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All change for August plant sales
August traditionally signals a major change in types of plants sold and this year is no exception. Large increases in sales of Chrysanths, Cyclamen, Viola and Pansies come through in the GTN Bestsellers EPOS data as gardeners look to fill in gaps that have been created by the heat...
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Wasps provide support for sales
Wasps provided a welcome sting for Garden Product sales last week. Three wasp products made big moves up the chart along with large increases in plant support sales and garden lighting decorative lines.,,
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Multi-purpose uplift for Growing Media
Growing Media sales jumped back up last week by 14% on the previous week to be 2.4% up on the same week last year. Multi-purpose composts were the main volume beneficiaries...
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Wild Bird Care sales cool down
The school holidays have really cooled down sales of Wild Bird Care products. Last week saw yet another drop week on week and sales are now down by 23% year to date...
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Trans-Continental Group continues growth plans by adding to sales team
Trans-Continental Group, a leading importer of garden furniture and Christmas products, has appointed Stephen Compton to its ever growing business...
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Get set for Cultivating Retail this Autumn
Managing Director of the newly expanded Blue Diamond Group, Alan Roper, features on the programme for Cultivating Retail, the new industry conference and dinner, hosted by HTA and GIMA, taking place at the East Midlands Conference Centre in Nottingham on Tuesday 13 November...
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The best of last week's
If you missed last week's GTN Xtra, below are the most-read stories...
What a month for Blue Diamond!
July 2018 was a sparkling month for garden centre group Blue Diamond. Silver-Gilt Medals at RHS Flower Shows, eight garden centres acquired from Wyevale Garden Centres and seven awards in the GCA Midlands Region including Midlands Garden Centre of the Year for East Bridgford...
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Homebase gardening buyers face redundancy as Swindon office set to close
Homebase gardening buyers face redundancy this month when new owners Hilco Capital close the horticulture office at Swindon, according to reports from some of the chain’s suppliers who contacted GTN Xtra last week...
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Squire’s purchases Frensham Garden Centre
Squire's has announced the purchase of Frensham Garden Centre from Wheelhouse Warehousing Ltd. The deal was completed on 1 August 2018...
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July continues the year of extremes
Has the heatwave switched custiomer buying away from gifts and home and more into the garden? That’s a conclusion that can be drawn from July’s GTN Bestsellers analysis. Overall garden centre volume sales for the month were down by 11% while plants and other gardening lines were up on last year...
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