most-read stories...
Who will take up the gardening sales gap as at least 60 Homebase stores close?
According to various news sources, Hilco, the new owners of Homebase, will launch a Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA) this week which will enable the business to close as many as 60 of the poorest performing Homebase stores...
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Gardman stock rebuild delayed by production constraints
Gardman's efforts to fully replenish stocks following from the fire that destroyed their Daventry warehouse in March have been delayed due to production capacity constraints of a limited number of their suppliers...
Read full statement from Gardman CEO Pete Utting
Monsanto ordered to pay $289m damages in Roundup cancer trial
In a landmark USA law case, Monsanto have been ordered to pay $289m (£226m) damages to groundskeeper Dewayne Johnson who claimed herbicides containing glyphosate had caused his cancer...
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August lows at heat takes its toll
The heat continued to take its toll on garden centre sales last week. We’ve now had five consecutive weeks of sales volumes down on last year. And even plant sales dropped below last year’s volumes for the first time since mid-April...
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GCA announces Ruxley Rose finalists
The GCA has announced the finalists in its annual Ruxley Rose competition.Twenty centres all received top scores in the spring bedding and hardy nursery stock categories from the GCA’s spring inspections and have now been put forwards for autumn judging...
Aylett Nurseries are finalists in the Destination Garden Centre category of the Ruxley Rose. Find out who else made the shortlist.
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